Hideo Kojima's New Project Getting Lots of Sony Love

@lolwhatno I guess you like walking a lot LMAO

"Don’t abandon us in the comments section below."
I see what you did there.😉

I have a feeling his next game will simply be multiplatform and not exclusive to either console.

Imagine this man building your company up, singlehandedly making it iconic and relevant for 25 years and then letting him go

@GoodGame
All this wAlkinG siM talk and I was actually surprised how deep traversing actually was in the game. It's got a lot of variety and even the walking bits get upgraded to more interesting mechanics.
Absolute blast of a game. Finally a different game, one that emphasizes traversing, instead of the typical get from point A to B and shoot some baddies up.
Meanwhile the gameplay is onrails and all you care about is fast traveling and being done with it

Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding have only been great for PlayStation, so no surprise if they want to continue their partnership.
A Death Stranding sequel would be exciting, but first I'd rather see an original game and find out what else him and his team can come up with.

@lolwhatno it's different. Haha, worth a play but it definitely isn't for everyone.

Whatever he does next will be interesting! Love or loath him, he thinks different and we need more people like that in this industry, and less people trying to jump on the last successful titles bandwagon.

I'm not the most ardent fan of his convoluted plot lines, but I always enjoy playing his games as he always tries new things, and that appeals to me very much.

He deserves the awards and recognition.

@lolwhatno “… I love walking, helps me clear my head or think about whatever my minds decides to think about.”

Actually the walking / hiking bits of Death Stranding are very much like that. Very contemplative and given to self-reflection. The quiet moments hiking a puzzling out how to traverse a gorge and keep my load intact were my favorite parts of the game. But there’s still plenty of shooting, cutscenes, leveling up and building things, etc, etc. But the beauty of taking a nice long walk was some of the joy.

@GoodGame the point is to make traversal something you need to think about and plan, and it works great. Its so much better than pointing to a map marker and just keeping your joystick held forward a la ubi games.
I'd recommend any thinking gamer to give it a try with an open mind - you might find, like many others before, that its actually really very good!

@lolwhatno can't remember how much the PS5 Upgrade was, £5 or £10 but I managed to pick up the PS4 version for like £6. And as you stated you like walking, obviously it's different but it's actually very relaxing to play. Music and walking. Pretty much it.

Loved death stranding nothing else quite like it.

Originality in gaming a rare thing now days

I didn’t realize that Sony farmed out their studio assets for third party multiplatform production. That’s good to know. Haven’t played RE Village yet, but if the cut scenes were done it Kratos’s house, they are probably pretty good.

Good, I love that are still people willing to do things differently in games, and also that there are companies like Sony willing to fund this kind of projects. I mean, Death Stranding is a pretty bizarre game (in the good sense, for my liking), and not a cheap one to make. Well deserve Kojima, congrats.

@lolwhatno I thought it looked horrendous and I’m not a big Kojima fan, but I decided to grab it when it was on sale, it is a fantastic game, that deserved the hype more than I gave it credit for. It is far different than anything else I’ve played. I think it’s worth a try.

@GoodGame Yeah. For me DS looks like a walking sim with a Kojima wannabe movie director. I'll try it when it's free on ps plus and even then I won't be bothered if I miss it.

Death Stranding was amazing, looking forward to playing whatever he comes up with next. Hope to one day play the MGS series!

It’s a shame Death Stranding gets such a bad reputation. The beginning two or three chapters are a bit of a slog (and maybe a misstep on the devs part for how long it is) but after that, vehicles and combat and the different suits and such make it pretty fun.

The story is really engaging and unique. Glad I played it. Not one I’d personally replay, but I was happy for the experience and would encourage people to give it a shot (and not judge it on the opening hours)

I always like the idea of Kojima making new IP

Excited, loved Death Stranding... kept maintaining the roads and bridges I built long after I was done playing the main story😅

@lolwhatno I hope they'll just drop it on ps plus for ya, so you can dive in without having to contemplate whether it's worth your money to begin with man. Based on what you've said you might like it a lot, it's not for everyone that's for sure but it's personally been one of my favorite ps exclusives back when it was.

Death Stranding is nothing short of a masterpiece. I know it's probably not for everyone but I could safely say it was a science fiction opera of fantastic ideas executed beautifully. It really took the open world formula and turned it on its head. Really gets you thinking about humanity and seeing things from a different perspective. It wasn't a mindless fetch quest crap at its core. Sure there are fetch (side) quests but every one of the main missions was engaging in some way. Anyway thats my spiel. I cannot wait to see what else Kojima does. ✌️👍

EDIT: For as monotonous as some things were at times — maybe only 3 missions, it was one of the only games to ever reel me in on the story alone so that I actually felt compelled to walk all the way back to a location just so I could see what happens. The story really is a strong point and is motivating enough. The visuals are insane too!

Death Stranding pleasantly surprised me in many, many ways.
It's a very deep game, much more then the tag "walking simulator" gives it.
I played it on PS5 and it's pretty incredible.

@lolwhatno It is a very unique game.
I have really enjoyed it after the "director's cut".
Keep an open mind that it will not be like other games, and enjoy how creative the world and multiplayer interactions were made.

Really curious to see what Kojima is working on. I love Death Stranding so I'm keeping a close eye on his future projects.

@lolwhatno Aye, don't mess with the Stranded (that's what I'm calling us). It's a great game but it's definitely not for everyone.

I thought this guys next game was for xbox

@lolwhatno oh I didn't end up getting it, can't trust my internet connection enough to want to get gt7. I don't have the option to play wired sadly, also still don't have a ps5 so there's lots holding me off on the purchase. I'll probably just wait till it's playable offline.

Edit: hell yeah, I think with all of the negative reviews the game has gotten in the past it might have encouraged players who thoroughly enjoyed it to voice their opinions even more (like me). I got it on a whim for €25 some 3 months after launch, it was my first kojima game actually and I was blown away by basically every facet of the game.

Jim Ryan really handing them flowers to Kojima. Next thing you know, he'll be sending a proposal to join the PS family.

@lolwhatno on another note I will say I've put 60 hours into Elden Ring so far and it's glorious mate. So far only the second fromsoft game I've had the pleasure of being able to enjoy. But the way it spurs you on to want to explore, I've not had this feeling in a while. Did you end up getting it?

@lolwhatno I was one of those who called it "walking simulator". But imagine my surprise when I experienced it first hand. It's far from perfect and it's NOT a 10/10 game, however, it has a very unique charm that separates it from other similar titles.
I loved the story and I was fully invested in the post-apocalyptic world (except Norman - he CAN'T act), and weirdly, I couldn't wait to start making new deliveries.
The downsides include a bit of that open-world bloat, plot holes and simply could become tedious for some gamers.

@lolwhatno well I've tried my hand at both bb and ds3. Couldn't however beat Gascoigne and didn't really wanna bother spending too much time on it, it was my first fromsoft game and I guess I didn't have the right mindset for it yet being used to games that weren't always as challenging as that. In ds3 however I got a bit further in actually. Enjoyed it as well, felt easier than bb but I couldn't ever finish it cause I had to let go of the playstation for a while.

@lolwhatno Sorry lol, but I'm glad you'll give it a try! And the same to you, hope you have a lovely day 😊

@lolwhatno well done buddy, you've dominated the comment section 👏.
you know, for 20h, it was bearable. I spent like 60h and it was Really boring. I was curious about the ending so I continued.
"why am I even doing this?" and "who cares, Kojima?" occurred a lot to me. it's one of those games that works differently from person to person so I wish you best of luck for your (future) journey.

@lolwhatno I honestly never thought I would like it.
Specially because it does feel like a walking simulator at first, and I find most of Kojima's writing inaccessible... but it does have a uniqueness, and if you accept its different approach on gameplay and story, there is something special for you to enjoy.

Just don't make a Death Stranding 2

Just give him back metal gear and let him make metal gear six as the follow up to 5.

If not, get him to make a new spy espionage series and make it as wonderful and MG5. Huge open world, freedom to do what you want....but this time let the player decide how to handle the badguys instead of making your game character grow horns and get covered in blood when you kill too many.

My last playthru of mg5 has my character looking like he had just stepped out of a bathtub of blood and glued goat horns to his head !

I’m still gutted we never got “Silent Hills”. 😩

*shakes fist at Konami 😾

Sony really needs to just buy his studio and let him do whatever he wants before MS buys him up and the rest of the industry.

I wonder what load of pretentious drivel he's cooking up this time?

Kojima and PlayStation have always worked well together. I'm not surprised the relationship continues. Kojima once said, after teaming up with PlayStation when he started KJP again, that Metal Gear Solid wouldn't have been possible without PlayStation. He meant it from a technical standpoint because PS One was the best back then. But I'm sure he also has a certain attachment to the company.

I'm here for it, either way. As long as Hideo Kojima makes games, I'll be sure to play them.

@PenguinL
irritated? confused? it must be a kojima game:)
love the games but I've always felt the same as you over the plots.
Played MGS series lots and loved 'em, but I understood very little of the story!