If you pick up theSilent Hill 2remaster for your PS5 today, chances are you’ll be having a blast with the experience. If you’re to get the “improved” version for the recently-releasedPS5 Pro, however, you will likely see your enjoyment marred by various unexpected performance issues.
Asspotted by Eurogamer, fans have been pointing out various visual problems brought about by the PS5 Pro version of the game, and both the developers at Bloober team and Konami, the IP owner, have remained silent on the issue for the time being.
The issues in the complaints range from poor performance, to graphical artifacts not present in the original version of the game, to a flickering effect players claim render the game impossible to play.
This issue sucks especially if you’re a die hard fan because it sounds like anevilre-imagining of one of the series’ darkest moments. I’m talking about the infamousSilent Hill HD Collection,which released for the PS3 and Xbox 360 over a decade ago. The release promised an improved way to play the classicsSilent Hill 2and3,but it actually ended up looking much worse. Turns out it wasn’t a remaster of the final versions of the two classics, but one of unfinished builds. The PS3 version ended up patched and isn’t terrible anymore, but the Xbox 360 version never got that attention, and remains as broken now as it was upon release. I doubt Konami wants a similar scenario on their hands, especially now thatSilent Hill 2is proving a smash hit.
It’s important to note how the release version of theSilent Hill 2Remake had performance dips in many of the game’s areas — it even featured abizarre game-breaking bug— but Bloober Team ended up fixing that. I believe it’s very unlikely that this will go theHD Collectionroute, and It’s probably just a matter of time until the studio fixes these issues as well. We just don’t know when. The PS5 Prodid wonders to games likeFinal Fantasy VII: Rebirth,so here’s hoping thePS5 Prowill find a way to takeSilent Hill 2to a good place.
you’re able to now enjoy Silent Hill 2 on PC, PlayStation 5, and play it but probably not enjoy it as much on the PlayStation 5 Pro.
