The creator of Death Stranding has denied PlayStation’s acquisition of Kojima Productions and wants to maintain his independence. His Xbox cloud gaming project would still be relevant.
The rumor won’t last long, Hideo Kojima’s studio will remain independent. The father of the Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding franchises (among others) stepped in himself to set the record straight. Meanwhile, reporter Jeff Grubb gave us an update on Kojima-san’s Xbox cloud gaming project.
PlayStation acquisition of Kojima Productions, no!
Hideo Kojima is a social media addict and posted an early morning tweet in response to the alleged takeover by PlayStation. Despite appearances, Kojima Productions was and is independent.
Sorry for the misunderstanding, but Kojima Productions was and remains an independent studio.
Unlike the Housemarque (Returnal) and Bluepoint Games (Demon’s Souls) acquisitions, PlayStation Studios’ new banner wasn’t ultimately a clue. Kojima Productions will therefore not be dependent on Sony in the future and could even cooperate with its competitor Microsoft for an xCloud game.
The Xbox cloud gaming game still relevant?
In light of the takeover rumor, Jeff Grubb couldn’t resist tossing a coin back into the machine and providing details about the Kojima Productions x Xbox game. During his last broadcast, transcribed by our colleagues VGCthe journalist assures that the deal didn’t fall through:
A few weeks ago, the agreement between Xbox and Kojima was still relevant. It’s not based on information I had last year, it’s newer than that. It’s still relevant.
Developed exclusively for the Xbox cloud gaming service, this title could be the horror app denied by Stadia. Nothing for sure. Definitely, Hideo Kojima believes strongly in the potential of the technology and has been thinking about it for quite some time. The advent of 5G, still tentative in our country, could play an important role in this project.
