Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 has forged Steel Gear Stable creator Hideo Kojima in a task that can see him reprise his half from Cyberpunk 2077.
Collection recreation developer CD Projekt Crimson confirmed the information in a social media put up on X/Twitter. The message teased that it is greater than a throwaway half, too, as Kojima might be seen taking part in “the well-known braindance director who was at Konpeki Plaza in Cyberpunk 2077” (by way of X’s machine translation).
The actual-life recreation director was fast to reply and share his pleasure, in addition to a couple of photos from his time recording his strains. His full assertion, minus a couple of enjoyable emojis, is as follows: “I make a cameo look within the anime sequence Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 as Hideyoshi Oshima, the character who appeared within the earlier recreation.”
I make a cameo look within the anime sequence “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2” as Hideyoshi Oshima, the character who appeared within the earlier recreation. 🙏🙇🏻😅🫶👍 https://t.co/OuUaazFfR4
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) October 19, 2026
Cyberpunk 2077 gamers have been treated to an unexpected visit from the Kojima Productions lead after they first traveled to Evening Metropolis again in 2020. It is a second that wasn’t truly instantly tied to V’s mainline quest and surprisingly simple to overlook, however sure, if gamers search Arasaka’s Konpeki Plaza laborious sufficient, they’ll discover Kojima sitting close to a bar.
For those who’re conversant in Kojima’s work on video games like Steel Gear Stable and Demise Stranding, what he needed to say within the Cyberpunk world wasn’t too stunning. He loved chatting in regards to the in-universe memory-exploring mechanic, braindances, as he wished his “productions to convey actual, uncooked human emotion.” When stopped by V, he asks the participant if they’ve any pitches to point out him.
“The sensation while you mix happiness and melancholy, or being calm with an underlying sense of hysteria,” he says within the recreation. “These advanced, reasonable emotions and feelings are what I aspire to recreate… woven into significantly better tales, after all.”
Kojima’s Oshima will now convey his love for braindance know-how to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 when it premieres tomorrow, October 20, 2026. All 10 episodes of the second season will drop on the identical time. IGN referred to as this second anime journey into Evening Metropolis “Superb” in our 9/10 review.
“Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 delivers the gory, action-packed items, even when it doesn’t fairly hit the highs of its predecessor,” we stated.
Kojima is difficult at work on video games like Physint and OD, however that does not imply he hasn’t had time for one or perhaps a few cameos. We all know now that Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 was one of many few anime tasks he teased earlier this month, however we’re nonetheless ready to see the “big movie” he filmed.
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