Update: A Polish-speaking reader added a little more to the Bankier.pl interview on Twitter, Gehirknipsulat (opens in new tab) writes, "The word "technically" in Polish does not have the same special meaning as in English. In other words, Google's translation of "technicznie gotowy" as "technically ready" was not completely off the mark, but the translation adds a meaning that is not present in Polish, which in English is "the game is almost ready."

They also note that Babieno followed this statement by saying, "It doesn't mean the game is finished, but we are getting close."

The original article Bloober Team stuck its neck out (opens in new tab) to tell us that the release of the "Silent Hill 2" remake is not imminent just a few months after its official announcement in October In a post to Twitter, the upcoming SH2 remake's development studio said that some of the recent comments were made "out of context" and due to "inaccurate translations" and that they never actually said that Silent Hill 2 was "preparing for release."

This statement follows an interview with studio president Piotr Babieno that appeared last week on Bankier.pl (opens in new tab). In that interview, Babieno said (via Google Translate) that the Silent Hill 2 remake is "technically ready" and seemed to suggest that the studio is expecting sales of a staggering 10 million units or so.

Perhaps the machine translation led us astray on this matter. I speak (almost) Russian, and the Polish "technicznie gotowy" is very similar to the Russian "technically ready". He also states that Babieno's prediction that 10 million units would be sold was simply wrong and the product of a funny translation.

The studio, like many companies that generally do not like to "comment on rumors," said that it felt the need to "take the floor" and publicly comment on the issue, and that "it is not true that we announced that 'Silent Hill 2' is ready to launch," and that the 10 million units He clarified that the number refers to "the potential success of the type of game [Bloober] will be focusing on."

So there you have it folks, the Bloober Team is "aware that players are waiting for more information about Silent Hill 2," and that Konami will share "such information as soon as it becomes available. That would not be today.

I don't know how I feel about a Silent Hill 2 remake. I'd like to be cautiously optimistic, but the Bloober Team games I've played so far haven't wowed me; Bloober has promised to be faithful to the original (opens in new tab), which may allay some fans' concerns, but this will have to wait. I haven't had a chance to play Silent Hill 2, and I hope the studio pulls through."