Rumor: Kojima Productions' Xbox Game is an Existing IP - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 02 November 2021 / 2,808 Views
There was a rumor recently that a new Silent Hill game is in development by Kojima Productions and Sony Interactive Entertainment is helping fund the game. This is according to a publishing source who remained anonymous.
There have also been reports that Hideo Kojima has been in talks with Xbox to sign a deal for his next game. VentureBeat reporter Jeff Grubb in June said the two were close to signing a deal.
Xbox Era co-founder Nick Baker in the latest Xbox Era podcast said he has heard Kojima isn't working on a Silent Hill title. He also said the Xbox game Kojima is developing is based on an existing IP. However, he did not say what IP it is based on.
As always this should be treated as a rumor until an official announcement is made.
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If that game ends up being Silent Hill, I will get banned from here.
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still just a rumor,
would be surprised if this came true
I wouldn't be surprised if this turned out to be true. Xbox has publicly said their intent to work with many more Japanese developers. At Tokyo Game Show last week, Sarah Bond announced that over 200 Japanese indie developers have partnered with Xbox via the ID@Xbox program. So it would make complete sense that Xbox would also partner with larger Japanese studios as well.
I would be shocked if it was Silent Hill though lol
Wait, I was wrong. It is actually Metal Gears of War!
Snatcher remake
Halo Gear Solid confirmed!
Snatcher? Rumours said it was a narrative type game and Snatcher fits that description quite well. Thats if Kojima owns that IP or Komani lets him.
I was thinking the same thing, with really the only other possibilities being Policenauts and Zone of the Enders. I would be SHOCKED if Kojima had any rights to Zone of the Enders. With Snatcher and Policenauts though, with them being so old, there is SLIGHT chance that at the time Kojima got to own or reserve some of the IP rights; with maybe even the option of buying them or the full rights going to him after a period of inactivity (which one would think both titles would have met by now lol).
Of course, when the rumor said existing IP and the game is being funded by Microsoft, that could also mean any of Microsoft's franchises. And then you throw in Bethesda's IPs, and it could be anything at that point lol
If he's doing an established IP, I'd expect to be something well known. I don't think it is likely to be any Konami properties, because they're unlikely to give up the rights to any of their big stuff. It is more likely something MS already owns.
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