While the cancellation of "Silent Hills" release date is clear, fans are still hoping that creator Hideo Kojima would chance his mind and still pushthrough with the title.
And in its efforts to convince Kojima after parting ways with Konami, fans have launched a petition and even a crowdfunding campaign for the horror game to finally hit shelves.
Moreover, other personalities directly involved in "Silent Hills" namely director Guillermo del Toro and "The Walking Dead" actor Norman Reedus have also expressed their desire to continue with the release despite the conflict with Kojima and Konami.
Del Toro has openly expressed his opinion about the game's demise and how he really wanted to pursue with it, claiming that he's going to support the fans' petition to bring "Silent Hills" release date back to life.
"Norman [Reedus, the Walking Dead actor who was attached to play the lead role] was super happy, Hideo was super happy, and so was I," del Toro previously said in an interview with IGN. "I know there's a petition going on the internet and it's gathering signatures. I would add my signature to it, and hope that someone pays attention."
The award winning director even laid out his supposed plans for "Silent Hills."
"What we wanted to do with the game - and we were very much in agreement on this - was to take the technology and make it as cutting-edge as we could in creating terror in the house," he explained. "The idea was very, very atmosphere-drenched."
Adding, "But what made Silent Hill so great was that you had the atmosphere but then you a pay-off with a very active, very intense series of moments. We wanted to do some stuff that I'm pretty sure - just in case it ever comes back, which honestly I would love for somebody to change their mind and we can do it - but in case it comes back there was some stuff that was very new, and I wouldn't want to spoil it.
However, del Toro seemed to have quickly accepted that "Silent Hills" is most likely not going to happen, at least anytime soon.
In a recent interview with IGN, the award winning director seemed to have accepted the fate of "Silent Hills" by hinting that the game is not really going to make it to gaming consoles.
"I love working with Kojima-san," Del Toro explained. "We are still in touch. We are still friends and working into doing something together, but that's not going to be [Silent Hills]."
And while it seemed like all hopes are lost, "The Walking Dead" star Norman Reedus, is still fighting for the game to finally pursue.
"The Hills are no longer silent," Reedus tweeted to show his support for "Silent Hills."
The 46-year-old Hollywood actor then directed his fans to a Weebly site where the petition or rather protest is posted.
These Hills are no longer silent - About https://t.co/QyJVhsumk6
- norman reedus (@wwwbigbaldhead) May 29, 2015
Upon hearing news that Konami might instead launch the game in mobile, fans immediately set out a petition in Weebly saying,
"The protest is encouraging fans to use their "Playstation experience to protest Konami," as an opening statement. Futhermore the write up wanted to show Konami its determination to put a stop to "mobile as the future of gaming" vision of Konami.
"It's time to show Kojima, Del Toro, and Norman Reedus that we're serious when we say they don't need Konami to make this game, even if they have to drop the "silent" namesake. Our money is where our mouths are - start a kickstarter, we'll gladly fund it."
In conclusion, the statement wanted to make sure that "these hills are no longer silent" as it launched the hashtags, #UnsilencedHills #SupportConsoleDev #DigitalPreservationinGaming #PTstillHauntsUs #InMemoryofPT
