Konami Silent Hill Slot Machine
Great news! Silent Hill is back! Bad news- it’s a slot machine. Konami has been moving further and further away from video games, and other than their PES and Yu-Gi-Oh games and the recent (not very good) Contra: Rogue Corps, their focus has mostly been on slot machines and pachinko stuff. Silent Hill is the latest victim of that business tragedy.
In a press release, Konami’s Executive Vice President & Chief Commercial Officer Tom Jingoli describes the the Silent Hill slot machine – called Silent Hill: Escape – as “a striking combination of sleek entertainment, premium packaging, and player comfort”, while also saying that it’s “a first glimpse at great things to come from Konami.”
It was Silent Hill: Book of Memories for Playstation Vita, in November 2012. Now the Japanese company has announced the return of the saga but in the form of a slot machine. These have been the words of Tom Jingoli, the executive vice president of Konami Gaming, in the presentation of the machine. The first Konami game that hit the movie screens was Silent Hill. Castlevania, Metal Gear Solid, and other popular games are also in production. Popular Slot Products Designed by Konami. The first ever Konami slot to be released was the Rocky slots – based on the movie series. It turns out Silent Hills is actually worse than dead: It's now a slot machine. Konami announced that Silent Hill will be transformed into a 'for-wager slot experience' on its new slot cabinet. According to sources, it will be a new slot machine that will give you the best of the slot experience. It will be released first on Konami’s video cabinet. It’s a big 49 Inch “J” curve 4K UHD display where you can explore this Silent Hill Slot machine. Konami previously built a Silent Hill pachinko-slot machine, as Kotaku reported back in 2015. This one, at least, looks to be built for English-speaking markets. This one, at least, looks to be.
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From a financial perspective, Konami is more secure now than it’s ever been, so while this might make sense for them from a business perspective, fans of the company and their rich catalog of properties will be disappointed with the direction they’ve taken. I’m sure that this is the last thing anyone had in mind while thinking of a Silent Hill revival, especially after the cancelled Silent Hills. Sometimes, nothing is better than something.