PT Can't Be Redownloaded to PS5, Konami Confirms

With its release back in 2022,PT — the "playable teaser" for Kojima Productions' ill-faited horror titleSilent Hills — instantly became one of the well-nigh terrifying horror experiences of the generation. The captivating demo title was just available for a short time on the PlayStation Shop before being delisted by Konami in 2022 afterwardsSilent Hills' counterfoil, leaving the game stranded on PS4 for those that have already downloaded the game. However, with the PS5 coming next calendar month, it seemsPT will go along to be left behind on the PS4 with no option to redownload it onto the organisation.

GamesRadar reports that according to a confirmation past Konami,PT will be unavailable to redownload on the PS5 due to its delisting on the PlayStation Store. A Konami representative stated that "the content volition not be available on the PS Store, so users won't be able to re-download the content through the backwards compatibility feature to the PS5."

I've confirmed with Konami that PT won't be backwards compatible with the PS5 https://t.co/5ghQLhfvw2

— Hirun! (ヒルン) (@HirunCryer) Oct nineteen, 2022

Initially released in August 2022,PT was removed from the PlayStation Store in Apr 2022 afterward Konami officially cancelled development ofSilent Hills. As a result, players couldn't redownload the title from the PlayStation Store, leading many to notice alternating means to bring the game to their arrangement alongside a string of fan remakes on PC in attempts to preserve the title.

Notwithstanding, the report fromGamesRadar doesn't specifically confirm whether players may be able to bring the title over to PS5 by directly transferring information technology from a PS4 console or external hard drive containing the game files. Every bit Sony confirmed that the PS5 will support external storage to play PS4 games, this may be a potential workaround if the PS4 game is able to be played on a PS5 console, simply at that place's no direct style of knowing that until the system is available after launch. However, Konami's language may insinuate that since the game is no longer being hosted on the PlayStation Store, the PS5 may non be able to admission and play the title even with the files being transferred locally to the arrangement.

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