Boredom and loneliness: Hideo Kojima shows and talks about the first office of Kojima Productions
Now Hideo Kojima has it all: a recognized gaming genius working for fun in the spacious offices of Kojima Productions with a huge team. However, at the beginning of the new period, when Kojima left Konami, everything was different – the developer showed off the first office of his own studio.
It was a small room where Kojima worked alone – this space could not accommodate more people. It was in this office that Hideo planned the first steps to develop Kojima Productions and create future projects. He even drew concept art using his smartphone.
“All I brought with me was a computer, a monitor, a PlayStation 4 to watch Blu-ray, headphones, a notebook, a coffee cup, books, an umbrella, napkins and a smartphone. I did most of the ideas on my smartphone,” Kojima shared.
Bored and lonely: Hideo Kojima shows off and talks about the first office of Kojima Productions – photo 1
Fortunately, now Kojima does not have to live in modest conditions – this was helped by the success of Death Stranding released in 2019. This month the game turns 5 years old and the total number of players has exceeded 19 million People. In the near future, this number will increase because Death Stranding has arrived on Xbox Series and this port has caused a positive reaction due to its good optimization.
As for the future, Kojima Productions has several projects in development. The closest is Death Stranding 2: On the Beach. The sequel is due out in 2025. Kojima is also developing an OD concept game, but details are unknown.
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