Summer Game Fest issued a statement that brought great chatter to the gaming world: Hideo Kojima, the revered man behind Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding, will walk on-stage for a live presentation next Friday, 6th June. With limited tickets available, the show will be streamed globally from the YouTube Theater, as hosted by Geoff Keighley.
Granted, these were exciting news, and perhaps there should have been no surprise to anyone who has been listening in for years. Kojima and Keighley share an almost bromantic relationship; the Metal Gear auteur has been the mainstay at Geoff’s display, hardly ever letting a year go quietly by in his absence. Back in 2000’s Twitter era, sarcastic incredulities ran rampant (“WHAT A SURPRISE!!!!” said one user), with memes forming, including one jokingly claiming the entire show would be “Geoff and Kojima hugging for 3 hours.”
What do they really have in store for him? Oh, the gleeful speculation is boundless! Some are screaming for interviews about Death Stranding 2, while others yearn for a reveal about OD, Kojima’s most secretive horror project for Xbox. Some gamers are half-sure he’s set to break away from the mold—which has he ever followed in the first place?
Less enthusiastic corners also contained a few disparaging remarks regarding Kojima’s reputation: “most overrated human on earth,” as said by one user, while another structured the entire career into just “1 good game.” But love him, hate him, Kojima could sell the very breath out of any event to make it feel like an EVENT.
The livestream opens at 5 PM ET / 2 PM PT, with time zone clarifications coming in the replies (shout-out to Portuguese fans for double-checking their conversions). Whether you’re there for the game reveals or witnessing the live chemistry between Geoff and Kojima, we’re looking at the forum for one of the most memorable moments of the Summer Game Fest.
And, if nothing else, then at least another legendary Kojima trailer will come forth, this time perhaps scoring an unknown band’s track that would somehow get itself etched in memory for the following weeks. That’s how he does it.
So, mark the calendar, set those reminders, and maybe keep an eye on that ticket’s URL if feeling slightly adventurous. Because be it Death Stranding 2, OD, or utter insanity, Kojima being there assures one thing: boredom isn’t in the cards.
I wonder if Geoff could spill the beans about whether he’ll let Kojima talk for more than 30 minutes this time…
