Overview

• Hideo Kojima, 61, has given a USB stick containing his unproduced game ideas to his personal assistant as a posthumous guide for Kojima Productions.
• The move reflects Kojima's concerns about the studio's future, emphasizing his desire for it to innovate rather than solely manage existing intellectual property.
• Kojima’s reflections on mortality were spurred by a serious illness and eye operation during the pandemic, prompting him to consider his creative legacy.
• He is actively developing major projects, including 'Death Stranding 2: On the Beach' and the action-espionage game 'Physint.'
• Advice from filmmakers Guillermo del Toro and Nicolas Winding Refn led Kojima to reaffirm his focus on video games over pursuing a film career.