Although the Kojima Productions founder says that he would like to create VR titles, he’s hesitant to delve into doing so just yet. It seems as if the actual size of the products housing the technology is a concern for the game designer and director. Regarding the matter, Kojima said:
Of course, Hideo Kojima is most well-known for coupling fine-tuned gameplay with cinematic visuals and sprawling stories like with the excellent Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, so it would make sense for film as an art form to never be far from his mind. When considering virtual reality technology, he explains that VR has somewhat of an edge over a lot of modern motion picture blockbusters, saying that the idea of “being there is not something 3D movies can even try to compete with. It’s on a completely different level. In that regard I feel this is something that has a big future.”
As many fans would argue, Hideo Kojima’s and filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s now-cancelled Silent Hills would have been absolutely beautiful if it had been finished as a game for current-gen consoles, but just imagine how terrifying the game’s P.T. demo would have been if it was playable with VR technology. Interestingly enough, Kojima still wants to work with del Toro, so the possibility of a virtual reality horror game from the two could indeed come to pass if the Pan’s Labyrinth director is on board.
While the jury is still out on the viability of VR tech as a platform for gaming, there are studios that may make waves soon enough with horror-themed titles, such as Korean developer ROI Games’ haunted high school game White Day. However, it’s safe to presume that if Hideo Kojima decided to follow through with a VR creation of his own, the industry as a whole might start to take virtual reality releases more seriously.
What do you think about the possibility of Hideo Kojima making a virtual reality game? Do you think that he would be able to produce a title with the ability to put the medium on the map? Let us know in the comments below.
Hideo Kojima’s forthcoming title is currently untitled and is without a release date, but it is set to be a PlayStation 4 exclusive upon release.
Source: IGN
