近期，一則關於《沉默之丘》系列正統續作的傳聞在玩家社群中引發熱議。據海外爆料人@RinoTheBouncer透露，科樂美內部曾多次取消又重啟的《沉默之丘5》（Silent Hill V，區別於2008年發售的《沉默之丘：歸鄉》）項目已正式復活，並很可能會在《沉默之丘1：重製版》之後發售。
RUMOR: Konami may be back to working on the original Silent Hill 5 concept which had been cancelled several times in the last 20 years, hence not commissioning Born From a Wish for SH2🚀 Here’s everything we know about SH5: ✅Extends from the Silent Hill 2 lore ✅Starring an emotionally distributed man, one of the patients of the hospital James Sunderland went to in SH2, who’s called to the town of Silent Hill ✅Starts out in a 「normal」 version of the town, where people go on about their daily lives ✅Things would gradually 「rot away」 ✅Emphasizes on 「daylight horror」 akin to Texas Chainsaw Massacre with horror happening in broad daylight ✅There’s also a 「Dark World」 described as a 「very impressive」 dark world ✅Monsters react differently based in darkness and light ✅Combat would’ve had a less important role than SH4 ✅The game also involves scenes with therapists, beside the town gameplay moments ✅It is the darkest and most horrifying story written for Silent Hill to date, and would’ve likely been censored to pass ratings ✅Intended to launch on the then-not yet released PlayStation 3 generation ✅It was originally what Silent Hill 3 was meant to be ✅An original script by Takayoshi Sato, according to Akira Yamaoka ✅It was put aside when due to the slow yet steady sales of SH2, so Konami wanted a 「rail shooter」. Team Silent were against it, and fans demanded closure for the Silent Hill 1 plot line, and so SH3 settled to be Heather’s story, a sequel to SH1 ✅Went back in development by Team Silent around the year 2005 ✅The project was sadly not finished, Team Silent disbanded and Konami preferred to have western devs handle the franchise This would be a dream come true for me🥹 Source: @Rashmunchel
爆料稱，科樂美之所以決定徹底放棄《沉默之丘2：重製版》瑪麗亞DLC的全部開發計劃，是因為高層在權衡後決定將預算和資源調配給這部沉寂多年的正統續作。這一決策意味著《沉默之丘5》已成為科樂美《沉默之丘》系列布局中的重點優先項目。
據消息人士透露，《沉默之丘5》的主角並非全新原創人物。其姓名與背景早在《沉默之丘2：重製版》中便已埋下伏筆——布魯克海文醫院散落的患者筆記和醫生便簽里，均藏有這位五代主角的相關線索。這意味著科樂美可能早已在該系列的作品中為五代故事埋下了長線劇情伏筆。
