It looks like new updates for the new "Silent Hills" have been revealed with its current development.
Gamespot previously reported on March 19, 2015, that "Metal Gear" creator Hideo Kojima will leave Konami very soon as an inside source claim that "a fallout between Kojima Productions and its publisher, Konami, has led to senior staff at the studio given restricted access to corporate internet, emails, and phone calls."
Gamespot further adds that the power struggles between Kojima production and Konami have convinced Kojima to take drastic measures, including amending the employee status of his team.
As a result, Kojima and his team are now working on contractual basis rather than permanent employees, and the source say that once "Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain" is finished they will leave for good.
"After we finish MGSV, Mr. Kojima and upper management will leave Konami. They said their contract ends in December," the source told Gamesplot.
According to Gamerant, Kojima posted a new executive list to their corporate website after his intention to leave Konami, and the new positions are slated to take effect on April 1, 2015.
Now that Kojima is leaving Konami after "Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain," what will happen to "Silent Hills" development?
According Cyberland, "Silent Hills" release date has been cancelled because of Kojima's departure from Konami. This puts the game in jeopardy since Konami owns the rights of the "Silent Hill" game franchise, and Kojima Production refuse to let them use the Fox Engine to make it.
"Silent Hills has been cancelled. Hideo Kojima did not allow Konami to use the Fox Engine to make the game and Konami has since put the game on ice and my sources tell me that the project is now effectively cancelled," Cyberland wrote.
However, GamingBolt cited that "Silent Hills" could still be in the works as director Guillermo Del Toro is still in the project, and the game will be handled by another studio.
GamingBolt also revealed the difficulties that Konami will be facing in "Silent Hills'" development.
"Even if Konami takes the reins for Silent Hills and has del Toro stay on, this doesn’t mean we’ll get Silent Hills any sooner than before. If Kojima stays on a contracted basis, it will be a similar situation to Team Ico’s The Last Guardian wherein designer and director Fumito Ueda left the studio but stayed on as a consultant. The Last Guardian has been in development for about 8 years now. Silent Hills may not face as long of a delay but suffice to say, things aren’t looking great," GamingBolt wrote.
It is worth noting that "Silent Hills" is rumored to have the Unreal Engine 4, which could be a good replacement for the Fox Engine game software," Segment Next reports.
