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In Europe, 78% of Silent Hill 2 Copies Were Purchased on PS5 (www.pushsquare.com)

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago

Gen z here just discovered silent hills with this remake and god this is incredible , love the psychological horror.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The article speculates on why there is a difference. Part of the reason might be that it's £60 for a remaster of a 23 year old game? I'm not really sure who this game is aimed at; it was always unlikely to be a huge hit on PC. But It'll probably do better long term when the price comes down and with steam sales etc.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Just a correction: it's an actual remake like Resident Evil 4, not a remaster. Entirely new engine (Unreal 5), character models, environments, music/sound, and new content around the plot. Considering the original came out in 2001, the updates were sorely needed imo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I mean... it's the best survival horror remake since what? Dead Space? It's aimed at people who like good games.

For the record, a 3:1 or 4:1 split between consoles and PC isn't necessarily unusual for AAA stuff, particularly for a game that is strongly associated to the PlayStation brand that isn't cheaper on PC. This game runs heavy, if you're on a laptop or an older PC and have a PS5 that is a common sense purchase.

Great game, though. Really enjoying it so far. And like the other poster said, not a remaster at all, it's a full remake. Not that I wouldn't have bought a good remaster of the original. It's been hard to get solid versions of those games, historically.