One of the biggest “what-ifs” in the gaming world since the 2010s has been the Hideo Kojima-directed Silent Hills game that was eventually cancelled, and its free PS4-exclusive teaser P.T. which has since been delisted and removed from consoles that were connected to the Internet. Taking to social media, Bayonetta and Devil May Cry creator Hideki Kamiya spoke about the legacy of P.T., and how he wants Kojima to make something similar down the line.
In a series of posts on social media platform X, Kamiya wrote about 2023 horror title The Exit 8, and how much it reminded him of Kojima’s P.T., and how he would love for the Death Standing director to return to a similar style of horror game at some point in the future. Kamiya also noted that he could give it a try himself, but that it likely wouldn’t be a horror game.
“When [The Exit 8] was released, I thought, ‘Ah, it’s a P.T.-type thing,’ and figured that the streets would be buzzing with talk about that, but surprisingly, there weren’t many comments touching on it, and before I knew it, I started hearing the term ‘8th-like,’ and I was like, huh? But… yeah, P.T. has indeed been buried in darkness forever… Konami, you idiots,” wrote Kamiya on X (translated via Grok).
“If reviving P.T. is impossible, Kojima-san should just make another game in the same style,” he continued. “If Kojima-san won’t do it, maybe I’ll give it a try… I’m not a fan of horror, so it wouldn’t be horror… plus, I don’t have any ideas anyway…”
P.T., for its own part, has left quite a mark on fans of the horror genre. The free horror experience was released during a time when the horror franchise in AAA gaming was believed to have been dead, with indie developers taking the stage with their own scary outings. While the title remains unplayable, the legacy of P.T. is still worth noting. For more details, check out our thoughts on why it still remains one of the ultimate benchmarks for horror games.
In the meantime, Kojima dabbled with a few different genres since his departure from Konami through the experimental gameplay of the two Death Stranding titles, and is currently working on a new horror game – OD. The title, which is being developed in collaboration with horror filmmaker Jordan Peele, is being developed alongside Microsoft, and is slated to make use of the tech giant’s cloud technologies to offer up some unique scares.
While no details about OD have been revealed since its original announcement, trademarks have indicated that the upcoming title will likely feature a pair of new systems, dubbed Social Scream and Social Stealth. The names of these two systems were discovered through trademark filings back in December 2023, and indicate that OD might feature some kind of multiplayer aspect, similar to what we’ve seen with the asynchronous multiplayer systems in both of the Death Stranding games.
Along with OD, Kojima Productions is also working on a new espionage game dubbed Physint.
