'Silent Hills' Xbox One Exclusive Gameplay Rumors? Is Cancelled Konami Game Resurrected at Microsoft?

We were all pretty heartbroken when Norman Reedus announced that Silent Hills was cancelled by Konami, and then director Guillermo del Toro made it even more official by acknowledging the cancelation, but a glimmer of hope popped up in the last week! A rumor speculated that Microsoft was looking to purchase the highly anticipated title for "billions" of dollars to make it an Xbox One exclusive game. Clearly the hype around the playable gameplay trailer would make it plausible to consider this move, but are the rumors true? Find out what Xbox's boss said about this gossip below.

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According to IGN, a source told Rooster Teeth that Microsoft was allegedly in talks late last week with Konami to purchase and release Silent Hills as an Xbox One exclusive. Considering this was an anonymous source, everyone was a bit weary to get too excited. Check out this report right here:

When IGN reached out the Microsoft to ask about this rumor, they received a pretty vague response explaining that the company "does not comment on rumor or speculation."

About a day after this rumor started, Xbox's chief Phil Spencer cleared up this rumor on Twitter when a follower asked about the future of Silent Hills.

"Sorry, this isn't true," Spencer responded to a question on Twitter (via IGN). "Not sure where the rumor started but I don't want to mislead anyone."

Check out the actual Twitter post right here:

@GoReds42093 @Xbox Sorry, this isn't true. Not sure where the rumor started but I don't want to mislead anyone.

— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) May 30, 2015

So there you have it; Silent Hills is still cancelled for now. Perhaps this recent activity around the title will continue or even spark a revival from Konami! Let us know what you think of this video game news in the comments section below!