Hideo Kojima, creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid, reflects on his career and future following a serious illness during the pandemic. This experience prompted him to prepare for his inevitable mortality, giving a USB stick containing his creative ideas to his assistant. He expressed concerns about the future of Kojima Productions, hoping the studio will continue innovating beyond managing existing intellectual properties. Although he had ambitions for directing a film, he has decided to focus solely on game development. Kojima acknowledges the impact of illness and mortality on his creative vision.
After recovering, the Death Stranding 2 director made the decision to give a 'USB stick with all my ideas on it' to his personal assistant as a way to ensure the studio has new ideas to toy around with after he is gone.
The pandemic was ultimately more of a turning point for him than entering his 60s. After falling ill, he was left unable to 'create anything.'
I was confronted with death. Of course, I recovered, but now I was thinking, 'Wait, how many years do I have left to make game or a film?' Perhaps I have 10 years?
I don't want them to just manage our existing IP. I hope for them to continue creating new content after I'm gone at Kojima Productions.
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