Kojima's OD is “still under development” despite cancellation of Xbox games

Despite the fact that Xbox has recently canceled many internal and external projects, Hideo Kojima's Xbox gaming project OD is still under development.

This comes from Bloomberg News reporter Jason Schreier, who posted on the Blues “still under development” that OD confirmed to him by a Microsoft spokesman. He is reporting that Xbox is Stop development on contraband products at avalanche studiosThis is a collaboration announced four years ago.

While the status of the OD isn't particularly problematic, Xbox's recent series of cancellation strings has attracted many attention from any game we haven't seen in more than a year or two. after Mass layoffs last month This saw 9,100 jobs eliminated Microsoft and we learned that multiple games have been cancelled, including Everwild and Perfect darkness. cooperate With Romero's game also pulled.

Kojima has been a little quiet about OD lately, and the move is not only concentrated game development, if this situation is not a concern. He first Announced Xbox collaboration In November 2022, then Officially revealed OD Apart from the 2023 Game Awards, we learned while working with film producer Jordan Peele that we learned about some horror experiences that “no one has seen before.”

We haven't heard more about the OD status since then, although Kojima does Reassuringly accept the interview at the end of last month He mentioned that he was still working hard.

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