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Time of India
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
PS5 Pro patch for Silent Hill 2 to boost performance is under active development; developers confirm
Image credit: Konami Silent Hill 2 remake developers Bloober Team have officially confirmed that a patch for the PlayStation 5 Pro version of the game is currently under active development. The primary goal of this patch will be to boost the game's performance on Sony 's enhanced console. This confirmation comes as welcome news to players who have experienced and reported technical issues with the horror title since its launch on the PS5 Pro. Despite a previous patch released last year and an earlier one addressing graphical glitches shortly after the console's debut, some performance problems have persisted, leading to concerns within the player community. Fans on social media and forums like Reddit had begun to speculate whether further improvements were still planned. However, the Polish developer has now confirmed that efforts to optimise and enhance the Silent Hill 2 experience on the PS5 Pro are indeed ongoing. Asus ROG Strix Scar 18 (2025) | 10 Features You Need to Know What Bloober Team said about improving the PS5 Pro version of Silent Hill 2 'We're working with the publisher on a solution and will share more details as soon as we have them,' Bloober said in a statement to Eurogamer. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Tìm hiểu thêm Undo While specific details of what the upcoming patch will address or its expected release window have not yet been announced, the confirmation of active development signals a commitment to refining the game for players on the more powerful hardware. Owners of the PS5 Pro can now expect further enhancements aimed at delivering a smoother and more technically sound playthrough of the highly anticipated remake. As the fix remains pending, knowing work is underway provides some reassurance. Updates will be shared as they become available, the developer has confirmed. In its technical assessment of the PS5 Pro version of Silent Hill 2, Digital Foundry noted that it suffers from "glaring image stability issues not found on the standard PlayStation 5" and a "troubled PSSR upscaling implementation." One player at launch complained: 'It's really scummy to advertise a game as Pro Enhanced when it actually plays worse than the base unit.' Despite these performance criticisms, the game itself was well-received by critics. It also managed to sell a million copies in under a week. AI Masterclass for Students. Upskill Young Ones Today!– Join Now
Newsweek
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Newsweek
Bloober Team Says Its New Game Won't Have an Easy Mode
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Bloober Team, most well-known for producing the critically acclaimed Silent Hill 2 remake as well as other great horror games like the Layers of Fear series, has a new survival horror game in the works that hopes to capitalize on their recent success called Cronos: The New Dawn that looks to full embrace in the genre in a way the studios hasn't done before. Part of that is making the game a challenging experience, which is why in an interview with DBLTAP, co-directors Wojciech Piejko and Jacek Zieba confirmed that the game won't have an easy mode. They explain that the game will have just one difficulty mode, with an even harder one being unlocked the first time you complete the game. A person in an outfit that looks like a space suit, but with an opaque helmet with a tower being shattered in the background. A person in an outfit that looks like a space suit, but with an opaque helmet with a tower being shattered in the background. Bloober Team As Jacek Zieba puts it in the interview, "it's survival horror, to make it work it needs to be a bit challenging," citing FromSoftware's lack of difficulty options. They do note that they don't mind how people play the game on repeat playthroughs, but they want everyone's first playthrough to be as close to the intended experience as possible. "The first experience is the first experience," Zeiba says, "So if you do easy mode, okay, somebody will play it and maybe have less scares or something, but to play as intended, this is why we decided to go with our difficulty at the beginning." Cronos: The New Dawn is set to be released on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in 2025.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Cronos: The New Dawn Gameplay Trailer Is a Fiery Descent Into 80s Sci-Fi Horror
The upcoming sci-fi survival horror game from Bloober Team, Cronos: The New Dawn, has revealed gameplay in a spine-tingling new trailer. Bloober Team — the studio behind the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake — has finally unleashed a trailer packed with Cronos: The New Dawn gameplay for fans to sink their teeth into. Set in a dystopian, post-apocalyptic version of 1980s Poland, Cronos: The New Dawn tells a twisted time-travel story in which players take on the role of a Traveler — agents sent by the Collective to extract select individuals who didn't survive the apocalypse and bring them to safety in the present.v The trailer can be viewed below (thanks to IGN). The new trailer for Cronos: The New Dawn explores what Bloober Team is calling 'The Merge' — a new gameplay mechanic that changes how players approach any confrontation, turning a simple walk down the street into a mind-bending nightmare once a merge occurs. A merge happens when fallen enemies combine with living creatures, and the only way to stop them is to burn the dead. Players will explore two separate time periods in Cronos: The New Dawn as they attempt to rescue individuals selected by the Collective. The decaying district of New Dawn — ironically named — is inspired by the real-life Nowa Huta, offering a bleak setting to explore following the apocalyptic events in the world of Cronos, as well as in the version of 1980s Poland that existed before the fall. Co-director and producer at Bloober Team, Jacek Zięba, warns players: 'Imagine this — a distorted mix of sci-fi, time travel, retro-futuristic dread and body horror — all set against the gritty backdrop of '80s Poland. What a ride, right? And whatever you do… don't let them merge,' he says, referring to the abominations that await players in New Dawn. Co-director and designer at Bloober Team, Wojciech Piejko, adds: 'How do you fight them? Fire! Burn the fallen before they merge with living creatures. The Merge changes the game, adding a whole new layer of strategy to combat. Push your survival instincts to the max.' Cronos: The New Dawn is set for release in 2025 on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5 and PC.
Yahoo
20-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Bloober Team launches horror publishing label with debut game I Hate This Place
Bloober Team is taking its horror game cred into a new direction with the launch of publisher Broken Mirror Games. This "co-development label" is collaborating with Rock Square Thunder, an indie outfit founded by ex-Bloober devs, for a new open-world survival horror game called I Hate This Place. It's scheduled for release in the final quarter of 2025 on PC, PlayStation, Xbox Series S/X and Nintendo Switch. The source material for this adaptation is a comic book series of the same title from Skybound Entertainment by writer Kyle Starks and artist Artyom Topilin. Fittingly, the game has kept a hand-drawn style for its tale of protagonist Elena, who has accidentally unleashed a nightmarish force and now has to fight for her life by using her wits and finding shelter before the sun sets. While its exact focus in the genre has shifted, Bloober Team has created several well-received horror games such as Layers of Fear, last year's Silent Hill 2 remake and the upcoming Cronos: The New Dawn.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
More Silent Hill Remakes Rumored as Konami, Bloober Team Enter New Partnership
Horror game studio and announced today they will continue collaborating thanks to the success of the Silent Hill 2 remake. While not a lot of information regarding the project is known, many fans are theorizing more remakes from the beloved survival horror franchise may be on the way. The Bloober Team announcement does not share what their next project with Konami is, but does say the studio is 'confident' fans will be excited when it gets announced 'when the time is right.' 'Our collaboration with KONAMI has been incredibly fruitful, and the success of SILENT HILL 2 speaks for itself,' reads the announcement. 'By sharing knowledge and experience, we have been able to create high-quality production together. Of course, we can't reveal too many details at this time, but we are confident that fans will be just as excited about our collaboration as we are. We can't wait to share something truly special with players when the time is right.' In another version of the Bloober Team and Konami announcement, a bit more information is divulged, which has led to some speculation regarding its upcoming project. 'The Management Board of Bloober Team SA with its registered office in Kraków (hereinafter referred to as the 'Issuer') hereby announces that on February 25, 2025, it concluded a material agreement with Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd, with its registered office in Tokyo, Japan (hereinafter referred to as 'KONAMI'), concerning the production of a game by the Issuer for the PC, PS5 and Xbox X/S platforms, based on IP belonging to KONAMI, under the code name Project 'G',' reads the report. Project G was already a known project coming from Bloober Team as it was first mentioned by the developer back in 2023 when it was in its concept phase, but it is now officially a collaboration with Konami. The other project that was announced alongside Project G was Project H, which is also being done internally by the studio. Considering Konami and Bloober Team are now extending its partnership following the success of the Silent Hill 2 remake, fans are speculating that Project G and H are Silent Hill 1 and Silent Hill 3 remakes. A Reddit thread from Resistance Evermore points out that both these projects were announced at the same time and are developed internally. It adds that these are the only Bloober Team projects that are in alphabetical order. With Silent Hill 1 and Silent Hill 3 being connected, it could be both projects were greenlit at the same time, with Project G being the first entry and Project H being the third entry. There is another interesting tidbit about the project names. Within the same thread, Reddit user Mr_Nobody0 suggests each letter of the project is tied to a major character from Silent Hill 1 and Silent Hill 3. Specifically, the G represents Gillespie from the first game and the H represents Heather from the third game. We'll just have to wait until Bloober Team and Konami reveal their next game in the future to be sure. The post More Silent Hill Remakes Rumored as Konami, Bloober Team Enter New Partnership appeared first on PlayStation LifeStyle.
