Kojima's Silent Hills’ P.T. Can Be Re-Downloaded Now

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Although the news is indeed exciting, it’s important to note that in order to re-download P.T., fans will be using unofficial means and third-party software to do so, meaning that those who follow through with it will be putting their data and PlayStation Network account at risk for corruption, or worse, being banned outright. With that out of the way, gamers can follow along with the instructions in the video below in order to have P.T. once more. Survival horror video game demo P.T. - which served as the precursor to an ultimately cancelled collaboration between Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro for a ninth instalment in the Silent Hill series - can be downloaded (once again), according to reports. Released in August last year, it was meant to be a "playable teaser" - hence the name - before Konami released a new Silent Hill. But in April this year, Kojima clashed with the company's senior executives which led to the ninth iteration's cancellation, and his long-winded and controversial departure finally on Wednesday. P.T. was delisted from the PlayStation Store at the end of April, but fans who previously owned it retained access to the game for a week. After that, you couldn't download it once you deleted it from your console hard-drive. Basically, in order for the method to work, players’ PSN accounts had to have been authorized before Konami’s decision to have it removed from the network altogether. At any rate, those who either can’t acquire P.T. or choose to not chance having their PSN account blocked by Sony for attempting to download it can at least take comfort in the knowledge that UK developer Lilith Ltd is releasing a spiritual successor to P.T. with Alison Road. Nevertheless, the fact that some fans will not be able to experience the chilling and visceral magic of the original P.T. due to Konami’s and Hideo Kojima’s failed relationship is indeed a shame. But now according to a series of posts on the Indonesian video gaming forum Gamexeon.com, you can gain access to the game - for now - on PlayStation Network only if: a) you downloaded it last year on its release; and b) access your PlayStation library through a particular proxy running on your desktop. Before you jump to hold onto P.T., a PSA from the forum user and us: you're walking a thin line on the terms and conditions listed by Sony for the console and its related services. If you're willing to take the risk, you must first download an unofficial installer of Web proxy Squid for Windows. Once that's done and you've made a note of your proxy IP address as per the image above, power up your PlayStation 4 and head to Network > Custom > Auto. On the Proxy screen, select Use and type the proxy IP address you made a note of, with 808 as the port. You can then go to your PS Library, select P.T. and click the Download button. Enjoy while it lasts, as Sony will be sure to take the fun away once the word gets out. Speaking of which, there’s still the possibility that gamers might at least be able to play a horror-themed title envisioned by the popular director, with a new Kojima studio making a PlayStation exclusive game. After all, it’s been said in the past that the leading creative minds behind Silent Hills have been willing to team up once more to put out a quality fright-fest, as Kojima and del Toro were planning a new horror game even after the tumultuous ordeal went down. Silent Hills has been discontinued, but fans can look forward to the currently untitled Hideo Kojima game coming out in the future exclusively for the PlayStation 4. Of course, since Konami owns the rights to Silent Hill and all of its assets, we’ll likely never see a proper sequel or reboot made with del Toro and Kojima attached anytime soon. Be that as it may, the Japanese game publisher can’t stop them from re-imagining and retooling preexisting concepts and designs to make a unique property all its own.