At this time’s Xbox Tokyo Game Show Showcase was completed off by none apart from Hideo Kojima himself, who supplied extra particulars on his two upcoming Xbox tasks within the type of OD-KNOCK and PHYSINT.
It was PHYSINT that took centre stage right here, with Kojima revealing that Invoice Skarsgård (It, Nosferatu) will painting the lead function within the action-espionage sport, alongside the already-announced Charlee Fraser, Don Lee and Minami Hanabe.
Kojima additionally referred to as the sport the “end result of greater than 40 years of my profession”, and one that may “redefine action-espionage, unbound by any current genres in digital leisure”.
This is a have a look at the brand new poster for PHYSINT that is simply been revealed:
Hideo Kojima: “I’m delighted to verify the lead function for PHYSINT shall be Invoice Skarsgård. We’re each long-time followers of one another’s work, and we’ve determined to embark on this new journey collectively. The costume fittings, scans, and digital camera exams we performed with Invoice and Charlee earlier this yr gave me super confidence within the course of the venture.”
As for OD, Kojima suggested that growth is “progressing easily” on the horror title, and he additionally confirmed off numerous behind-the-scenes clips of efficiency seize (as seen within the video above). He says OD will “check the thresholds of concern” when it releases sooner or later, however there’s nothing extra to share on a launch date proper now.
Whereas it does not seem to be we’ll be enjoying both of those video games anytime quickly, this was a very cool shock to finish the Xbox Tokyo occasion earlier at present, and we’re definitely excited to see every title come to fruition sooner or later.
A fair cooler shock for folks in Tokyo was that Kojima confirmed up on the Xbox FanFest occasion there at present! He hadn’t been introduced forward of time, so his look was fully sudden. We’ll go away you with some images: