[Rumour] Sony made deals with Konami for Metal Gear, Silent Hill and Castlevania exclusivity

[Kereke12]

He deleted his tweets but he absolutely implied Sony had an exclusivity deal. He also threw a hissy fit, yes.

This is what happens Xbox has a leadership such as Phil Spencer.

 

[kyliethicc]

The solution is simple: stop nurturing this obsessive hatred for PlayStation and buy one. Do you see Sony fans crying about switch third party exclusives? Because I don’t.

and... he has now literally decided to buy a PS5 lol

seriously btw

 

[Kokoloko]

I still can't get over how offensive Silent Hill 2 by Team Bloober is to me.

Same. God I hope they do it justice

 

[KnittedKnight]

Only majorly interested in Castlevania and it better be a AAAA origin story title from a top tier Sony studio. Everyone else and any other type of project increases the failure/lack of quality/flop rate variables exponentially. Been waiting for too long for some mid shit.

 

[Swift_Star]

and... he has now literally decided to buy a PS5 lol

seriously btw

He’s going to stop shilling for MS soon enough.

 

[Nhomnhom]

and... he has now literally decided to buy a PS5 lol

seriously btw

MS is starting to even lose their fanboys, what a hilarious way for it all to end. As soon as that shill money stops flowing we'll find out what people really think about Xbox.

 

[Killer_Sakoman]

and... he has now literally decided to buy a PS5 lol

seriously btw

Jez getting MBGed

 

[Kereke12]

and... he has now literally decided to buy a PS5 lol

seriously btw

Would you look at that, even the Xbox fanatic is buying a PS5. Damn Phil Spencer screwed up badly. Wow!!

 

[Darkknight2149]

Only majorly interested in Castlevania and it better be a AAAA origin story title from a top tier Sony studio. Everyone else and any other type of project increases the failure/lack of quality/flop rate variables exponentially. Been waiting for too long for some mid shit.

It's not being made by a Sony studio and Konami is still cheaping out on developers (Bloober Team, Virtuos Games, NeoBards Entertainment, BHVR Interactive, ETC).

To put it bluntly, this rumour is bullshit. It's been circulating in different forms since 2020. We know from the Silent Hill announcements that they don't have a major exclusivity deal with Sony, even the Silent Hill 2 reboot is just a timed exclusive.

Sony also isn't responsible for the Silent Hill revival, the Christophe Gans movie (Return to Silent Hill) is. They admit that in the Transmission.

From Deadline Hollywood:

Brotherhood Of The Wolf and Beauty And The Beast director Gans confirmed that the movie will adapt the second game in the popular franchise, which is also getting a remake for the Playstation 5. The idea is that the new movie and video game can create synergies and producers will be hoping for theatrical buy-in from the gamer community.

The Veterans & CAA Media Finance Launch Sales On Christophe Gans Horror ‘Return To Silent Hill’, Victor Hadida Producing Reboot — AFM

The horror reboot, which is due to get underway early next year, is attracting strong interest from buyers at the AFM.

deadline.com

Producer Motoi Okamoto also explained the hiatus in an IGN interview. (The new Silent Hill games went into development in 2018, so the series was only really "dead" for a few years.)

The Silent Hill series had been dormant for quite a while. Konami as a company wanted to bring it back, and lots of people working here wanted to make Silent Hill games. The only thing was that everyone had different ideas of what Silent Hill is and why they loved it, making it difficult to coalesce around a single direction.

I joined Konami during this time and was asked if I could make something work. I agreed to bring everything together and took charge of the project, eventually getting everyone to go in the same direction.

Silent Hill 2 Remake: World Exclusive Deep Dive Interview - IGN

IGN has an exclusive interview with the original developers of Silent Hill 2 who have returned to work on the remake developed by Bloober Team. Check out our deep dive into the creation of this highly-anticipated remake.

www.ign.com

Additionally, Video Games Chronicle (who correctly leaked the Silent Hill games before they were announced) already said the next Castlevania game is being developed in-house.

Konami is set to revive Metal Gear, Castlevania and Silent Hill | VGC

The Japanese publisher will reveal major projects after a period of relative quiet…

www.videogameschronicle.com

They also reported that Konami was planning a big E3 event, which puts a dent in the Sony exclusivity rumour.

https://gamerant.com/konami-e3-2023-plans-leaks-metal-gear-solid-castlevania/

At this point, I think we need to accept a couple of things.

1. Sony isn't swooping in to revive Konami's biggest franchises.
2. Hideo Kojima is never making another Konami title.

Incidentally, the one game that we know Sony has a marketing deal with (Silent Hill 2R) will also most likely be the most received one, next to Silent Hill: Ascension. However, that's for reasons that have nothing to do with Sony.

 

[voke]

Scared Symbols talked a while ago about this…
I can remember they said it’s a potential Castlevania Symphony of the Night 3D Remake. That would be huge if true.

Btw: The best entry of all Castlevania imo.

Source link?


Also, after reading the era thread. it seems they believe Sony isn't being fair with this deal? Are we gonna just pretend that EVERY platform holder doesn't do the same exact thing?