Summary
After months of rumors circulating about an all-new project from Hideo Kojima, the official announcement ofODat The Game Awards 2023 instantly set high expectations among players. Now, their sights are set to 2024 as they anticipate more information about Kojima Productions' upcoming game. With Kojima’s reputation for developing acclaimed games spanning the likes ofMetal Gear Solid,PT, andDeath Stranding, the initial leaks surrounding what was then calledProject Overdosewere met with eager anticipation among players. Now that the first teasers and brief details have been revealed forOD, players are already wanting to know Productions' new IP.
Based on what was rumored beforeOD’s official announcement and the details that have since been confirmed, many are convinced that the game will be a spiritual successor to the canceledSilent Hillsproject Kojima had been developing before his exit from Konami. Despite the evidence backing this theory such as the potential references toPT,OD’scollaboration with horror filmmaker Jordan Peeleand Kojima’s comments aboutODbeing a new form of media could see it subvert those expectations. Regardless, with development forDeath Stranding 2still underway, it’s unclear what exactly 2024 will have in store forOD.
What Should Players Expect for OD during 2024?
OD Likely Won’t Be Released in 2024
Kojima recently commented on social media and his YouTube channel with potentialupdates on the development ofDeath Stranding 2andOD, suggesting that work for both games would continue simultaneously throughout 2024. Given thatDeath Stranding 2had been announced earlier thanODand based on Kojima’s comments seems closer to completion, it’s highly likely thatODwon’t be released this year. But now that the game has been officially revealed, there’s a decent chance Kojima will start to reveal the year, though players may still have to contend with his usual flair for the cryptic and abstract.
OD’s Exact Platforms Could Be Revealed in 2024
UnlikeDeath Strandingand its sequel being developed as PlayStation exclusives,ODseems like it might instead be an Xbox-exclusive game due to its collaborative development with Xbox Game Studio. However, nothing has been confirmed yet, but Kojima did suggestODwould utilize Xbox’s cloud technology, which could link back to earlier rumors of a similar partnership with Google Stadia before it was shut down. With this in mind, this exclusivity to Xbox does seem likely as this use of cloud technology could be an important factor forOD’s gameplay, especially if Kojima’s remarks aboutODbeing a new mediumbetween movie and game are true.
2024 Could Reveal What OD is About and Who Else is Involved
Between its presentation at The Game Awards 2023 and the teaser trailer, it’s been confirmed that Sophia Lillis and Hunter Schager will feature withinOD’s cast, with Jordan Peele collaborating on development. Beyond this, little else is known aboutOD’s story or gameplay, so more may be revealed about both throughout 2024 to capitalize on players' interest in the game’s mystery. Peele’s involvement has already been compared toKojima’s short-lived collaboration with Guillermo del ToroonSilent Hills, as it’s well-known that Kojima has a keen interest in Hollywood and aspires to produce games that evoke a film-like quality. Kojima has also teased that some still-unrevealed horror afficianados will be working on the project, and 2024 could reveal who else will be involved.
What this all means forOD’s actual gameplay will remain to be seen, but Peele’s recent legacy as a horror filmmaker and the game’s frightening trailer do confirm thatODwill be a horror game. With multiplereferences toPTinOD’s teaserand Peele’s films exploring psychological horror and the human condition, theories thatODwill be the spiritual successor to the scrappedSilent Hillshave emerged. However, neither Kojima nor Peele has confirmed this, and though the teaser might bear some similarities toPT,such as foreboding doors or unsettling layered voices, these could be coincidental horror motifs. Regardless, 2024 could bring the first look at gameplay for the title, or at least a story trailer that confirms the type of scares players will end up seeing.
P.T.
P.T.was a first-person survival horror game. Originally launched as a free game in a new franchise by the indie studio 7780s Studio, finishing the game reveals P.T. stands for Playable Teaser and the game is actually developed by Kojima Productions as a teaser for the then upcoming but eventually cancelled gameSilent Hills. The section was said not to be part of the game. The game starts with the protagonist who wakes up in a dark room. A door leads into an L-shaped hallway with photos and various items. The hallway appears to loop around while a radio broadcast lets the player know a man has murdered his family and later killed himself. Through various loops of the same hallway and a few surrounding rooms, gradually various forms of paranormal activity occur, with sounds, changes in lighting, apparitions and many other types of events.There is no combat system and the focus is entirely on exploration. There are also only puzzles in the sense that certain events can be encountered, as there is no HUD or any direct means to interact with the environment except for movement. After a certain event is triggered based on various conditions, the game ends and a trailer forSilent Hillsis shown.After the game Silent Hills was cancelled, PT was removed from the PlayStation Network on 16 June 2025.
