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During an interview on the Japanese radio show NHK Radio on January two, Hideo Kojima revealed that Kojima Productions is working on a myriad of projects, including an anime, a new triple-A game, and a smaller project that is neither open up-world nor a shooter. The interview, which was circulate in Japanese, was paraphrased in English by Twitter user Genki_JPN.

In the interview, Kojima stated that Kojima Productions LA would piece of work on producing drama, pic, and anime projects. Kojima Productions launched its LA branch in late 2022 to focus on film, idiot box, and music production. Given Kojima's known obsession with motion-picture show, television, and anime, it'southward hardly surprising to see him delve into these fields.

Not much information was shared on the smaller title mentioned by the game director, but it'due south as well not surprising to see Kojima wishing to avoid popular game industry genres similar shooters and open-earth titles. As for the studio's upcoming triple-A title, Kojima expressed a desire to make it a game "that everyone will say they desire to play," according to Genki_JPN's translation.

Withal, Kojima also advised that the studio is facing some ongoing problem. Kojima claimed that Kojima Productions is currently understaffed and that it has had difficulty recruiting staff from overseas as a consequence of the COVID-nineteen pandemic.

This news follows a mail made by Kojima on January 1, in which the creator claimed he would be working on a "radical project" heading into 2022. He also expressed a desire to set a video team, which could be related to the studio's upcoming anime project, equally well as start a radio projection, which we accept yet to hear more on.