P.t. V12.08.2014 ((exclusive)) Now

Tragically, the dream of Silent Hills was short-lived. In April 2015, Konami officially canceled the project amidst a tumultuous falling out with Hideo Kojima. In a highly unusual move, Konami did not simply stop selling the P.T. demo; they actively erased it from existence. On April 29, 2015, the company removed P.T. from the PlayStation Store and, more controversially, scrubbed it from the download histories of anyone who had already downloaded it. A PlayStation 4 that had the demo installed and never deleted it became a rare digital artifact; these consoles have been known to sell for hundreds, or even thousands, of dollars on sites like eBay, with the demo as its primary asset.

If you did not download between its release date and May 5, 2015 (the day Konami removed it), you were locked out forever. P.T. v12.08.2014

Within hours of its release, the global gaming community collaborated to solve the demo’s complex puzzles, which involved everything from deciphering cryptic radio broadcasts to speaking into the PlayStation 4’s headset. It wasn't long before the puzzle was solved, and the demo's final cutscene played, revealing the truth. The screen displayed the names of giants in their respective fields: Hideo Kojima (creator of Metal Gear Solid ), Guillermo del Toro (renowned film director), and Norman Reedus (star of The Walking Dead ). The community was stunned; the demo was not an indie horror experiment, but a stealthy playable trailer for an upcoming, AAA Silent Hill game titled Silent Hills . Tragically, the dream of Silent Hills was short-lived