Hideo Kojima fans are already trying to cancel his Xbox game

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Kojima Productions' next big game project is heading to Xbox. Partnering with Xbox Game Studios, Hideo Kojima's development team aims to create a game that will heavily utilize cloud technology in some way.

Hideo Kojima himself announced the project in a brief appearance at the Xbox Bethesda showcase, essentially confirming that the game is in the very early stages of development. Although it currently doesn't have a name or release date attached to it.

However, it seems that a not-insignificant portion of Kojima fans weren't so thrilled with the announcement. A viral tweet from Jon Cartwright spotlit a Change.org petition to «cancel Kojima Xbox exclusive game.» And at the time of writing, has amassed over 1,500 signatures and counting since its creation.

pic.twitter.com/bTaDAjMYveJune 12, 2022

The description of the petition stats that «Kojima is betraying his loyal fans,» adding that he's «been blinded by greed.» The text does, however, end on a point that we can actually empathize with:

«Not everyone has good enough internet to stream games. Not everyone has enough money to buy a new console or build a new PC.»

While it's certainly true that fast internet speeds and owning multiple consoles are luxuries not everyone can afford, we can't help but feel like this petition is a little reactionary.

We know next to nothing about Kojima's next project, besides the facts currently outlined. Those being the partnership with Xbox Game Studios, and its utilization of cloud-based technologies to deliver a «never-before-seen concept.»

The concept does at least sound a fair bit more ambitious than Death Stranding's simple-yet-robust online features, that allowed players to build structures and stations in order to aid other players. The