Cyberpunk Edgerunners’ second season is out tomorrow, and whereas I didn’t love the 10-episode story, I’m always down to return to Night City. There are such a lot of acquainted sights, and typically acquainted faces, to see each time we return. This time, you would possibly acknowledge one face from not solely Cyberpunk 2077, but additionally from belonging to one of many largest names within the online game trade.
Hideo Kojima, the director of the Steel Gear sequence, Dying Stranding, and the upcoming, Xbox-led Physint, makes a short look in Cyberpunk 2077 as Hideyoshi Oshima, a braindance producer who’s visiting Evening Metropolis in the course of the occasions of the “Heist” quest. You will discover him speaking to different lodge visitors as you scope out the world whereas on a job. The character has Kojima’s likeness, so if you understand of the man, it’s simple to identify him.
Quick ahead six years, and Hideyoshi seems as soon as extra in Edgerunners II. I used to be shocked once I noticed him, after which simply because the evaluate embargo dropped early this morning, CD Projekt Purple confirmed that yep, Kojima did return for the cameo.
Recognizing a well-known face, chooms? 👀
You might keep in mind seeing him in Konpeki Plaza throughout The Heist in 2077. Now, the famend braindance director is making one other look in Evening Metropolis.@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN returns as Hideyoshi Oshima in Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2! pic.twitter.com/2Mt0RBapqw
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Broadly talking, Edgerunner II’s connections to 2077 aren’t too overt by way of cameos and the like, although it does have some fairly vital ties to among the broader Evening Metropolis storylines gamers skilled within the sport, so if it’s been some time because you performed the sport, perhaps lookup a fast recap.