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Hideo Kojima teased some insight aboutOD, his next Xbox-exclusive horror project, and expressed just how ambitious it is.ODwas revealed byKojima Productionsin 2023, but very few more details have been shared since.
One of the highlights at The Game Awards 2023 was thefirst look at Hideo Kojima’sOD, which remains the game’s only trailer so far.ODis Kojima’s first collaboration with renowned director Jordan Peele, known for horror movies likeGet OutandNope. As if this team-up didn’t raise players' expectations high enough,ODalso has a star-studded cast with Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer, and Udo Kier as protagonists. Though the game is confirmed to be an Xbox exclusive, neither Kojima Productions nor Xbox Game Studios have revealed further information in almost a year. However, Hideo Kojima has recently talked about his high hopes forOD.
In an interview withVarietyabout theDeath Strandingmovie, developer Hideo Kojima briefly addressed his next horror project,OD. “I wanted to do something new that wasn’tDeath Stranding, so I teamed up with Microsoft to createOD. This is a game, but it’s a game like no other,” said Kojima. “I can’t go into too much detail, and it’s also hard to explain, but it’s a bit risky and a new challenge for me within the realm of games.” There were already some conjectures aboutODpushing the boundaries of gaming, but now it seems Kojima himself cannot define how non-traditionalODwill be.
Hideo Kojima Teases OD and Other Projects
Kojima also revealed how he came to work with Jordan Peele. As he shared with Variety, Kojima once did a podcast episode onNopeand found out that Peele was a fan of his. They then set up a Zoom call and Kojima offered Peele to join him in the development ofOD.
This is a game, but it’s a game like no other.
Aside from his statement onOD, the Kojima Productions leader also teased another game named “Physint.” According to Kojima,Physintis an espionage title still in the early concept stage. But just like withOD, this is likely as much as players will know about the project for the time being. Kojima Productions is committed toreleasingDeath Strandingin 2025, soODmight not be its top priority at the moment.
Several rumors have surroundedODfor a while now, including the speculations of it being a multiplayer experience.ODhas also been compared toP.T., Kojima’s legendary demo for aSilent Hillproject that never saw the light of day. But sinceODis a new IP altogether, players should expect it to strongly differ fromP.T.In the meantime, fans of Hideo Kojima can enjoy the most recentDeath Stranding 2footage revealed during the 2024 Tokyo Game Show, which included some interesting in-game content and an impressive photo mode.
