Konami has high hopes of turning Silent Hill into an annualized franchise with new releases every year.
The Silent Hill franchise has seen a major comeback, and it's all thanks to Bloober Team's stellar Silent Hill 2 remake. That game did so well that it sold 5 million copies, sparking Silent Hill f, which moved another 2 million units. Now the devs behind the series want Silent Hill to get a steady stream of new games and content, and while a fresh horror game every year seems unlikely, it's possible that Konami could have some sort of project prepared--whether it be a game, promo, or transmedia.
"Our aim is to, hopefully, have an annual release of new games," Silent Hill producer Motoi Okamoto said in a recent interview with GamesRadar+.
Okamoto also hints that Silent Hill could make more departures from America; both Silent Hill f and Townfall are set in overseas locales. "If we stay laser-focused on the same American setting, that would exhaust [narrative] possibilities, and also potentially cause fatigue for the playerbase."
To put Silent Hill's recent success into perspective: The series has sold an estimated 17.8 million copies, worldwide, across its entire lifetime. Two modern Silent Hill games--SH2 and f--have sold a combined ~7 million, meaning that this duo represents some 40% of total franchise sales.
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Konami is currently working with Bloober Team on a remake of the first Silent Hill game, and the newest game, Silent Hill: Townfall, is due out September 24 on both PS5 and PC. Townfall is a timed PS5 exclusive and will eventually make its way to Xbox.
