{"id":1822587,"date":"2026-03-12T16:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1822587"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:16:58","slug":"silent-hill-2-remake-passes-5m-copies-sold-so-konamis-hosting-a-big-ol-sale-on-the-playstation-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1822587","title":{"rendered":"Silent Hill 2 Remake passes 5m copies sold, so Konami&#8217;s hosting a big ol&#8217; sale on the PlayStation store"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-2-remake\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Silent Hill 2 Remake<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">Silent Hill 2 Remake passes 5m copies sold, so Konami&#8217;s hosting a big ol&#8217; sale on the PlayStation store<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">That&#8217;s a lot of horror!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/Silent-Hill-2-Remake-header-showing-a-female-character-with-dark-hair-lying-on-her-side-with-a-knife-in-her-hand-as-James-stands-behind.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Silent Hill 2 Remake header showing a female character with dark hair lying on her side with a knife in her hand as James stands behind\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"Silent-Hill-2-Remake-header-showing-a-female-character-with-dark-hair-lying-on-her-side-with-a-knife-in-her-hand-as-James-stands-behind.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>Bloober<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Connor Makar avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"tAtwiaBo_400x400.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"374\" height=\"374\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/connor-makar\">Connor Makar<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      Staff Writer<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-03-12T16:16:58+00:00\">March 12, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/silent-hill-2-remake-passes-5m-copies-sold-sale?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          10 comments<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"0a7a8a1a-39ab-4b3f-83a7-f88c849501ce\" data-name=\"Silent Hill 2 Remake\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Silent Hill 2 Remake\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Silent Hill 2 Remake\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Silent Hill 2 Remake\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Silent Hill 2 Remake\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Silent Hill 2 Remake\" title=\"Follow Silent Hill 2 Remake\"><br \/>\n  Follow Silent Hill 2 Remake<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-2-remake\">Silent Hill 2 Remake<\/a>, created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/bloober-team\">Bloober Team<\/a> in partnership with Konami, has just surpassed five million sales worldwide. A big feat, for the once (relatively) niche horror franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Released in late October 2024, the game brought us back into James Sunderland&#8217;s wonderful green jacket and decrepit Pontiac Ventura. This largely faithful spin on the survival horror classic did have some parts changed from the original of course, but largely remained faithful to the original narrative.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the passing of this impressive milestone, Konami is hosting a spring sale for a variety of Silent Hill titles on the PlayStation store. This means you can get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-2\">Silent Hill 2<\/a> remake cheap at the moment, as well as the brilliant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-f\">Silent Hill f<\/a> if you fancy it.<\/p>\n<p>Silent Hill 2 was recently adapted into a film, courtesy of Return to Silent Hill. Critical and consumer reviews to it were\u2026 mixed. Still, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/return-to-silent-hill-director-would-like-to-adapt-another-game-plenty-of-people-are-thinking-im-doing-a-pretty-good-job\">the director wants to adapt some more<\/a>, stating: &#8220;plenty of people are thinking I&#8217;m doing a pretty good job&#8221;. In terms of future games, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bloober-confirms-silent-hill-1-remake-in-production-and-wont-rule-out-a-cronos-sequel-just-yet\">we know that a Silent Hill 1 remake is in production at Bloober team<\/a>, though when exactly we&#8217;ll see our first glimpse at that game in an official capacity remains largely a mystery.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve not played the Silent Hill 2 Remake yet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/silent-hill-2-remake-review\">why not read Eurogamer&#8217;s review<\/a>. In it, Vikki Blade wrote: &#8220;Against the odds, Bloober Team has delivered a remake that both expands Silent Hill 2 in just the right places, and gives careful attention to what it preserves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-2-remake\">Silent Hill 2 Remake<\/a>, created by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/companies\/bloober-team\">Bloober Team<\/a> in partnership with Konami, has just surpassed five million sales worldwide. A big feat, for the once (relatively) niche horror franchise.<\/p>\n<p>Released in late October 2024, the game brought us back into James Sunderland&#8217;s wonderful green jacket and decrepit Pontiac Ventura. This largely faithful spin on the survival horror classic did have some parts changed from the original of course, but largely remained faithful to the original narrative.<\/p>\n<p>To celebrate the passing of this impressive milestone, Konami is hosting a spring sale for a variety of Silent Hill titles on the PlayStation store. This means you can get the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-2\">Silent Hill 2<\/a> remake cheap at the moment, as well as the brilliant <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/games\/silent-hill-f\">Silent Hill f<\/a> if you fancy it.<\/p>\n<p>Silent Hill 2 was recently adapted into a film, courtesy of Return to Silent Hill. Critical and consumer reviews to it were\u2026 mixed. Still, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/return-to-silent-hill-director-would-like-to-adapt-another-game-plenty-of-people-are-thinking-im-doing-a-pretty-good-job\">the director wants to adapt some more<\/a>, stating: &#8220;plenty of people are thinking I&#8217;m doing a pretty good job&#8221;. In terms of future games, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/bloober-confirms-silent-hill-1-remake-in-production-and-wont-rule-out-a-cronos-sequel-just-yet\">we know that a Silent Hill 1 remake is in production at Bloober team<\/a>, though when exactly we&#8217;ll see our first glimpse at that game in an official capacity remains largely a mystery.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve not played the Silent Hill 2 Remake yet, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/silent-hill-2-remake-review\">why not read Eurogamer&#8217;s review<\/a>. In it, Vikki Blade wrote: &#8220;Against the odds, Bloober Team has delivered a remake that both expands Silent Hill 2 in just the right places, and gives careful attention to what it preserves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News Silent Hill 2 Remake Silent Hill 2 Remake passes 5m copies sold, so Konami&#8217;s hosting a big ol&#8217; sale on the PlayStation store That&#8217;s a lot of horror! 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