Hideo Kojima gave us some hints on his upcoming new game, saying that it will “almost be like a new medium” and also reflected on his career as a video game developer.
Speaking to The Guardian, Kojima talks about his upcoming project, other than the Death Stranding sequel, as something he’s always wanted to make for years, but the technology for it hasn’t existed until now. The developer tells The Guardian that his new game is “almost like a new medium,” and that if it succeeds “it will turn things around – not just in the game industry, but in the movie industry as well.”
The Japanese developer talks about the biggest challenge of this project is “building the infrastructure.” He talks about how one can have successful experiments, but turning those experiments into something of everyday use takes a while.
From a commercial standpoint, Kojima believes that the second or third person trying to execute his new idea is more likely to succeed as “everything is hard” for the first person. But that wouldn’t stop Kojima as he says “I want to be the first, I want to keep being the first.”
We do not know what project Kojima is referring to here, but it lines up with the new game he talked about during the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase earlier this year. The creator has repeatedly hinted at the cloud-based project as something new, and something he’s wanted to create.
Other than that, Kojima takes a moment to reflect on his career. He talks about how he used to hate looking at older games that he developed since they were made using “rudimentary technology,” and it made him feel embarrassed. But overtime, his opinion on that changed when he saw people playing the original Metal Gear Solid games, and still enjoying them.
The designer also talks about the fact that many personal life events have reflected the games that he has created. For instance, he explains that he never made a war-themed shooting game because both his parents lived through and suffered during both world wars. His father had also shown him documentaries of the holocaust, which made him turn away from war shooters.
Hideo is an icon in the video game industry. Many other creators and gamers look up to him. This reflective interview about Kojima’s life is definitely an interesting read. Make sure to check it out when you have the time.
Source: The Guardian