Highlights
- Bloober Team's upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake may feature a playable origin story for Pyramid Head, the notorious antagonist of the game.
- Fans have been eagerly awaiting news about the game's development, and Best Buy Canada's product description has fueled speculation and excitement among fans about the inclusion of Pyramid Head's origin story.
- While there is still no official release date for the game, fan guesses and rumored release dates should be taken with a grain of salt. In the meantime, fans have turned to other titles like Silent Hill: Ascension to satisfy their craving for the series.
Update 11/7/2023: According to Eurogamer, Konami has stated that the Best Buy listing was incorrect, and the confusing line about Pyramid Head has been removed.
Bloober Team’s upcoming remake of Silent Hill 2 may include a playable origin story for the game’s notorious antagonist Pyramid Head. After years of fans clamoring for a remake or at least a new entry in the survival horror franchise, during the Silent Hill Transmission showcase in October 2022, Konami finally announced that Silent Hill 2 would be getting a remake.
Since then, very little has been shared about the progress of the game’s development, other than a teaser trailer that revealed the controversial new look for protagonist James Sunderland. But the lack of official info hasn’t stopped fans from trying to glean information from Steam updates, ratings websites, and online store descriptions, sparking all kinds of rumors about the Silent Hill 2 remake.
The latest tidbit that has fans of the franchise excited is Best Buy Canada’s product description for the Silent Hill 2 remake, which states that the game will include a playable origin story for “fan favourite character” Pyramid Head. Designed by artist Masahiro Ito, the creepy and enigmatic bad guy with a triangle for a hat has sparked theories and speculation among fans since the game first launched in 2001. So the idea that perhaps details about his purpose will be revealed in the remake has people looking forward to the pending release even more.
It’s generally accepted that Pyramid Head is a manifestation of James Sunderland’s troubled psyche and the conflicting feelings the protagonist has about himself, his wife’s terminal illness, and the way it has altered their relationship. Pyramid Head is relentless and violent towards anybody and anything, even other monsters he encounters in the town of Silent Hill, and James has multiple run-ins with the terrifying creature throughout the game.
It's now been over a year since the remake of Silent Hill 2 was first revealed, and there is yet to be a release date announcement. There have, however, been multiple fan guesses made about the game, based on hints from voice actors and updates to the game’s Steam page. The latest rumored release date is March 2024, but considering that’s about the fourth “leaked” release date for the game thus far, it’s best to take every bit of similar news with a pinch of salt. Fans will just have to be patient and wait for Konami to give an official update. In the meantime, though it hasn’t been universally well received, many fans of the series have turned to the recently released Silent Hill: Ascension to satiate them while they wait.
Silent Hill 2 is currently in development for PC and PS5.
