Microsoft reportedly does not plan to cancel Hideo Kojima's OD. The mysterious project is therefore expected to survive the latest wave of Xbox-wide cost-cutting, though it remains unclear whether OD is anywhere close to release.
OD was originally announced during the December 2023 edition of The Game Awards. Its first teaser showed several characters becoming increasingly distressed, underlining that the title was envisioned as a horror experience at its core. Subsequent patent filings from Kojima Productions pointed to OD incorporating something called the Social Scream System, a multiplayer component of a sort. Kojima later indicated as much, but OD has received few updates in the years since its official reveal. Recent reports of major restructuring and cost-cutting at Xbox have thus prompted concern among some fans about the project's fate.
Kojima Productions released a new trailer for its enigmatic horror game OD, highlighting a prominent "knocking" motif that likely has deeper meaning.
According to a new report from IGN, a source familiar with Microsoft's plans indicated that OD remains in development at Kojima Productions and is still being published by Xbox Game Studios. The report frames the project as one of the titles still moving forward while...
