Hideo Kojima Says All AAA Games Look The Same And The Industry Needs Something New

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  • Hideo Kojima thinks most AAA titles have the same concept and ideas with minimal differences.
  • The Japanese developer criticised trailers at Summer Games Fest, saying they all involved fighting a monster.
  • Kojima emphasized the need to introduce new things into the industry.

Hideo Kojima is one of the most influential contemporary voices in the gaming world. creating one generational game after another. The legendary game designer has amassed a lot of goodwill in the industry thanks to elevating projects like Death Stranding 2.

But, in the current gaming climate, it does feel like Kojima is the only one trying to do something new, and according to the Japanese developer, the industry is becoming too stagnant.

Why This Matters: The lack of new ideas in a medium like gaming could lead to the death of the industry we love so much, especially the AAA space. 

Hideo Kojima Death Stranding 2
Death Stranding 2 has elevated the genre that the original introduced.

In a new interview with Ssense, Hideo Kojima stated that almost every AAA game looks the same to him due to a lack of variety in blockbuster titles being developed today. While talking to the magazine, Kojima expressed disappointment about the abysmal environment of the industry.

The legendary game designer pointed out that the bloated and extensive AAA titles that major studios are releasing are the main reason for their closure. In addition, he also said that almost every trailer at the Summer Games Fest involved a medieval monster or an alien.

Even the visuals and the systems are pretty much the same, it is important to put something really new in there for the industry.”

When asked about the remake of Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater, Kojima laughed at the prospect of playing it, vehemently saying no and throwing further shade at the lack of ideas in the gaming industry nowadays.

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Kojima’s Physint is going to be another medium-bending project.

Currently, the Japanese developer appears to be the only person trying to do something new, as evident by his decision to change Death Stranding 2, as it appeased too many testers. He has reiterated many times that he aims to create something new and will continue this trend with the upcoming Physint, mixing film and gaming.

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