Summary
Aside from Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, legendary game developer Hideo Kojima also revealed that he was working on an action espionage game titled Physint, and a horror title in collaboration with Xbox named OD. Both titles are in development, though we haven’t heard about them in a while.
Hideo Kojima posted an end-of-year message on X (formerly Twitter), where the game auteur touched on the year’s happenings and info about OD and Physint’s development.
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Physint and OD Scanning And Filming Suspended Because of SAG Strike
Kojima started his message by noting the things that happened in the year, stating, “Thank you for all your support in 2024. It was a year full of many things: DS2 development, the release of our second trailer, ADR for the actors, music production and recording, Japanese voice recording. In the summer, we started to play and build up the game. We were also able to hold a TGS stage event for the first time in 5 years.”
Kojima then segued into OD and Physint and how the two titles’ development was affected by the SAG strike, adding, “For OD, we developed the game and had actor and environment scanning. In the second half of the year, scanning and filming were suspended due to the SAG strike. Casting was also suspended for Physint due to the strike. We hope to resume next year. “
If you’re unfamiliar with what’s happening, the Screen Actors-Guild (SAG)-American Federation of Television and Radio Arts (AFTRA) members went on strike on July 26, 2024. This kicked off after more than 18 months of negotiations fell through with some of the biggest video game companies, and it all stemmed from AI (Artificial Intelligence). You can read more about it here if you’re interested.
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Continuing with Kojima’s message to fans, he lists some of his published work in Japan and noted the planning for the live-action Death Stranding film and events they sorted in 2024.
“Personally, I have an ongoing series of essays published in anan and Nikkei newspaper, radio programs “Hide Radio ♾” and “KOJI10,” a special episode of “HideoTube,” and also “Hidemys 2024” book fair, which I almost gave up on. I continued to comment on movies and novels, though fewer than usual. Preparations and planning for the live-action DS film with A24 as well as other adaptations are underway. I signed with WME. We also held a “Death Stranding Exhibition” at Shibuya PARCO (Nagoya and Osaka to be held next year). It was a year that went by in a flash,” Kojima ends.
While Kojima is busy with Death Stranding 2, we hope the development hitches with OD and Physint are resolved ASAP. I mean, Kojima isn’t known to be someone who develops games swiftly, and any hindrances, such as the strike, will only add to the wait for those eager to see what Kojima’s following projects are.
The last we saw of Death Stranding 2 was in September with a new trailer where Kojima unveiled a different kind of Photo Mode.
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is the upcoming sequel from Hideo Kojima for Death Stranding. As mysterious and inscrutable as the first game was leading up to launch, details are sparse on this bizarre open-world exploration game.
Franchise Death Stranding
Released 2023-00-00
Publisher(s) Sony Online Entertainment
