12 July 2007
Josh

Silent Hill 5 announced for Xbox 360 & PS3, release date is 2008. Includes new combat system, teaser trailer shown

Silent Hill 5 (Or Silent Hill V as the teaser shows, first time the series has used a roman numeral in the title) has been announced by Konami at their extremely short 15-minute E3 2007 press conference (a record for press conference shortness).

This of course is the newest game in the long-running series that started on the PS1 in 1999. Eventually the series would make it to the Xbox, PS2, PC and PSP (check out my review of Silent Hill 2 for more details on that game in particular). And of course there was a successful Silent Hill movie which will also be getting a sequel in 2008.

Although Silent Hill V hasn’t been shown in video form yet outside of an extremely brief (and disappointing IMO) teaser, new details have surfaced from the conference. Silent Hill 5 will hit next year in 2008 for both the PS3 and Xbox 360 (after Silent Hill 4, a second time the series has debuted on multiple platforms).

Silent Hill 5’s new storyline has you playing as a military veteran who returns to his hometown to search for his brother, who has mysteriously vanished. As per usual in Silent Hill games, his search leads him to the eerie and mysterious ghost town that is Silent Hill.

While all the creepy atmosphere and hellish enemies that you know and love will be coming back for the fifth game, Konami will be changing certain aspects (that really needed it). The most obvious is the all new combat system. Your character will have an entire array of new offensive and defensive techniques to help you take out your enemies.

Silent Hill V also has an original soundtrack from the Silent Hill series producer and sound director Akira Yamaoka. Can’t wait to see more of the game!

17 August 2007 16:43
Nazia

Can someone tell me when is silent hill 5 coming out.?

17 August 2007 17:33
supadupagama

Nazia, expect to hear more about it next week from the Leipzig Games Convention. We’ll update the frontpage if something new is announced.

10 January 2008 04:08
Nazia

every website that I go to says that the game is coming on 2008 and it really pissing me off, it’s 2008 now so why I haven’t found any new info about silent hill 5?

21 March 2008 23:31
Trevor

“(first time a Silent Hill game has debuted on multiple platforms)”

No its not, Silent Hill 2 and 4 where also released both on PS2 and XBOX

Who’s writing these articles??

22 March 2008 05:32
supadupagama

Trevor: Both you and the article writer are only half right. Silent Hill 2 debuted on PS2 first, after which later on an Xbox and PC version followed. In the case of Silent Hill 4 it does seem to have had the same launch date on two consoles, but the writer probably forgot about that. I’ve edited the article to reflect your correction, thanks.

3 July 2008 07:40
Jasmine

Since the beginning of 2008 ive been scanning the internet, reading copious articles etc and I cant find anything that can tell me the actual release date….
Does anyone know?

3 July 2008 11:06
supadupagama

Jasmine: Most likely in September 2008 in America.

3 September 2008 15:19
dave

any info when SH5 out people

24 October 2008 14:33
victor hugo pinto cirilo

I’m think is kinda COOL this Silent HIll V and this Half-Life3 and GTA5