{"id":370710,"date":"2026-06-22T12:08:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T19:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=370710"},"modified":"2026-06-23T00:42:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T07:42:14","slug":"od-gets-new-details-from-hideo-kojima-it-aims-to-push-fear-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/od-gets-new-details-from-hideo-kojima-it-aims-to-push-fear-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"OD gets new details from Hideo Kojima: it aims to push fear limits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hideo Kojima has shared a few more details about <a href=\"https:\/\/amd-driver-autodetect.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">OD<\/a>, his Xbox horror project, and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/hideo-kojima-reveals-what-his-upcoming-projects-are-after-death-stranding\">the idea behind it is pretty direct<\/a>: he says it\u2019s meant to push you <strong>\u201cbeyond the limit of fear.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Xbox\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/9f8971e6-9b32-11e6-875a-00163ed833e7\/3715694379\/xbox-one-smartglass-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Xbox<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/xbox.en.softonic.com\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There still isn\u2019t much concrete to go on, but this latest update makes the project feel a little less vague. So far, most of what\u2019s been public has been OD\u2019s tone, its cast, and the scale of what Kojima seems to be trying to do. The teaser introduced Sophia Lillis, Hunter Schafer, and Udo Kier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/the-next-film-from-the-most-beloved-horror-director-of-the-moment-has-its-release-delayed-until-at-least-2027?ex=RAMP-4479.1&amp;rex=true\" title=\"Jordan Peele is involved as a \">Jordan Peele is involved as a <\/a><strong>creative partner<\/strong>. Xbox has also said the project uses cloud technology in a new way, and Kojima has suggested OD may blur the line between a game, an interactive experience, and a cinematic experiment, rather than landing as a conventional horror release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OD - KNOCK Teaser Trailer - [ESRB] 4K\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eHCqxLtwy5g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you\u2019ve been waiting for an actual clue about what OD might look like, this update does matter. It points less toward cheap jump scares and more toward <strong>slow-burning psychological unease<\/strong>, which lines up with the kind of horror Kojima explored in <a href=\"https:\/\/p-t.en.softonic.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">P.T.<\/a> It also helps explain why horror fans are so eager to see <a href=\"https:\/\/en.softonic.com\/articles\/hideo-kojima-reveals-which-hollywood-stars-he-would-have-liked-to-work-with-in-his-games-and-its-completely-normal\">what Kojima and Jordan Peele do with tension<\/a>, surreal imagery, and unconventional storytelling, even without any gameplay footage yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OD is still in development for Xbox, with <strong>no release date<\/strong>, no confirmed final platform lineup, and still no clear answer on how traditional its gameplay will be.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hideo Kojima has shared a few more details about OD, his Xbox horror project, and the idea behind it is pretty direct: he says it\u2019s meant to push you \u201cbeyond the limit of fear.\u201d There still isn\u2019t much concrete to go on, but this latest update makes the project feel a little less vague. So &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/od-gets-new-details-from-hideo-kojima-it-aims-to-push-fear-limits\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;OD gets new details from Hideo Kojima: it aims to push fear limits&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1009,"featured_media":370709,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":0},"categories":[1015],"tags":[],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-370710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1009"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=370710"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370710\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":370715,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/370710\/revisions\/370715"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/370709"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=370710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=370710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=370710"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=370710"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=370710"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=370710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}