Alright, seeing as IGN is reporting on this one, we'll take the bait: Silent Hills is not going to be announced as an Xbox One exclusive at E3 2015 next month. Well, theoretically it could be, but this brand new rumour which emerged on Rooster Teeth and is popping up all over the web has so many holes in it that it seems incredibly, incredibly unlikely.
The channel – citing an anonymous source – claims that Microsoft is currently in talks to snap up the project. This part we can believe – after all, you'd have to assume that Sony, Nintendo, and various other third-party publishers have made similar inquiries following the project's high-profile cancellation a few weeks back. Even an idiot could see the potential in that title – well, Konami aside.
Here's where the rumour falls apart, though: the source claims that the game is 80 per cent complete, despite Konami referring to it as "embryonic" and co-director Guillermo del Toro talking about it like it was just ideas. Hideo Kojima's been busy with Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, so we're not sure when all of the work got done.
The story also suggests that it'll be out in March 2016 – six months after the aforementioned stealth-'em-up – and that the Redmond-based company is willing to pay billions of dollars for it. Keep in mind that it stumped up a similar sum for Minecraft – a franchise which is likely to become a cultural touchstone for an entire generation. Unlikely, isn't it?
Konami, despite its refocused mobile-first strategy, even stated yesterday that it considers its existing properties "very important", and regardless of where it's leveraging them, we suspect that that will remain the case. This story's complete and utter nonsense, then – but it's earning a lot of websites a lot of hits. And yes, cynically, now we're getting in on the act.
[source youtube.com, via uk.ign.com]
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I agree with you on this. I read on it on IGN and none of it makes sense with what Konami has officially said. Norman Reedus even said that a majority of the Motion Capture moments hadn't been done, so how could the game be 80% complete? Seems to be a load of hogwash. Good article!
Wishful thinking by Xbox fanboys, that's all this is. They think M$ has unlimited money, but are ignorant of the fact that the Xbox division loses so much money for Microsoft. Also without Kojima and Del Torro involved this game isn't going to be nearly as hyped as it was. And no way in hell is this game 80% complete when Kojima himself said it's not even in development stage. Like I said just wishful thinking propaganda from Xbox fanboys. But knowing M$ I know they bought some big 3rd party games to make exclusive that will be announced at E3.
MS also thought they bought Donkey Kong when they bought Rare Ware. lol
'Rooster Teeth sources'. Hahahahaha, what next?!
80% complete?! Are they kidding? I remember when Kojima first talked about it, he gave quite a clear impression that it was in an early developmental/conceptual stage. That's partially why I bought many boxes of tissues when the whole Konami thing started. I had a feeling I would end up using the whole bunch. Needless to say, the bin men were not impressed.
Of course it's stupid but what do you lot expect from this fanbase at this point?
As I said in the forum, if it wasn't for the mention of billions it could be almost believable. There's only a couple of franchises in video games worth "billions" and they belong to Nintendo. Silent Hills? Haha. No chance.
Would love to see this happen though, just because it would be hilarious to watching certain people on here actually explode in rage - the same people who would cream their pants if Sony announced they'd bought the game.
https://mobile.twitter.com/XboxP3/status/604697441447731201
Oh my, who called it?
This is just laughable. It's like grasping at straws from a dumpster and trying to sell them like diamond sticks. This is about as believable as Last Guardian coming out tomorrow. If this was true I'll eat all my shoes. While they're muddy.
I understand it was a game that would have been awesome, but it's better to let it die than try to stir up the fans.
Okay so it's not going to happen. but I want to see you eat your hat if something comes of this
So much for my premature retirement from these comments
Yes complete and utter tosh! It would be a typical M$ move since they're usually only interested in buying exclusives instead of creating their own. As for the 80% done? No one in a million years believes that because all evidence on the game tells us that they barely started development and Kojima wouldn't begin working full-time on the project until MGSV was done.
You only need to look at the Rooster Teeth video (lots of subs, zero credibility) when they started talking about M$ telling Konami to take P.T. off PS4, bearing in mind that Minecraft was and still is available on all PlayStation platforms despite them owning the IP. It's just pure fanboy baiting stirred up by "Xbots " no doubt and those that think Sony needs a big FU, all rather sad really.
I couldn't stop laughing at "...billions of dollars". What's actually more funny, is the people who believed it.
AS if ....... Sony would be the ones to get it, its clear it was a ps4 exclusive or it would have been on xbox
Maybe they'd watched Austin Powers Dr. Evil like large sums of money
Yeah, this is just a part of the pre-E3 'rumours' rubbish that we're forced to endure every year. Expect more to pop up in the coming weeks.
If microsoft did buy it, count it as a flop (Toe Jam And Earl 3, Shenmue 2, Jet Force Gemini, Crazy Taxi 3)...microsoft doesn't really know gaming, they'd mess it up. As for Silent Hills, I really do hope Sony is the ones who buy the franchise...the first was only on PS1 and the second was only on PS2 for the longest time before making it's way to Xbox. Sony can give it to Naughty Dog and have more hits on their tables.
Update: Phil Spencer debunks the rumour.
https://mobile.twitter.com/XboxP3/status/604697441447731201
Maybe P.T. will come to Xbox One Store? But the demo version of what PS4 players got last E3 2014
I'd honestly buy an xbox one for this if it were exclusive.
Heck i'd do anything to save this game (within my budget).
I know it's a rubbish rumour but i wouldn't be surprised Microsoft trying to get this because that's all they do i.e just steal PlayStation games as normal, YAWN
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