Hideo Kojima has shared an replace on his upcoming recreation OD, and spoken extra about his relationship with Xbox.
In a video proven on the finish of Xbox‘s Tokyo Recreation Present presentation, Kojima opened by explaining that his studio was at present in its tenth yr and that he just lately met up with Xbox’s management group to debate the long run.
“Earlier this yr, I visited the Xbox places of work in Redmond and had the chance to spend time with Asha [Sharma],” he stated. “There, we mentioned the way forward for video games and digital leisure, and shared a deep understanding of the targets we imagine we should always obtain collectively.”
Kojima then gave an replace on OD, which he additionally known as OD-KNOCK. Kojima beforehand confirmed that OD can be an anthology recreation, so OD-KNOCK could be one a part of the complete challenge.
“Growth of OD is progressing easily,” he stated. “Efficiency seize and ADR recording, which had been paused throughout the SAG strike, resumed this yr, and manufacturing is continuing on schedule.
“Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer, and the group have delivered intense and excellent performances, which I can’t look forward to you all to see.
“OD is a totally new sort of recreation that assessments the thresholds of concern. By way of fixed experimentation and iteration, the challenge is steadily taking form. We stay up for sharing extra info later down the road.”
After giving an replace on Physint and confirming that Invoice Skarsgård will play the lead position within the recreation, Kojima concluded by as soon as once more addressing his relationship with Xbox, and thanking the corporate for sharing his imaginative and prescient – a doable reference to final week’s announcement that Xbox was now dealing with Physint after PlayStation tried to cancel it.
“I wish to sincerely thank all of our gamers, followers, and neighborhood members for tuning in and in your continued assist,” he stated. “I might additionally wish to thank our companions at Xbox for believing in our imaginative and prescient and strolling this path towards the long run alongside us.
“We’re extremely excited in regards to the highway forward and stay up for sharing rather more with you sooner or later. Please keep tuned.”
