Hideo Kojima claims he came up with the idea for cross-save a decade ago

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Arguably one of the biggest names in video games, Hideo Kojima, has claimed that he was the one who came up with the idea for cross-save with mobile devices a decade ago. 

In a Twitter thread (opens in new tab), Kojima let his followers know that back in the days when you had to choose between playing a game on console or on a mobile device, that he was the person who suggested that there should be a "transferring function” to allow players to jump between the two devices. 

The exact tweet read: "A decade ago, there were 2 choices; do you play games on a console? or carry it with you on a portable device? There were no high-spec smartphones like we have today but rather [a] "traditional cell phone."" 

A follow-up tweet continues the discussion by adding: "So what I proposed was a "transferring" function that would allow users to continue playing the same title across platforms. It was not well understood, but now it is common."

If you weren’t familiar, Hideo Kojima is the powerhouse behind Kojima Productions, the studio responsible for the likes of Death Stranding and its soon-to-be sequel. 

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We’re not denying that Kojima could have been the person to come up with such an idea, it’s just a pretty bold claim to make on a random Wednesday morning. That said, if you venture into the games industry back in 2012, Kojima would be right in saying that the idea of cross-platform progression or play was a relatively new concept.

The earliest examples of cross-play date back as far as 1998, but Kojima's specific suggestion is for games that let