"We had a renewal of strategic options and we decided that as a company we would like to follow the path of independence," says Piotr Babieno.
The follow-up ties the first two games and Inheritance DLC together with new mechanics and a new chapter, "The Final Note."
Bloober Team says Project M has now entered the "production phase", with Draw Distance having been "chosen as its developer".
"If creators from around the world who love Silent Hill bring us their pitches, I promise to look through every one of them," says Motoi Okamoto.
Silent Hill series producer Motoi Okamoto sees the Polish developer as "very hard workers who are full of love for Silent Hill.”
Silent Hill 2 lead producer Maciej Głomb and Bloober Team's head of production Kacper Michalski speak with GamingBolt about the studio's upcoming releases.
The developer says it could go back to the horror franchises and tell more stories if it can "come up with a good idea."
"Visuals were always Bloober Team’s upper hand and I’m sure this will continue to be the case with the Silent Hill 2 remake," says lead producer Maciej Głomb.
Bloober Team wanted to "create an everlasting legacy for this series by merging the stories" of the first two games.
The Polish studio is at work on a remake of Silent Hill 2, though that might not be the end of it where its partnership with Konami is concerned.
"The fact that they chose us was both a great distinction and a massive motivation boost," says the upcoming remake's lead producer Maciej Głomb.
Bloober Team says Ito and Yamaoka – both veterans of the Silent Hill franchise – have been quite involved with the upcoming remake's development.
Bloober Team's head of production Kacper Michalski says it's "a complete world combining two apparently unrelated stories."
"We are aware of the Resident Evil 2 remake's resounding success, and we are aware that the game is considered a benchmark on how to release a game anew after a long break," says Maciej Głomb.
Anything introduced by Bloober Team is first consulted with Konami since it wants the remake "to be as close as it can to the classic Silent Hill 2."
The Polish developer is currently also working on a Silent Hill 2 remake, as well as the upcoming Layers of Fears.
Let's just curb all this negativity and try to be excited about this new project for a change.
The remake has been in development since 2019, but when it launches is going to be entirely up to Konami, the developer says.
"We approach working on the remake with such great care and respect for the original game," the developer says.
Bloober Team and Konami's survival horror remake is looking like a giant technological leap over the 2001 original.
