Playing natively through PS2 isn't any easier. I dabbled through PS Now but the streaming quality was about as reliable as PUBG’s servers, so powering through archaic ‘90s jank, input lag, and a fuzzy resolution was too much to ask. I’ve never beaten the original Silent Hill. It’s time for it to get a port or a remaster - something more contemporary that isn’t dependent on bandwidth.
Nonetheless, Konami would be remiss if it let Silent Hill stay trapped in a generation that’s older than me. The prospect of sequels and remakes is growingly far-fetched, so asking for those seems ridiculous. Yet, it’s as much a landmark to the survival horror genre as its cousin, Resident Evil. It’s not the most accessible of games, bar the murky legal waters that are emulators. Your options are PSP, Vita, the original PlayStation, or streaming via PS Now. There aren’t a lot of ways to play Silent Hill today.
