Silent Hill 5
Silent Hill 5 (working title) will be the seventh installment in the survival horror series. Although not much is known about the latest installment, the game's development and exact console platform(s) have not been officially confirmed by Konami. According to the project's chief designer, it will not be available on current consoles and will appear on the best next-gen console; being either the Sony PlayStation 3 or Microsoft Xbox 360, though many rumours have speculated it will be the former while some believe it was be released simultaneously on both. Silent Hill 5 is speculated to be released sometime later this year or early 2007 following the release of the PS3. While nothing was confirmed at E3 2006, according to Silenthill5.net, an anonymous Sony employee has apparently leaked a list of titles for the PS3 to be featured at this year's Tokyo Game Show. The game was listed amongst those featured, but it maybe be safe to assume these are rumours.
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While very little has been officially confirmed, chief designer of Silent Hill 5, Masashi Tsuboyama announced the game's development in a 2004 interview with Eurogamer. Tsuboyama-san first clarified rumours that it wasn't going to be called 'Shadows of the Past' as previously reported from one website. In the same interview, he stated that Konami wasn't sure which next-generation console it will be put out on but mentioned that it will be the best one, "be it PS3, be it Xbox 2 [sic]... It won't be on the current consoles."
During an episode of The Electric Playground (date currently unknown), Tommy Tallarico asked a developer about Silent Hill 5 who responded with, "It's a good time to be a Silent Hill fan," and the interview ended. There was a segment about the franchise shortly after, and it was stated that the title would be released on both current and next-gen consoles, yet it was unspecified which consoles they were. The mention of current consoles contradicts the statement made Masashi Tsuboyama who reported that the fifth installment wouldn't be available on them.
In several interviews, Akira Yamaoka has revealed some information regarding the fifth release. He hinted at a return to the psychological roots that were present in Silent Hill 2 and that the team was interested in setting the game's atmosphere in a sunny environment gone wrong. Yamaoka has commented that the game might not even be called Silent Hill 5, possibly indicating that Konami will scrap the numerical title and settle for a subtitle. Director of the movie adaptation Christophe Gans has also stated in various interviews that the fifth Silent Hill game is in development.
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