10 Best Gaming Secrets Kept Before Release

6. P.T Is Actually A Teaser For Silent Hills

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Is there a cancelled game that left quite the legacy behind it than P.T?

Short for 'Playable Teaser', the P.T demo took the gaming world by absolute storm because of its chilling first-person atmosphere and the fact that it was secretly a teaser demo for Silent Hills, a brand new entry in the iconic franchise which was to be helmed by none other than legendary game designer Hideo Kojima himself.

The secret didn't last for long as intrepid internet sleuths broke the teaser apart within seemingly hours of its release, but when it first arrived, nobody had a clue that it was actually Silent Hills in disguise, starring none other than The Walking Dead's Norman Reedus.

Of course, Silent Hills then went to be canned completely by Konami in the wake of their big falling out with Kojima during the development of Metal Gear Solid V.

To this day it remains on the tongues of gamers everywhere, with Kojima regularly being linked to potential new horror projects and people hoping Konami has reconsidered their position to give him the reigns once again.

P.T itself is also no longer available for download; those who downloaded it originally can keep it on their console and it has been known for people to try and flog consoles with P.T installed online, such in the demand for this sneaky Silent Hills teaser.

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Dan Curtis is approximately one-half videogame knowledge, and the other half inexplicable Geordie accent. He's also one quarter of the Factory Sealed Retro Gaming podcast.