<s>
is	O
a	O
cancelled	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Kojima	O
Productions	O
that	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
published	O
by	O
Konami	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
the	O
ninth	O
main	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
and	O
was	O
to	O
be	O
directed	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
and	O
Guillermo	O
del	O
Toro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
via	O
P.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
short	O
for	O
Playable	B-Application
Teaser	I-Application
)	O
,	O
a	O
critically	O
acclaimed	O
game	O
demo	O
released	O
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
from	O
the	O
PlayStation	O
Store	O
in	O
August	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
P.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
was	O
questioned	O
due	O
to	O
rumors	O
surrounding	O
Kojima	O
's	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
,	O
and	O
his	O
eventual	O
exit	O
from	O
Konami	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
,	O
del	O
Toro	O
,	O
and	O
Reedus	O
reunited	O
for	O
the	O
2019	O
game	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2012	O
,	O
Konami	O
's	O
president	O
asked	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
to	O
direct	O
the	O
next	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
installment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
interactive	O
teaser	O
for	O
Silent	B-Application
Hills	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
12	O
,	O
2014	O
,	O
as	O
P.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
(	O
Playable	B-Application
Teaser	I-Application
)	O
,	O
marketed	O
as	O
a	O
demo	O
for	O
a	O
horror	B-Application
game	I-Application
by	O
the	O
non-existent	O
7780s	O
Studio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Published	O
on	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
Network	I-Device
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
as	O
a	O
free	O
download	O
,	O
P.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
uses	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
in	O
contrast	O
to	O
the	O
usual	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
often	O
found	O
in	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
,	O
and	O
centers	O
on	O
an	O
unknown	O
protagonist	O
who	O
awakens	O
in	O
a	O
haunted	O
house	O
and	O
experiences	O
supernatural	O
occurrences	O
;	O
the	O
only	O
actions	O
available	O
are	O
walking	O
and	O
zooming	O
as	O
the	O
player	O
character	O
explores	O
the	O
continuously	O
looping	O
corridor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
player	O
solves	O
the	O
final	O
puzzle	O
,	O
a	O
trailer	O
reveals	O
that	O
it	O
is	O
a	O
"	O
playable	B-Application
teaser	I-Application
"	O
for	O
a	O
new	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
title	O
being	O
directed	O
by	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
and	O
Guillermo	O
del	O
Toro	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
protagonist	O
portrayed	O
by	O
Norman	O
Reedus	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
September	O
2014	O
,	O
Sony	O
revealed	O
during	O
its	O
pre-Tokyo	O
Game	O
Show	O
press	O
conference	O
that	O
P.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
P.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
GamesRadar	O
's	O
David	O
Houghton	O
praised	O
it	O
as	O
immersive	O
horror	B-Application
and	O
wrote	O
:	O
"	O
By	O
spreading	O
out	O
into	O
the	O
real	O
world	O
,	O
by	O
forcing	O
solutions	O
by	O
way	O
of	O
hearsay	O
,	O
internet	O
whispers	O
,	O
and	O
desperate	O
,	O
rumoured	O
logic	O
,	O
it	O
has	O
become	O
its	O
own	O
urban	O
myth.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Giant	O
Bomb	O
gave	O
the	O
Best	O
Horror	B-Application
Game	I-Application
award	O
to	O
P.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
P.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
sources	O
reported	O
that	O
due	O
to	O
conflicts	O
with	O
Konami	O
,	O
Kojima	O
and	O
his	O
senior	O
staff	O
planned	O
to	O
leave	O
Konami	O
following	O
the	O
completion	O
of	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
a	O
San	O
Francisco	O
Film	O
Society	O
event	O
on	O
April	O
26	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
assistant	O
director	O
Guillermo	O
del	O
Toro	O
reportedly	O
told	O
attendees	O
that	O
Silent	B-Application
Hills	I-Application
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
next	O
day	O
,	O
Norman	O
Reedus	O
also	O
made	O
statements	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
stating	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
had	O
been	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
Konami	O
announced	O
that	O
P.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
27	O
,	O
2015	O
,	O
Konami	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
to	O
Kotaku	O
confirming	O
that	O
Silent	B-Application
Hills	I-Application
"	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
continued	O
"	O
,	O
but	O
that	O
they	O
planned	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Fans	O
upset	O
by	O
the	O
cancellation	O
later	O
started	O
a	O
petition	O
on	O
Change.org	B-Application
asking	O
for	O
Konami	O
to	O
continue	O
the	O
project	O
;	O
,	O
the	O
petition	O
has	O
received	O
194,279	O
signatures	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
a	O
tweet	O
from	O
Guillermo	O
del	O
Toro	O
,	O
he	O
revealed	O
that	O
horror	B-Application
manga	O
artist	O
Junji	O
Ito	O
would	O
also	O
have	O
been	O
involved	O
with	O
the	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cliff	O
Bleszinski	O
was	O
also	O
asked	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
project	O
,	O
but	O
declined	O
,	O
later	O
explaining	O
on	O
Twitter	B-Application
:	O
"	O
I	O
do	O
n't	O
like	O
LA	O
,	O
I	O
love	O
new	O
IP	O
,	O
and	O
I	O
woulda	O
fucked	O
up	O
SH	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
Sony	O
Interactive	O
Entertainment	O
's	O
E3	O
2016	O
press	O
conference	O
,	O
the	O
reformed	O
Kojima	O
Productions	O
unveiled	O
a	O
new	O
game	O
,	O
Death	B-Application
Stranding	I-Application
,	O
which	O
also	O
features	O
Reedus	O
and	O
del	O
Toro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
years	O
since	O
,	O
rumours	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
being	O
revived	O
by	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
or	O
by	O
Kojima	O
himself	O
have	O
been	O
a	O
source	O
of	O
both	O
frustration	O
and	O
interest	O
throughout	O
the	O
horror	B-Application
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2021	O
,	O
a	O
game	O
called	O
Abandoned	B-Device
was	O
heavily	O
speculated	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
franchise	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
the	O
developers	O
denied	O
any	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
October	O
2022	O
,	O
Konami	O
announced	O
the	O
ninth	O
official	O
installment	O
in	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
effectively	O
replacing	O
Silent	B-Application
Hills	I-Application
,	O
titled	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
f	I-Application
.	O
it	O
will	O
be	O
developed	O
by	O
Neobards	O
Entertainment	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Al	O
Yang	O
,	O
and	O
written	O
by	O
creator	O
of	O
the	O
When	O
They	O
Cry''	O
visual	O
novel	O
series	O
Ryukishi07	O
.	O
</s>
