Overview
- Limited Run Games will open pre-orders on Friday, July 10, 2026, for a $69.99 PS5 Deluxe Edition that is expected to ship in Q1 2027.
- The Deluxe Edition is the sole way to buy the game on disc and includes a PS5 game disc exclusive to the bundle, a set of art cards, an art poster, an acrylic keychain and an individually numbered certificate of authenticity.
- Konami originally released Silent Hill: The Short Message as a free PlayStation Store download in January 2024, and critics found it roughly two hours long with bland gameplay and frustrating chase sections.
- The Short Message holds a Metacritic score of 52, the lowest for the franchise, which has fed criticism that charging $69.99 for a short, widely available digital title risks poor value for most players.
- The move follows a wider trend of specialist publishers monetizing collector demand through limited-run bundles, and it could prompt sharper debate about when physical extras justify expensive reissues for short or free games.