10 Video Games That REFUSED TO DIE
1. P.T.
And finally, we have a game which has endured in the hearts, the minds, and the hard drives of gamers no matter how aggressively Konami has attempted to jettison it from history.
We're of course talking about P.T., the "playable teaser" for Hideo Kojima's cancelled Silent Hills game, which was released for free on PSN in August 2014. The game immediately captivated players with its gorgeous visuals, suspenseful tone, and unexpected complexity.
Within a month, P.T. had been downloaded more than a million times, but after Silent Hills was cancelled, Konami opted to remove it from PSN in April 2015.
Despite initial reports that players who "owned" the game on their account would be able to re-download it, this wasn't in fact the case, leading to vocal outcry from fans who felt that Konami had effectively erased a piece of gaming history.
As a result, PS4 consoles containing the game were listed on eBay for up to $1000, while a number of fans were prompted to create their own ultra-faithful remake projects for PC.
In the five-plus years since, Konami has forced the closure of numerous P.T. remakes through legal action, yet impressive new remakes pop up on a shockingly regular basis, with an apparent 1:1 port from the PS4 game being released on PC late last year.
Given how doggedly Konami has tried to bury P.T., you'd assume the game was unconscionably terrible, rather than one of the most fascinating gaming curios of the decade.
Despite their efforts to wipe it off the face of the Earth, however, it continues to live on thanks to a community dedicated to reproducing it as faithfully as possible.