I’m sorry for the misunderstanding, but KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS has been and will continue to be an independent studio. https://t.co/2M0n4ogRaa
– HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) 15 avril 2022
“I’m sorry for the misunderstanding, but Kojima Productions has been and will remain an independent studio“, he says. The fact that the “Death Stranding” brand is the property of Sony Interactive Entertainment probably explains why the character played by Norman Reedus has made a place for himself on the said banner. In any case, the denial by Kojima-san is reigniting rumors that Kojima Productions is working on a Microsoft-exclusive game. Incidentally, Jeff Grubb, the VentureBeat reporter who first reported on it last yearensures that the deal between the two parties is still relevant, without it being known at the moment what it is exactly.
Recently, Gematsu confided that Sony Interactive Entertainment had asked Kojima Productions to develop the next Silent Hill, with a financial helping hand. This thesis joins that which wants Hideo Kojima to be at work on a horrific title, knowing that Akira Yamaoka, the emblematic composer of the series, had indicated last year that his next project concerned a game expected by fans. And strangely, this interview with Al-Hub has since been withdrawn, Konami obviously attesting not to be at the origin of the maneuver. In short, if we add up the rumors, Kojima Productions would be on two projects, and this is precisely what the boss confirmed to Famitsu in December.
