Geoff Keighley e Hideo Kojima have a well-known professional and friendly relationship. For years, Keighley sang the praises of Kojimaand for years Kojima worked closely with Keighley. To announce and reveal their upcoming games at events that Keighley organized.
When Hideo Kojima was banned from participating in the Game Awards by Konami, Keighley addressed the situation publicly at the event. He supported his friend and condemned the publisher. Since then, Kojima appeared at practically every event led by Keighley for the last eight years. Including the relatively new Summer Game Fest.
Although the first Summer Game Fest of 2020 was a slightly more discreet event, Hideo Kojima appeared in the second year of the event. During the Summer Game Fest 2021, Kojima took to the stage to announce the long-rumored Death Stranding Director’s Cut for PS5.
Kojima did not appear at the opening ceremony of the Summer Game Fest 2022but appeared during the game showcase of the Xbox. It was there that he announced a partnership with the publisher. Although the two showcases are technically separate, the Xbox tends to fit its event into the schedule of the Summer Game Fest.
Kojima Productions' ongoing projects and what might appear at Summer Game Fest
The youtube channel Kojima Productions has a number of different projects on the go, and one of them may appear on the Summer Game Fest 2023. The largest Hideo Kojima in progress now is, without a doubt, Death Stranding 2. DS2 is the direct sequel to the PlayStation 4 exclusive that has already been ported to practically all other platforms, including Mac this Monday (05).
With Death Stranding 2 supposedly being a PS5 exclusive at launch, it would make sense for the game to appear during the recent presentation of the PlayStation. But he didn't show up. Now, the next best place for that might be the opening event of the Summer Game Fest.
The youtube channel Kojima Productions also has a project with Xbox currently in progress. Although no official details have been confirmed so far, there are rumors that the game will be called Overdose and will emphasize psychological terror.
Although it makes a little more sense for any kind of announcement to take place during the next showcase of the Xbox on June 11, it is more than possible that the game will first appear on the Summer Game Fest. A brief teaser should encourage fans to tune in to the Xbox Showcase for more details.
The only thing that goes against the likelihood of an appearance by Kojima in Summer Game Fest is that the Kojima Productions does not appear on the official list of Summer Game Festalthough a surprise appearance is definitely still in the plans. But it's worth noting that the presence of PlayStation e Xbox on the list could result in them making two appearances at the event.
