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By Sherif Saed,
Monday, February 24, 2020, GMT
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Kojima canceled two sessions of GDC 2020.
Death Stranded Developer Kojima co., Ltd. It is the latest developer to decide not to participate in this year's Game Developers Conference (GDC).
The developer announced the news this morning, and it is foreseeable that people are worried about the coronavirus.
Kojima Productions had previously planned to host two meetings at GDC 2020. The first meeting will be held on March 16 and will be hosted by AI programmer Eric Johnson. The other is scheduled for March 19th, hosted by Hideo Kojima.
Due to the growing interest in coronavirus, Kojima made a difficult decision to cancel our participation in the 2020 Game Developers Conference. (1/2) https://t.co/K6FJtq5Tpx
-Kojima Manufacturing (@ KojiPro2015_EN) February 24, 2020
Although highly anticipated, it is regrettable that the cancellation also included the 19th-century Hideo Kojima and the 16th meeting of Eric Johnson. (2/2) https://t.co/K6FJtq5Tpx
-Kojima Manufacturing (@ KojiPro2015_EN) February 24, 2020
Kojima Productions is another high-profile company that has withdrawn from GDC 2020 after Sony, Oculus, and others.
This year's event will be held from March 16th to 20th.