Silent Hill: Homecoming PC Only Arriving via Steam in North America

by Chris Faylor, Aug 22, 2008 2:29pm PDT

Related Topics – Silent Hill: Homecoming, Ghostbusters, Steam, PC

While Europeans will receive eventually receive a PC-DVD release of Silent Hill: Homecoming , Konami has confirmed with Joystiq that North Americans will only be able to purchase the PC edition via Valve's digital distribution platform Steam.

No reason was specified for the decision.

Developed by Double Helix, the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 survival horror title arrives in North America this September, followed by a European release in November.

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this is actually stupid, do they know that half-life 2 like any other game has been pirated to death !!! steam games can get easily pirated these days. I will never pay 50$ for a game with no box, i still cant take that shit

Aug 22, 2008 5:18pm PDT

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this is actually stupid, do they know that half-life 2 like any other game has been pirated to death !!! ... : hanged_man
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By: Mystery0000 x Show Full Post

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Full article from the link:

"Konami has clarified a couple details about Silent Hill: Homecoming's release date and its distribution on PC. Following up on some reports coming out of Leipzig, the company informs us that the time frame for the North American release is still September, and Europe will apparently need to wait until later in '08.

We have also been informed that Valve's Steam digital distribution service is "the only method of distribution" for Silent Hill: Homecoming on the PC. Konami currently has no plans for a retail box version, which certainly is an interesting strategy."

Where does it say anything about a DVD release or that Steam will be US only? What the hell?

Aug 22, 2008 10:30pm PDT

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Full article from the link: "Konami has clarified a couple details about Silent Hill: Homecoming's rel... : Mystery0000
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Gah, Silent Hill hasn't been great since 2, but I don't know if I'm going to be able to resist this.

I thought I was safe by not having a modern console. :(

Aug 22, 2008 3:09pm PDT

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Gah, Silent Hill hasn't been great since 2, but I don't know if I'm going to be able to resist this. I... : filtersweep
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Looking forward to this, though screen shot #1 looks like Borat's a$$ p*$$y.

Aug 22, 2008 3:46pm PDT

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Looking forward to this, though screen shot #1 looks like Borat's a$$ p*$$y. : beatbox32
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- What is going on in this post? : ColoradoCNC

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Wow, go Valve - but isn't the greatest amount of piracy found in Europe/Asia?

Aug 22, 2008 2:36pm PDT

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Wow, go Valve - but isn't the greatest amount of piracy found in Europe/Asia? : dedgecko
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- Lol, it's off the charts in Asia cuz it's practically the only way to get games, piracy pretty much fuels... : ElArabDeMagnifico
- retail sales of PC games are way, way higher in Europe in particular. : xsoulbrothax

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Will playing this help me make sense of the movie I just watched (1 year late)?

Aug 22, 2008 3:23pm PDT

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Will playing this help me make sense of the movie I just watched (1 year late)? : coyoterys
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By: T-900 x Show Full Post

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Providing the Voice of Europe;

Bastards!

Aug 22, 2008 4:22pm PDT

Providing the Voice of Europe; Bastards! : T-900

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By: Vincent Grayson x Show Full Post

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Interesting. I wonder if they'll put the previous games on Steam.

Aug 22, 2008 2:41pm PDT

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Interesting. I wonder if they'll put the previous games on Steam. : Vincent Grayson
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- Oh man, I'd turn on the "happy little schoolgirl switch" and prance around if that happened. : ElArabDeMagnifico
- I wish, that would be amazing : Cowburn199

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By: Esquilax1138 x Show Full Post

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Great news, day one purchase for sure, and not only for the game but to support online only sales.

Aug 22, 2008 3:30pm PDT

Great news, day one purchase for sure, and not only for the game but to support online only sales. : Esquilax1138

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By: Schnapple x Show Full Post

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This is awesome. I've always figured if a developer is hesitant to put out a PC game because of piracy or not making enough at retail they should just put it on Steam and see what happens.

I know the cost of doing a PC port is such that it's not some casual thing they can do but I think if your audience for a game is on Steam and you don't think the game will get retail traction, put it on Steam instead of retail.

Aug 22, 2008 2:57pm PDT

This is awesome. I've always figured if a developer is hesitant to put out a PC game because of piracy or... : Schnapple

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no reason why?

Aug 22, 2008 2:51pm PDT

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no reason why? : bluewagon
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- Maybe they figure the PC version of this won't sell too hot at retail in NA so there's more profit to be ... : Schnapple

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