Silent Hill Downpour PS3 Patch is Out!

Posted By: Whitney   November 7th, 2012 | 9:01 pm

Yay! Now both systems are patched…well PS3 has been patched since Monday but I just got an official press release detailing the changes from Konami about it today:

Online Patch Now Available for PS3 of Silent Hill Downpour

Today, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced a patch and product update for Silent Hill Downpour, the critically acclaimed survival horror title, originally released in March. The online patch, available via PlayStation®Network, enhances the gameplay experience by improving features and bugs within the game, including, but not limited to:

o Improved frame rate
o Fixed save game system
o Fixed bugs in “Homeless” side quest/mission
o Several other performance enhancements/bug fixes

For more information, including screenshots and trailers can be downloaded at www.konami.com/download.

PS3 owners have you guys noticed an improvement after the patch?

Source (Konami)



Silent Hill Downpour Xbox 360 Patch is Out!

Posted By: Whitney   October 23rd, 2012 | 11:05 am

So apparently the Downpour Patch for Xbox 360 is out! Rourke from Rely on Horror stumbled upon it this morning when loading a saved game. I don’t have a press release at this time so I don’t know exactly what the patch fixes. What I do know is that it’s supposed to fix the game’s stuttering, saving, and other side quest glitches. Once I have more information I will update this post 🙂

Update 1

Uh oh…

Uh oh…according to Rourke, the patch has severely messed up his game save. Floating Murphy and a locked door that prevents Murphy from entering the showers, at the start of the game. Anyone else getting the same problem or new ones?

This doesn’t sound good, is anyone else have these sorts of problems after downloading the patch?

Update 2

The Xbox update is also available in Europe.

Source (Rely on Horror) Thanks Cj and Rourke! Also header image stolen from RoH 🙂

Update 3

It’s looking like Rourke is the only one having these issues which may be due to his Xbox dying…

Update 4

Got the press release today (10/25/12)

Online Patch Now Available for XBOX 360 Sku of Silent Hill: Downpour
& Silent Hill: Downpour Coming to Games on Demand

Today, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced a patch and product update for Silent Hill: Downpour, the critically acclaimed survival horror title, originally released in March. The online patch, available via XBOX Live, enhances the gameplay experience by improving features and bugs within the game, including, but not limited to:
o Improved frame rate
o Fixed save game system
o Fixed bugs in “Homeless” side quest/mission
o Several other performance enhancements/bug fixes

A PlayStation 3 patch is currently in development and will be released in the coming weeks.

KONAMI also announced today that Silent Hill: Downpour is going to be available for download, via XBOX Live Games on Demand, beginning on October 30 for $39.99.



Konami Offering an EXCHANGE for Silent HD Collection Xbox 360 Owners [UPDATE]

Posted By: Whitney   August 10th, 2012 | 11:01 am

On Wednesday we learned that Konami has canceled their Silent Hill HD Collection patch for the Xbox 360. Needless to say customers with Xbox copies were not please but the company has offered a little compensation today. Customers who bought a new copy of the game before August 8th can email Konami’s costumer support with a receipt in order to get a free game get an exchange from a list of selected Konami titles. (via Cheap Ass Gamer Forums)

I contacted Customer service and was told:

If you purchased Silent Hill HD Collection for the Xbox 360 new and from a recognized retailer, and still have the original receipt, please send your receipt to Customer Service for verification and further details on how to exchange your product. This offer is only valid for Silent Hill HD Collection (XBOX 360 sku) games purchased on or before 08.08.2012. All requests must be made in writing and submitted on or before 10.07.2012 and is subject to availability. Any inquiries received after this date will not fall under this exchange program.

Saying I was interested I was told:

We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience, and would like to extend the warranty, should you have purchased the game new prior to 08.08.2012 and still have your original receipt from a recognized retailer (not Ebay or for example a 3rd party seller on Amazon (you qualify)), we would like to offer you an exchange.

We will send you a prepaid shipping label for you to return your copy of Silent Hill HD Collection for Xbox 360, for one of the below games.

**This offer is subject to availability and should we run out of a specific game we will contact you to select another.**

We must receive your agreement to this exchange before 10.07.2012 for your game to be eligible for exchange.

NDS:

BEYBLADE: METAL FUSION (Hudson)
BEYBLADE: METAL MASTERS (Hudson)
Deca Sports (Hudson)
Yu-Gi-Oh! World Championship 2007
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s World Championship 2011 Over the Nexus

3DS:

Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 3DS (PES 2011)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 3DS (PES 2012)
Frogger 3DS
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights
Metal Gear Solid 3DS
Nikolis Pencil Puzzle
Deca Sports Freedom

Wii:

BEYBLADE: METAL FUSION (Hudson)
Castlevania Judgement
Dance Dance Revolution (2010)
Dance Dance Revolution II (2011)
Dance Dance Revolution II (2011) Bundle
Dance Dance Revolution Hottest Party 2
Deca Sports (Hudson)
Deca Sports 2 (Hudson)
Deca Sports 3 (Hudson)
Def Jam Rapstar
Dewy’s Adventure
Fishing Master (Hudson)
Karaoke Revolution Glee
Karaoke Revolution Glee vol. 2
Karaoke Revolution Glee vol. 3
Marble Saga Kororinpa (Hudson)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2008 (PES 2008)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (PES 2012)
Rooms: The Main Building (Hudson)
The Cages: Pro Style Batting Practice
Wing Island (Hudson)
Yu-Gi-Oh 5D’s: Wheelie Breakers

PS2:

Contra: Shattered Soldier
Frogger: The Great Quest
Karaoke Revolution Party
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance
Metal Gear Solid Essential Collection
Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
SLAI: Steel Lancer Arena International
Suikoden III
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Yu Gi Oh! Duelists of the Roses

PS3:

Birds of Steel
Blades of Time
Castlevania Lords of Shadow
Castlevania Lords of Shadow LE
Dance Dance Revolution (2010) Bundle
Hellboy The Science of Evil
Karaoke Revolution Bundle (2009) Bundle
Lucha Libre AAA Heroes Del Ring
Metal Gear Solid HD
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (MGS4)
Neverdead
Pro Evolution Soccer 2009 (PES 2009)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (PES 2011)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (PES 2012)
Silent Hill HD
Silent Hill Downpour

PSP:

Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops Plus
Metal Gear Solid Peace Walker
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012
Rengoku
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Tag Force 5

XBOX 360:

Adrenalin Misfits
Birds of Steel
Blades of Time
Castlevania Lords of Shadow
Castlevania Lords of Shadow LE
Dance Masters (Kinect)
DDR Universe 3 bundle
DDR (2010) Bundle
Deca Sports Freedom (Kinect)
Jimmy Johnson
Karaoke Revolution (2009) Bundle
KR Glee vol. 3
Lucha Libre AAA Heroes Del Ring
Metal Gear Solid HD
Neverdead
Otomedius Excellent
Otomedius Excellent LE
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (Latin America – 30101 )
Pro Evolution Soccer 2011 (Canada/US)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (Latin America – 30126)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2012 (Canada/US)
Rock Revolution
Rumble Roses
Silent Hill Downpour

XBOX:

AirForce Delta Storm
Bloody Roar Extreme
Castlevania:Curse of Darkness
DDR Ultramix
DDR Ultramix 2
DDR Ultramix 3 bundle
DDR Ultramix 4 bundle
ESPN International Sports 2002
Frogger Beyond
Karaoke Revolution Party Game
King Arthur
Konami Classics vol1
Konami Classics vol2
Metal Gear Solid 2 Substance
Silent Hill 2: Restless Dreams
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
TMNT Nightmare
Whiteout
Winning Eleven 9
WTA Tour Tennis
Xiaolin Showdown

Personally I would rather a patch but this is better than nothing. :/ I’m glad the company is trying to give us some sort of compensation.

Source (Examiner Konami Customer Service)



No HD Collection Patch for Xbox 360 [UPDATE]

Posted By: Whitney   August 8th, 2012 | 2:58 pm

PlayStation 3 Online Patch Deployed. XBOX 360 Patch No Longer Scheduled for Release

Today, Konami Digital Entertainment, Inc. announced that while a PlayStation®3 online title update for Silent Hill HD Collection has been deployed for download via PlayStation®Network, plans for an XBOX®360 title update have been cancelled due to technical issues and resources.

Understanding the issues some users are experiencing, KONAMI issued a title update for Silent Hill HD Collection (PS3), which fixed frame rate issues as well as audio-synching and other reported issues. KONAMI apologizes to any players who are continuing to experience these issues on the XBOX 360 sku.

Well that was a waste of my money. Thanks Konami. 🙁

UPDATE

I contacted Tomm Hulett about the SHD patch he said:

Downpour patches are unaffected by [the HD Patch] announcement

At least we have that to look forward to :/

Source (Konami)



Silent Hill HD Collection PS3 Patch Out Tomorrow!

Posted By: Whitney   July 10th, 2012 | 5:36 pm

According to Tomm Hulett over on the Silent Hill Community forums we can expect a PS3 HD Collection patch tomorrow!

Patch available on PSN (Edit: tomorrow):

• Improved Framerate
• Voice Synch is greatly improved
• Missing sounds have been fixed
• Missing music has been addressed
• Fog density issues are resolved
• Other minor visual/audio improvements

Source (Silent Hill Community)



Konami Releases HD Collection PS3 Patch [UPDATE]

Posted By: Whitney   March 21st, 2012 | 4:21 pm

Konami tweeted this afternoon that a patch (over 200mb apparently) was released for the PS3 version of the HD Collection. Hopefully this patch will fix the major issues with the and we will see an Xbox patch soon too!

We’re aware of the issues w/ #SilentHill HD Collection for PS3. The patch has been deployed & now avail on PSN. Sorry for any inconvenience.

UPDATE – I’m hearing from PS3 fans that this patch really didn’t fix anything 🙁 What the Hell Konami?!

Source (Konami Twitter)