{"id":46004,"date":"2025-03-24T17:09:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:09:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=46004"},"modified":"2025-03-24T17:15:35","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T08:15:35","slug":"silent-hill-f-ban-in-australia-retracted-age-rating-up-for-review-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/silent-hill-f-ban-in-australia-retracted-age-rating-up-for-review-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Silent Hill f ban in Australia retracted, age rating up for review again\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In response to AUTOMATON\u2019s inquiry, the Australian Classification Board has stated that its &#8220;Refused Classification\u201d (RC) rating of <strong>Silent Hill f<\/strong> has been retracted. At the time of writing, the game is still under review in Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Konami\u2019s upcoming horror game was initially refused classification by Australia\u2019s rating board. This means that it was not deemed appropriate for any age category and essentially banned from being promoted or released in the country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1111\" height=\"1080\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1111px) 100vw, 1111px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/silent-hill-f-20250324-332526-001-1111x1080.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-46008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/silent-hill-f-20250324-332526-001-1111x1080.webp 1111w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/silent-hill-f-20250324-332526-001-380x369.webp 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/silent-hill-f-20250324-332526-001-768x746.webp 768w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/silent-hill-f-20250324-332526-001.webp 1200w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, this decision has since been retracted, according to the classification board. This is also apparent from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.classification.gov.au\/titles\/silent-hill-f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">official homepage<\/a>, where Silent Hill f\u2019s \u201cRefused Classification\u201d rating has been deleted. The game will go under review again, the results of which will be announced sometime before Silent Hill f\u2019s launch.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The details behind this turn of events are not&nbsp;known, but it is possible that Konami took some measures in response to the initial rating&#8217;s announcement. It remains to be seen whether Silent Hill f will be able to release in Australia  and whether this will require censorship of its content. AUTOMATON has contacted Konami regarding the re-examination and will be updating this article if we receive a response.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earlier this month, Silent Hill f received an M rating from the ESRB and <a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/silent-hill-f-is-the-first-game-in-the-series-to-be-rated-18-in-japan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">became the first Silent Hill game to receive an 18+ rating in Japan.<\/a>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With a scenario written by Ryukishi07, author of the acclaimed Umineko and Higurashi When They Cry series, Silent Hill f is currently in development for the PC (<a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/2947440\/SILENT_HILL_f\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Steam<\/a>\/Epic Games Store), PS5 and Xbox Series X|S&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Classification Board has retracted its &#8220;Refused Classification\u201d rating of Konami&#8217;s Silent Hill f.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":46007,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-46004","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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