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[Draugoth]

Tom Henderson says that the video footage sent to him of the game was on a Google Pixel:

Hideo Kojima's Xbox Cloud Game is Almost Certainly Overdose - Try Hard Guides

It appears that the game discussed by Hideo Kojima during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase will very likely be Overdose.

tryhardguides.com

My original report contained several key details on the new Kojima title, including the mode that could be played in third and first-person, with Margaret Qualley seemingly being the title’s protagonist. One key detail though, that I failed to report on with the footage that I was shown, is that the person appears to be playing the game on some kind of mobile device, which appears to almost certainly be a Google Pixel.

Originally I had believed that the footage sent to me was some old footage that had resurfaced, but the source of the video has claimed it is from the beginning of this year.

 

[Craig of War]

Tom Henderson says that the video footage sent to him of the game was on a Google Pixel:

Hideo Kojima's Xbox Cloud Game is Almost Certainly Overdose - Try Hard Guides

It appears that the game discussed by Hideo Kojima during the Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase will very likely be Overdose.

tryhardguides.com

 

[DangerDiabolik]

So Xbox get an exclusive Kojima horror game and PlayStation get Death Stranding 2?

Cool.

 

[ManaByte]

So Xbox get an exclusive Kojima horror game and PlayStation get Death Stranding 2?

Cool.

Remember when everyone thought that investment scam was a secret Kojima horror game for PS5?

 

[RoadHazard]

If it can be played on a phone (without a controller) I'm not sure it's something I'm very interested in...

 

[StealthGoblin]

If that’s the case they really should have shown footage. This announcement was awful in the way that it was presented.

 

[GHG]

If that’s the case they really should have shown footage. This announcement was awful in the way that it was presented.

I agree, they should have shown it. Would have gone well.

 

[RoboFu]

It’s funny .. after PT you think everyone would be out if there minds for a HK horror game.

 

[Mr Moose]

A video recorded on a phone. I don't get it, how does that make it a cloud game?

It’s likely a huge coincidence that the mobile device used seems to be a Google Pixel

Of course it is, if Google cancelled it years ago and this video is from this year. This is dumb.

 

[ManaByte]

If it can be played on a phone (without a controller) I'm not sure it's something I'm very interested in...

I believe his idea, and why he's been talking about cloud stuff since 2019, is a horror game that follows you everywhere you go.

 

[deeptech]

Kojima says in the xbox announcement that it's gonna take time, and here Tom says there is a gameplay trailer from beginning of the year. Why the hell isn't it shown then, why sit on a trailer for that long? It seems though the game does exist and is a KJP game, judging by what they told him in an that email he mentions.

 

[Craig of War]

If that’s the case they really should have shown footage. This announcement was awful in the way that it was presented.

Game is not coming out in the next 12 months
Xbox only showed games that coming out within the next 12 months

 

[GHG]

A video recorded on a phone. I don't get it, how does that make it a cloud game?


Of course it is, if Google cancelled it years ago and this video is from this year. This is dumb.

The footage is of it being played on a phone.

I can't wait to see some people start stanning for a mobile game. Its going to be glorious.

 

[ManaByte]

The footage is of it being played on a phone.

I can't wait to see some people start stanning for a mobile game. Its going to be glorious.

It's not just mobile. It's Xbox/PC/Cloud. The whole point is that it can be played from anywhere.

 

[MatrixReloaded101]

We won't play anything new from Kojima for another 4-5 years shut up about him and this game already lol

 

[ManaByte]

Kojima says in the xbox announcement that it's gonna take time, and here Tom says there is a gameplay trailer from beginning of the year. Why the hell isn't it shown then, why sit on a trailer for that long? It seems though the game does exist and is a KJP game, judging by what they told him in an that email he mentions.

I think this video was something Kojima produced to pitch the game to Stadia, which is why it was on a Pixel phone (to suck up to Google). Stadia rejected the game and he went to MS, but someone has leaked the original pitch video to people.

 

[GHG]

It's not just mobile. It's Xbox/PC/Cloud. The whole point is that it can be played from anywhere.

How did that idea go for efootball 2022?

No matter what device you play it on it'll still be a mobile game. That's how the cookie crumbles.

 

[deeptech]

I think this video was something Kojima produced to pitch the game to Stadia, which is why it was on a Pixel phone (to suck up to Google). Stadia rejected the game and he went to MS, but someone has leaked the original pitch video to people.

Yea, that makes sense, maybe it wasn't a footage for general public.

 

[Kerotan]

It’s funny .. after PT you think everyone would be out if there minds for a HK horror game.

His fanbase is on PlayStation.

 

[ManaByte]

How did that idea go for efootball 2022?

No idea but it's working great with Gamepass.

 

[Lognor]

I called it!

I didn't think there was any way that Koji Pro could be working on three games at once. A lot of of folks were saying otherwise. That Kojima was working on this "smaller" Xbox game and also working on Overdose which was AAA and also working on Death Stranding 2 which of course will be AAA. There was just no way! Glad to see that has essentially been confirmed.

So does MS show the trailer during the extended showcase this week or save it for TGS? If it doesn't show up this week I think they save it for TGS along with even more announcements of Japanese games coming to Xbox! Phil doesn't fuck around. He told you all he would bring you Japanese games!

His fanbase is on PlayStation.

His fanbase will follow him. A ton of Kojima fans are about to buy Xbox consoles!

 

[Clear]

It's not just mobile. It's Xbox/PC/Cloud. The whole point is that it can be played from anywhere.

Like those things are the same! Why do people pretend that the user experience on a touch-screen, using a controller, or keyboard and mouse are interchangeable? Or more importantly that the restrictions imposed by the UI aren't instrumental in what makes the game fun and functional to play?

 

[Craig of War]

The footage is of it being played on a phone.

I can't wait to see some people start stanning for a mobile game. Its going to be glorious.

Damn man you was all over Kojima just last week now your shitting on his game without even see it
MMMM what could have change?

 

[GHG]

No idea but it's working great with Gamepass.

Are you feeling ok? That game is F2P, it's not on gamepass.

Damn man you was all over Kojima just last week now your shitting on his game without even see it
MMMM what could have change?

I'll play absolutely anything he puts out as long as it's not a mobile game, it's that simple.

 

[RoadHazard]

I believe his idea, and why he's been talking about cloud stuff since 2019, is a horror game that follows you everywhere you go.

I don't understand what that means, but we'll see!

 

[BennyBlanco]

How did that idea go for efootball 2022?

No matter what device you play it on it'll still be a mobile game. That's how the cookie crumbles.

You can play any gamepass game on cloud/mobile. Why so little faith in Kojima?

 

[ManaByte]

No matter what device you play it on it'll still be a mobile game. That's how the cookie crumbles.

I've played Sea of Thieves and Halo Infinite on my iPad and iPhone. Are those mobile games?

 

[Corndog]

I called it!

I didn't think there was any way that Koji Pro could be working on three games at once. A lot of of folks were saying otherwise. That Kojima was working on this "smaller" Xbox game and also working on Overdose which was AAA and also working on Death Stranding 2 which of course will be AAA. There was just no way! Glad to see that has essentially been confirmed.

So does MS show the trailer during the extended showcase this week or save it for TGS? If it doesn't show up this week I think they save it for TGS along with even more announcements of Japanese games coming to Xbox! Phil doesn't fuck around. He told you all he would bring you Japanese games!


His fanbase will follow him. A ton of Kojima fans are about to buy Xbox consoles!

Or play on pc or phone.

 

[Lognor]

MasterCornholio I told you there was no way Koji Pro was working on 3 games. I'm excited to see this Overdose game! I hope it's a spiritual successor to PT. I never got to play that but I heard good things!

Or play on pc or phone.

No doubt. But just as not everyone will wait for Sony games to drop on PC and will instead buy a PS5, the same is true here. Some people will play on phone or PC but a lot of others will buy the Xbox to play there. Very smart of MS to pay Kojima for a game. He probably has the biggest following in video games. People worship the guy. Kojima fans are first and foremost fans of his, not of Playstation necessarily.

 

[ManaByte]

I don't understand what that means, but we'll see!

It means you can play the game on your Xbox or PC but he probably has some idea of it being able to notify you through your phone/tablet that will cause you to fire it up there and continue the game.

 

[Negotiator101]

I believe his idea, and why he's been talking about cloud stuff since 2019, is a horror game that follows you everywhere you go.

Like the Terminator?

 

[GHG]

I've played Sea of Thieves and Halo Infinite on my iPad and iPhone. Are those mobile games?

Not my idea of a quality gaming experience but you do you.

You can play any gamepass game on cloud/mobile. Why so little faith in Kojima?

Why so much interest in a mobile/cloud game?

I don't have high end gaming hardware at my disposal to then have to stream some game to said hardware or my phone. What the hell is going on here all of a sudden?

 

[Craig of War]

Are you feeling ok? That game is F2P, it's not on gamepass.



I'll play absolutely anything he puts out as long as it's not a mobile game, it's that simple.

Is there proof of it being a Mobile Game? cause

 

[ManaByte]

Is there proof of it being a Mobile Game? cause

Look at his other posts. He trying to argue that if you play a PC/console game via cloud on a mobile device it becomes a lesser game.

 

[arvfab]

Imagine playing a scary Kojima game on mobile while sitting on the toilet. Jumpscare, phone in the toilet, cloud progress not saved. The horror.

 

[deeptech]

Kojima said it's like nothing we know about or something like that, so we may speculate till all is blue. We gotta wait and see what it is, i really hope it's something like PT or at least what Silent Hills was supposed to be. The thing i also wonder is that if Overdose is his xbox cloud horror project and DS2 is the "AAA" he spoke about, will we see his next game before 2025-6? Holy shit i hope NOT.

 

[ManaByte]

Imagine playing a scary Kojima game on mobile while sitting on the toilet. Jumpscare, phone in the toilet, cloud progress not saved. The horror.

 

[Negotiator101]

MasterCornholio I told you there was no way Koji Pro was working on 3 games. I'm excited to see this Overdose game! I hope it's a spiritual successor to PT. I never got to play that but I heard good things!


No doubt. But just as not everyone will wait for Sony games to drop on PC and will instead buy a PS5, the same is true here. Some people will play on phone or PC but a lot of others will buy the Xbox to play there. Very smart of MS to pay Kojima for a game. He probably has the biggest following in video games. People worship the guy. Kojima fans are first and foremost fans of his, not of Playstation necessarily.

Hopefully that scruffy git Norman Reedus isn't in it.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

If it can be played on a phone (without a controller) I'm not sure it's something I'm very interested in...

Have you ever played any other games in your life that you enjoyed? Non videogame games?

Basketball, Hide and Go Seek, Dodgeball, Risk, Jeopardy in school etc?

I don't understand the idea of closing yourself off from a quality game because it's not designed for controller.

 

[BennyBlanco]

Not my idea of a quality gaming experience but you do you.



Why so much interest in a mobile/cloud game?

I don't have high end gaming hardware at my disposal to then have to stream some game to said hardware or my phone. What the hell is going on here all of a sudden?

This is the only Kojima horror game we’re getting after PT so I’m gonna play it. Funny how the same people who were twisting themselves in pretzels to make people believe Hasan the grifter was secretly Kojima making a horror game have no interest in an actual Kojima horror game. We have no idea what this actually is except a horror game that uses the cloud and that could mean different things.

 

[cormack12]

I honestly thought Luto was the next PT after the trailer at first. Be interesting when it finally gets a reveal. I think it being cloud based could maybe see him experiment with more of his social strand stuff.

Being cloud based immediately broadens that social space and if it does go to gamepass, increases that number exponentially.

I don't mind a couple of the MGS games but some of his stuff really doesn't appeal to me. See which side of the coin this lands on I guess.

 

[RoadHazard]

Have you ever played any other games in your life that you enjoyed? Non videogame games?

Basketball, Hide and Go Seek, Dodgeball, Risk, Jeopardy in school etc?

I don't understand the idea of closing yourself off from a quality game because it's not designed for controller.

Sure, I've even played mobile games I've enjoyed. Nothing particularly deep though, and certainly nothing horror.

 

[Calverz]

Hmmmmm sounds interesting. Sounds like he wants to break the 4th wall with this game. Is this the dude who said a while back that the game text messages players etc??

 

[Lokaum D+]

microsoft, sony or nintendo i dont care, i can play on any system, just give it to me

 

[Kev Kev]

 

[GHG]

Is there proof of it being a Mobile Game? cause

Read the OP:

that the person appears to be playing the game on some kind of mobile device, which appears to almost certainly be a Google Pixel.

Look at his other posts. He trying to argue that if you play a PC/console game via cloud on a mobile device it becomes a lesser game.

It does. How does it not? If a game is designed around being played natively on a large screen and you suddenly decide to stream it to a tiny screen then your experience is immediately compromised, even if you take latency out of the equation. If you add in latency then you become severely compromised. What's the only way around that? Design the whole experience around it being played on small screens.

 

[THE:MILKMAN]

Hmmmmm sounds interesting. Sounds like he wants to break the 4th wall with this game. Is this the dude who said a while back that the game text messages players etc??

This is a interview he did back in April 2019: http://metal-gear.net/?p=1575

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Sure, I've even played mobile games I've enjoyed. Nothing particularly deep though, and certainly nothing horror.

I see what you mean. I guess I look at it like "talented game designer tries to make interesting + ambitious game on different platform" and I give him an earnest "Good luck, hope it works."

Maybe I'm being a tad annoying.

 

[Craig of War]

Read the OP:





It does. How does it not? If a game is designed around being played natively on a large screen and you suddenly decide to stream it to a tiny screen then your experience is immediately compromised, even if you take latency out of the equation. If you add in latency then you become severely compromised. What's the only way around that? Design the whole experience around it being played on small screens.

That hardly proof & was there not a past rumor of a Kojima game using something with the phone to enhanced the user experience/immersion?

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

It does. How does it not?

The idea is he would be creating the game based around cloud gamings natural strengths and weaknesses. Not making a traditional game and diluting it by putting it on cloud.