Publisher Konami has announced the release of a new update for the PS5 and PS5 Pro versions of Silent Hill 2 Remake. The update brings in a few adjustments for both versions, including a fix for a bug in Performance Mode that was introduced with the game’s previous patch. Along with this, the latest update also focuses on reducing the shadow flickering and artifacts that might show up when players are moving, and fixes a few visual defects. For more details, check out the full patch notes below.
The bug regarding Performance Mode made its way into Silent Hill 2 Remake back in August, and at the time, Konami had been quick to acknowledge its existence and confirm that developer Bloober Team was actively working on fixing it. At the time, the company hadn’t offered any estimate on when the fix would be released, and as we can see now, it took the team three months to sort it out.
Bloober Team’s Silent Hill 2 remake was released back in October 2024, and has gone on to become incredibly popular since then. Earlier this year, Konami had confirmed that it had managed to garner more than 6 million players before even coming out on Xbox Series X/S. If you’re curious about why so many people have been enjoying the psychological horror game, take a look at our review, where we gave it a score of 10 out of 10 thanks to its stunning visuals, attention to detail, acting performances, pacing, and puzzle design, among other things.
It certainly helps that Bloober Team had a strong foundation to build on, since the original 2001 release of Silent Hill 2 on PS2 is considered by many to be one of the greatest games ever made, and is often cited as being one of the seminal works of horror that the gaming industry has ever seen.
The story of Silent Hill 2 involves James Sunderland, who has been in mourning ever since his wife Mary died three years ago due to a terminal illness. However, one day, he gets a letter written by Mary asking him to meet her in their “special place” – the town of Silent Hill. This culminates in James going through an arduous journey through the town and the sinister otherworld, and along the way, he even meets characters like Maria – a woman who looks a lot like Mary – and Laura – a young girl who doesn’t seem to be perceiving the horrors of the town unfolding around her.
In the meantime, Bloober Team has confirmed that work has begun on a remake of the original Silent Hill.
Silent Hill 2 Remake PS5/PS5 Pro update 1.08 patch notes:
Graphic
- Fixed a number of issues with rendering, such as lighting, shadows, and reflections that occurred in multiple locations.
- Improved display consistency in both “performance” and “quality” graphic modes.
- Fixed flickering that occurred in the water surface, lighting effect, reflection, particles, and cutscenes.
Gameplay
- Fixed an issue where some items might not be retrieved.
Cutscenes
- We have made several corrections to improve the quality of the cutscenes.
