The Short Message gets a PS5 physical version
As I headlined my PS5 review over two years ago, there’s a reason why Konami released Silent Hill: The Short Message for free: it’s dreadful.
The game, which came before Silent Hill 2 and was shadow-dropped during a livestream, was pretty poor, and the game earned the horror franchise’s lowest Metacritic score ever, at 52. At the time, you could at least chalk it up to a couple of hours wasted on a free PS5 download.
Now, though, you could pay actual money for it — $70! — to own a physical copy on PS5.
Silent Hill: The Short Message is getting a physical Deluxe Edition thanks to Limited Run Games, with pre-orders slated to open this Friday, 10th July 2026. The package includes the following:
- Silent Hill: The Short Message Game — Made exclusively for the deluxe edition, not sold separately
- Set of Art Cards featuring Maya’s graffiti art and sketches
- Art Poster
- Sakara Acrylic Keychain
- Individually numbered Certificate of Authenticity
There might be a fun novelty to owning The Short Message on a PS5 disc, especially for collection purposes. I wouldn’t recommend it, though: this is a two-hour game that’s below par throughout.
