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In his post, Kojima gave players an update on where things stand with his three main projects — Death Stranding 2, OD, and Physint. Regarding Death Stranding 2, he says that the team “started to play and build up the game” over the summer after working on music production, Japanese voice recording, and more. For the other two games, however, there have been hiccups.

First, with OD, Kojima says that game development continued along with actor and environment scanning. In the second half of the year, though, scanning and filming was suspended due to the strike. For Physint, casting was suspended because of the strike.

Kojima said that the hold is to resume next year. That’s as long as a deal reached, of course. The current SAG-AFTRA strike began in July after 18 months of negotiations over AI protections for video game actors. As of publishing, there is no update on where the talks stand.

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[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Ummta

 

[N0S]

Kojima and his damned Hollywood ambitions

 

[Nankatsu]

 

[HRK69]

I forgive you king

 

[Mr Hyde]

Kojima needs to ditch the Hollywood actors. They are expensive and overrated which is a bad combo. Create your own characters instead.

 

[HRK69]

Kojima needs to ditch the Hollywood actors. They are expensive and overrated which is a bad combo. Create your own characters instead.

Uuh.



No.

 

[R6Rider]

 

[Heimdall_Xtreme]

Tactical espionage action

Metal Gear Solid X Physint

 

[Pandawan]

The last time Kojima tried to develop multiple games at once, we got an unfinished MGSV and an unreleased P.T.

Now he's started making 3 games at once

 

[Luipadre]

Its okay Kojima, 1 game at a time. Im most interested and hyped for DS2 anyway. Just dont release that shit at the end of the year and give me a new 8 min trailer already

 

[Brigandier]

Wouldn't making 1 game at a time be more productive?.

 

[Badlucktroll]

Will xbox still be a thing when OD finally comes out?

 

[Guardian Monkey]

Delayed from later to later

 

[decisions]

His obsession with Hollywood is hindering his career, it’s sad.

Kojima, MGS was better than Hollywood!

 

[thicc_girls_are_teh_best]

Get Hollywood out of gaming!

#GetHollywoodOUTofGaming

His obsession with Hollywood is hindering his career, it’s sad.

Kojima, MGS was better than Hollywood!

Obsession with modern Hollywood and wanting to emulate it, has been ruining a lot of Western AAA in general.

Gaming doesn't need to emulate film to be taken as a serious art form.

Uuh.



No.

Well, if you're gonna push for stuff like this it would be nice if the player had interactive input during such moments. That's the nature of the medium, after all.

 

[Spukc]

 

[Crystal Winters]

I must have been under a rock for a while. What is OD and Physint? are they multiplatform or exclusive?

 

[adamsapple]

First, with OD, Kojima says that game development continued along with actor and environment scanning. In the second half of the year, though, scanning and filming was suspended due to the strike. For Physint, casting was suspended because of the strike.

This motherfucker just wants to get as many of his favorite movie stars on board as he can ..

 

[Moses85]

 

[KaiserBecks]

Doubt we’re getting Physint on current gen hardware. But of course Hermen Lulz had to announce it.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Wait, has that always said “Cinematic” Espionage Action game?

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Kojima needs to ditch the Hollywood actors. They are expensive and overrated which is a bad combo. Create your own characters instead.

Whilst I don't necessarily disagree in principle, seeing Lea Seydoux in all her glorious sexiness in Death Stranding and its sequel is a gift I wouldn't exchange for anything.

 

[TheThreadsThatBindUs]

Wait, has that always said “Cinematic” Espionage Action game?

Yep.

A cinematic espionage action game differs from a tactical espionage action game, in that the espionage action during the course of the game is more cinematic than tactical.

Hope this helps.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Will xbox still be a thing when OD finally comes out?

You’re an XBox

 

[Mr Hyde]

Whilst I don't necessarily disagree in principle, seeing Lea Seydoux in all her glorious sexiness in Death Stranding and its sequel is a gift I wouldn't exchange for anything.

Yeah, she is stunning so I'll give that one a pass.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

Whilst I don't necessarily disagree in principle, seeing Lea Seydoux in all her glorious sexiness in Death Stranding and its sequel is a gift I wouldn't exchange for anything.

 

[SJRB]

How can you not laugh at anything this guy says or does these days?

Such a goofball.

 

[Gamer_By_Proxy]

How can you not laugh at anything this guy says or does these days?

Such a goofball.

Geoff K right now

 

[LectureMaster]

Kojima needs to ditch the Hollywood actors. They are expensive and overrated which is a bad combo. Create your own characters instead.

I have absolutely zero interests in the Hollywood in gaming. All of the greatest characters in games were created originally rather than scanning some real actors' faces.

 

[near]

We still have DS2 to look forward to.

 

[Generic]

Uuh.



No.

That was a lot of verbal exposition.

 

[Blood Borne]

Genuine question.

Why do game developers/companies like using expensive actors and voice actors?
Do they believe it will help sell the game?
Do they see it as a stepping stool to their transition as film directors?

I’m asking because for me personally, I see no value in it other than increasing cost of development. I think I speak for most gamers when I say we don’t give a damn about Hollywood actors in games.

Gameplay is the single most important aspect of a game.

 

[Fahdis]

Sigint aint happy with Physint

 

[deriks]

How much to say that it will be delayed again just because of the stupid Hollywood boner?

Remember that Phantom Pain was released the way it did not only because of Konami, but because the man thinks that doesn't have limits

 

[Perrott]

Wait, has that always said “Cinematic” Espionage Action game?

No, that's a fan-made image.

There aren't any official marketing materials for Physint yet. In fact, that's only the working title of the game.

 

[Donald mac Ronald]

I wonder if his fart at the game awards could be incorporated into one of his projects.

 

[ULTROS!]

I have a feeling OD will get cancelled

 

[mckmas8808]

Well, if you're gonna push for stuff like this it would be nice if the player had interactive input during such moments. That's the nature of the medium, after all.

1000% disagree with you here. There are things that the Gaming dev Community can learn from film and TV. We've seen some of it over the years and regardless if you want to be honest with yourself and us or not, we know for a fact that it has helped gaming become bigger than it was. This is a fact!

 

[Liopleurodon]

I wish I could force Kojima to make another game for PS1, and/or PS2 - which could be ported to PC as well.

Nothing against his current stuff, on contrary, but I really think those technological limits would again help him to make something really good.

 

[Hyet]

Software development was países due to the inability to cast actors.

Like, if you couldn't work on prototyping, level design, pipelines, stricture, programming útil your boss hasn't chosen the face that goes in the box and the VA. This has always been a pretentious hack

 

[Toots]

Kojima and his damned Hollywood ambitions

Hollywood Kojima is such a heel it's not even funny anymore

 

[StueyDuck]

Phsyint makes sense, feels like they don't really know exactly what it is yet.

But didn't OD gameplay leak like years ago, also isn't it his "smaller" project , also basically a movie.

Seems weird, wonder if they having issues with the game.

 

[StueyDuck]

Yep.

A cinematic espionage action game differs from a tactical espionage action game, in that the espionage action during the course of the game is more cinematic than tactical.

Hope this helps.

isn't it because they are planning an entire franchise and he's hoping it will span both movies/TV and gaming

 

[mdkirby]

the hold will continue until next year? …the rate of progress, there will be little need for actors by then unless you reallllly want specific people for some reason.

 

[Davevil]

 

[SimTourist]

Releasnt

 

[Liopleurodon]

Not really interested in OD (for now), but Physint really seems like it could be the spiritual successor of Metal Gear.

 

[HRK69]

Well, if you're gonna push for stuff like this it would be nice if the player had interactive input during such moments. That's the nature of the medium, after all.

Oh please, you’re just complaining to complain at this point. You see a beautifully crafted cutscene, something that adds weight and depth to the story, and your first reaction is "but where’s my button press?" Like seriously?

Guess we better remove every cutscene ever because apparently the medium can't handle a moment of passive storytelling

Not every second needs to be a glorified QTE just to satisfy the "everything must be interactive" crowd

Some of the greatest moments in gaming come from cutscenes

 

[Shifty1897]

Genuine question.

Why do game developers/companies like using expensive actors and voice actors?
Do they believe it will help sell the game?
Do they see it as a stepping stool to their transition as film directors?

I’m asking because for me personally, I see no value in it other than increasing cost of development. I think I speak for most gamers when I say we don’t give a damn about Hollywood actors in games.

Gameplay is the single most important aspect of a game.

If he hired scabs to act to get around the strike, he'd get blackballed by SAG-AFTRA. For someone who loves movies and movie stars as much as Kojima, I'm sure he'd rather die.