During the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase, it was revealed that Kojima Productions is partnering with Microsoft on a new project. Exactly what this new game will be remains a mystery, though the auteur game designer says it's something he's always wanted to make. Kojima is also calling it something "no one has ever experienced before", so it's a pretty exciting prospect. However, some Sony fans are worried this means the studio is done with PlayStation.
Of course, that isn't the case. Kojima Productions is a wholly independent team, and will be seeking out opportunities and pitching ideas to publishers just like any other studio. With this new project leaning into cloud technology and Xbox looking to broaden its appeal with more Japanese games, this collaboration definitely makes sense. All that said, an exclusive game for one platform doesn't necessarily mean another will fall by the wayside.
To make things crystal clear, Kojima Productions has released the following statement on the matter:
Not long ago, there were rumours that Sony was planning to buy out Kojima Productions, something that was refuted by Kojima himself. For the studio, it's definitely beneficial to be platform agnostic, at least for now. Hopefully this tweet will placate the team's most impassioned fans on PlayStation for the time being. It does appear that we'll be getting Death Stranding 2 at some point (thanks, Norman!) so there's always that to look forward to.
[source twitter.com]
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Well, budget won't be a problem so I am completely onboard with this. At least even if the game is Xbox exclusive, we PC users should still be able to play it.
I am surprised that Kojima productions is a large enough team to juggle two projects on two different ecosystems. I hope one doesn’t slow down the other, but I’m afraid it must.
No he's a traitor now let's get him
Apparently there’s already a petition from Sony fanboys trying to get him to cancel his Xbox game…
I wonder if this would even been a question if he had released on stadia like heavily reported as being the original plan…
Didn't think they were. Their MS project sounds like a small one.
He didn't just ditch us, he Abandoned us.
Crazy that they had to even announce this. I didn't think people would be that sensitive to the news...
Yes, your bestie has other friends you probably don't hang out with.
Man, with all this timed exclusivity crap, I'm actually kinda relieved.
I can keep chipping away slowly at this huge backlog I have. Keep your game passes and timed exclusivities. I'll get them when they're dirt cheap
Except for Factions 2 and Hogwarts of course. Day one baby!
The sheer entitlement of some gamers continues to astonish.
Very excited to see what this vision of his is.
Probably some weird sh*t like the memory card stuff with MGS but on steroids 😂
I'm just happy it won't be a "mobile phone exclusive" game. I'm totally fine enduring booting up the Xbox in order to play a Kojima game.
When they mentioned „Cloud“ I was out.
How much was the MS cloud power hyped during the Xbox One announcement, at the end there was simply nothing.
@Jacko11 My bet is on something related to the tech behind GamePass Cloud gaming - maybe like streaming big games within other games...
Good article but crazy & slightly embarrassing that it even has to be addressed
@Reeneman I think it'll be pretty cool. None of that Crackdown 'cloud' BS
If it turns out to be awesome can we trade Death Stranding 2 for it please!? 🤣
Honestly though the studio is independent they can do what they want. Stop being a bunch of control freaks people!
@SegaBlueSky you mean people, gamers aren't some special breed of people, they're very representative of the modern person
Just keep him. He have made games since 1986, and have yet to put out a title I cared for. Far beyond overrated.
Making an exclusive for MS feels a little...dirty, like performing a private gig for an oligarch.
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Only kidding of course, MS ain't that bad!
In fact, I for one welcome our MS overlords....
Kojima can do what he wants. Wouldn't surprise me if this game ended up on PS one day anyway, where it would actually be played.
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@UnusedBabyWipes i see what you did there
The fact that they had to tweet this is simply stupid.
Worse, I think it's stoopid.
I think this is more a case of that this particular game is more suited to the Xbox infrastructure than PS one. Maybe a PS version is coming later and it's a timed thing.
@Humaniac I like a lot of his games, it's just a matter of opinion.
My Xbox is ready when you are, Kojima. Hope it comes out in 2023. The Xbox ecosystem is in a pretty dire place right now.
Thought so, now will whoever made that stupid "Cancel Kojima's Xbox exclusive" petition please cool it?
Ninja Theory, Compulsion and Double Fine were all proudly independent studios once. Just sayin.
My Series X is ready!
As a long time Kojima and PlayStation fanboy, this does not make me sad even one bit. Aside from the project (allegedly being codenamed OVERDOSE), being a cloud gaming project -in which I'm not very interested because of crappy internet on my side of the world- they seem to be focusing on multiple projects.
Norman Reedus outed Death Stranding 2, and Kojima didn't deny it. Neither did he or his team make tweets about it. He just humorously told Norman Reedus to go back to his room!
That said, I'm still excited to see what he's cooking. Whether I'll be able to play it or not will have very little to do with that. The guy is a genius and I'm here to see what he does, regardless of platform.
Kojima's studio is independent, so they can team up with whoever they choose to. I just chuckled at the social media freakouts that happened after he announced his cloud game.
Coming to a Samsung telly near you.
Collaborating with console makers sounds perfect for Kojima. They will give him the budget to make the game he wants, and not get too involved to make sure the project makes money like a third party would do, as they can sort of write off some of the cost as advertising in a way. After what Konami did do MGSV, I'd be quite happy for him to continue partnering up with both Sony and MS for exclusives.
Kojima just wants to be independent. That's it.
Sony would have bought them in that purchasing roll they had recently. So Kojima is for the streets.
Sony still needs a few more studios, it's not like the competition knows how to handle theirs so I think deviation games and maybe someone like striking distance should be enough. Maybe Firewalk.
hopefully get this stuff on gamepass. i like to have all the platforms xbox , playstation , Nintendo and pc. didnt have that when i was younger, as i get older i like my creature comforts lol
Well actually he is... For this specific title.
Another way of putting it is yes yes he is. I mean it won't bother me as I have a series x as well as ps5, but this is most definitely turning his back on Sony considering this new game is gamepass exclusive.
Looking forward to this one. More Kojima is a good thing!
I really don't care where his next game will be! If the game worth playing I'll be playing it, but man some of the fanboys are really nasty, and they are really old to act like that!
@Victor_Meldrew not exactly. Of course we are all people, but the average gamer is not the same as the average teacher, the average politician, the average athlete, etc. Each group has its own characteristics and the more time you spend with just one group, the more likely it is you'll begin to think and act like it.
It's quite embarrassing really that they've had to put out that statement. Kojima is independent, and can work with both companies. I'm intrigued to see how they utilize the cloud.
Has anyone so far confirmed it is going to be exclusive? Honestly, they chose their wording very carefully with this one as opposed to other announcements. They said "teaming up" which could mean anything. Usually, MS likes to point out exclusivity unambiguously.
I don’t get the fuss anyway. You’ll probably be able to play that game about anywhere anyway (in 2024….maybe) in the way it’s supposed to be played. It’s a cloud game ☁️💨
@JJ2 Yep. All you need is a stable connection and your preferred monitor/ TV of choice you can hook anything up to
Pretty embarrassing that people are sensitive about a third party studio making games for other platforms lol
As an independent studio he is allowed to work with whomever he wants. I'm just glad he's still open to making games with PlayStation.
What I don't understand is why studios want to make an Xbox exclusive. I think Time has shown over and over they don't care about supporting it. All xbox user want is online only all the time. All my friends only care about that while I actually care about story and ps lol instead of making it for Xbox put it on ps and ppl would actually support it. Like sunset overdrive and recore and quantum break to name a few. I'd love a sunset overdrive 2 but cuz it didn't do well cuz of Xbots. ***** em then
All I care is that if the Silent Hills revival is legit, it’s not Xbox exclusive. That’s too big of a deal for the industry for it to be exclusive.
@SerJosh97 Please seek help
People are overreacting as always. Kojima Studio is not part of PS Studio so they have no obligation to be exclusive to PS.
Anyway, if this game is like Death Stranding then I couldn't care less.
@SerJosh97 buy an xbox buy a switch dont be loyal to one company their loyal to no one.
I think this will be something along the lines of Death Strandings shared world but turned up to 10. Very interested to see what he has in mind.
Also, burn him at the stake!
@Bleachedsmiles The whole petition thing is pathetic. People need to grow up and stop being so hurt when things don't pan out exactly the way they want all of the time.
The other important thing about this story is that the game relies heavily on cloud computing. Xbox are in a better position to deliver cloud services. Didn't Sony themselves sign a deal with Microsoft not long ago to get support with the cloud??
@JJ2 @dschons It’s exclusive, but you’ll be able to play it anywhere that has gamepass… that’s the point. Get some gamepass subs. Them saying working with Xbox teams makes me think he may be using one of the engines from Xbox too… which I guess it why we won’t see death stranding on Xbox.
Cloud gaming could mean anything. There’s a few games that already use the benefits of the cloud on Xbox - flight sim being a good example.
I honestly think his game is going to be an episodic horror that will use the cloud to incorporate real time events (news stories ect) to add to immersion. Maybe they’ll even break the fourth wall further and have your gamer tag/Xbox dashboard be part of the game.
But I’ve been saying this since it was first rumoured. It could literally be anything.
Either way, it’s a good get for Xbox.
@Bleachedsmiles
Thats what I said. Not a big deal 😅
Probably even not exclusive to game pass forever 👀
@JJ2 When gamepass comes to PlayStation will probably be the day you play this on a PlayStation console.
I imagine death stranding 2 will not be on Xbox though if that eases things a bit for you
@Bleachedsmiles
Better wait for the full game. Kojima isn’t a fool.
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