Hideo Kojima has bemoaned the trend of shadow-dropping games and films (releasing them out of the blue), calling it a “joy to live with a movie even before seeing it.”
The Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid director took to social media to discuss the release strategy. “Games are now only promoted a year before their release date. Subscription games are suddenly released on the release day,” he writes on Twitter, calling the strategy “very efficient” but lamenting how it erases the “anticipation and fantasy.” Kojima says “While waiting, you discuss the game with your friends. This experience is also interesting.”
