Hideo Kojima Teases 'Next Project' - News

I'm actually waiting for the crazy thing he has right now... death stranding.

Not sure why downvote on he starting a new project to be a GOTY for PS5. Perhaps someone that want the game in another platform?

Why? It is quite obvious that since the game is in polishing status they are already working on a new one.

Welp, haters always hate, that's damn correct

@DonFerrari Because he hasn't released a single game ever since he left Konami and his previous team? What happens if Death Stranding isn't all that great when it comes out?

@NathanSSSS where did you see hate in my comment?

The time from the release of MGS5 to Death Stranding is very near average. And he started a team, made a project, choose and tweaked and engine in the meantime to release a game so it was good. Now we need to see how will the game be, I expect it to be good based on his output.

Now it is natural that they have already started working in a new game since several stuff that is done on a game depends on the timeline of the development, so who worked on the start of Death Stranding would be idle or unemployed if they hadn't start working on the next game, that is just general game development.

@DonFerrari I'm not arguing about any of that, though. I'm saying that announcing a new project before you have even released the current one is in poor taste. Would it be OK if CD Project Red said that they are already working on their next game? Or any developer for that matter? It diverts attention from what they are currently working on.

There is 0 problem in it. Most devs are working in more than one title at any given time.

@DonFerrari Sure, but they are not announcing them left and right, because as I stated above it undermines the current project.

And I'm still waiting the reason for why it undermines the current project.

@DonFerrari I guess I really need to spell it out. Oh, well. It indicates that the focus has already shifted to a new project, which means less support will be available for the current one. When this is an unreleased game, this is not a positive thing.

You are making stuff on your own mind to see problems.

The story is finished, the gameplay is finished, character design is finished, cutscenes are finished. The only thing that seems to still be going on for this game is Quality Control and smoothing out details.

So of course the focus on everything else is already in another thing. You are taking problem on the dev saying the truth that is applicable to every game, just because you want to find a problem in it where there isn't any.

@DonFerrari Oh, citation needed on those things you mentioned being complete.

The game hasn't gone gold yet and there's quite some time before it's released, so development could still be happening.

I'm also not mentioning any problems with the game. I'm saying that announcing a new project while this one has yet to be delivered is in poor taste and casts shade on what's currently being worked on as I mentioned above.

Just for you.

You know that the release date is November 8th right? You know a game goes gold like 1 month before release date so the BDs are printed right? And most of the work is finished about 6 months before release and they use that time to iron out bugs and the like.

We are less than 2 months away from release so the game is finished from almost all aspects.

They won't change story, gameplay, characters, etc.

https://news.avclub.com/hideo-kojima-embraces-self-parody-with-death-stranding-1837967356

There are some people that already had the chance to play the game fully.