Microsoft has denied rumors that the company bought Silent Hills to continue its production. Production of the highly anticipated horror game is still in limbo.
"Sorry, this isn't true... Not sure where the rumor started but I don't want to mislead anyone," Xbox CEO Phil Spencer said on Twitter recently in response to a fan's query.
While it did burst the bubble of those who were hoping that Silent Hills would see the light of day in their consoles, Spencer's timely, truthful and simple response was appreciated by fans of the game. At least they did not have to keep their hopes up for nothing.
A few days ago, rumors were abound that Microsoft planned to acquire the cancelled Konami game after the relationship between Konami and game creator Hideo Kojima soured over the past few months. The latter will leave Konami by the end of the year, leaving the horror-suspense franchise's fate, as well as that of the action series Metal Gear, hanging in the air.
Microsoft bought another successful game, Minecraft, last year for US$2 billion which partly fueled the speculation about a possible Silent Hills buyout.
However, some people still hope the rumor, despite being debunked now, would still become true.
"Microsoft should buy Silent Hill and Metal Gear Solid from Konami. With that said, I still don't think it's a bad idea, and with Konami seeming like they'd be willing to unload both franchises and move to mobile, and Microsoft hungry for exclusive IPs, the match still works. Even if there are no ongoing Silent Hills talks, it's an idea that someone from either side should be pitching all the same," Forbes' Paul Tassi said in his article.
Considering it would be a win-win situation, a Microsoft-owned Silent Hills and Metal Gear franchise is sure to be a win-win-win situation for everyone involved - from Xbox, to Kojima, to the fans, hell and even Konami who appears to get rid of the games so badly with their new-found mobile game outlook.
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