Hideo Kojima claims sticking around insurance claims that a Death Stranding follow up was initially in the help Google Stadia yet inevitably terminated are “unfounded.”
Speaking on the 10th episode of his Brain Structure (opens up in brand-new tab) podcast, Kojima appeared to reference a report (opens up in brand-new tab) from last month claiming a Stadia-exclusive Death Stranding sequel was once being planned yet was shelved by Google Stadia basic supervisor Phil Harrison. Though his words have actually been equated from Japanese to English (formally, as component of the podcast, to be clear), it appears clear the renowned supervisor is annoyed by what he views as false information online.
“How do you react to that?” Kojima asked hypothetically. “Users send me stuff like this directly, like ‘word is going around about so and so.’ It’s constant, almost every day, and I don’t know where the original source came from, so I can’t say much about it.”
Kojima takes place to state in no unpredictable terms that he’s never ever talked with Harrison regarding a Death Stranding follow up.
“The rumor that Death Stranding, moreover a sequel, was in the works to be an exclusive title for Google is unfounded, and Phil Harrison ultimately rejecting that is quite impossible. I’ve never once said anything to Phil about wanting to create a Death Stranding sequel. I don’t know who pulled this information, [or] from where.”
Back in very early 2021, another report (opens up in brand-new tab) asserted Harrison rejected a proposition from Kojima Productions to establish an anecdotal scary game. However, a Google representative told GamesRadar+ that those insurance claims were “inaccurate” and also “reported hearsay as fact.”
Last month, a not-so-discreetly deleted tweet once again got fans hoping for Death Stranding 2, and also back in May star Norman Reedus seemed to confirm the project’s existence. Despite this, we have actually yet to see anything concrete from Kojima Productions relating to the oft-rumored follow up.
In the exact same podcast episode, Kojima additionally definitively closed down reports that he would certainly been associated with some means with Blue Box Games’ Abandoned, which was reportedly in yet another state of disarray as just recently as this previous summer season.
“I’ve never spoken with [Abandoned director] Hassan,” Kojima stated. “The game is yet to be released, right? I don’t think there’s much that he could do or say at this point, but if he releases the game, people might understand, so maybe he should just hurry up and release it. It’ll die down after that. Plus, I’m not involved with it in any way. I don’t know who started this rumor.”
We do understand Kojima is working on at least two different games, among which might or might not be the various other reported game, Overdose, which is stated to be a brand-new scary title.
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Source: gamesradar.com
