[STEAM] Hideo Kojima says his pitch for OD sounded "crazy" to every publisher except Xbox

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says he was called "crazy" while pitching the concept for his upcoming horror game

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, and only former Xbox CEO Phil Spencer understood what he was trying to do.

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, Kojima explains that he had trouble getting OD picked up by any publisher since "I pitched to many people, to the big companies, and also to the up-and-coming companies. All of them said the same thing."

Kojima continues, "They said that I'm crazy, and that they really don't understand the concept – that they will not be able to do it."

First unveiled during

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as Overdose), OD claims it's going to be a horror experience "

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and it's being made in collaboration with the likes of horror director Jordan Peele and a larger group of collaborators Kojima is calling his "Avengers." OD's concept (and namesake) is for the player to "overdose" on horror, with Kojima hyping it up as a game that goes

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The idea ultimately appealed to Phil Spencer, who understood the concept and took it on board. Current Xbox CEO Asha Sharma also calls the project a "deeply moving game." She adds, "I've got great artists and creatives that can pick a great game better than I can, and so I want to give it space, but most importantly, I think it just represents another kind of game."

OD currently doesn't have a release date, and outside of a very naked leak and a couple of quick trailers, we really don't know too much about what it has to offer. It seems like the studio was waiting until Death Stranding 2 launched before going all-in on development, as Kojima said

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. Both OD and Kojima's upcoming stealth game Physint were

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in 2024, so it'll probably be The Game Awards at the earliest before we see another glimpse of them.

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