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Hideo Kojima’s OD Game Reportedly Safe from Xbox’s Cancellations

Amid all the imminent layoffs and potential studio closures at Xbox, Hideo Kojima’s new horror game is safe from Xbox’s cuts. 

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Those who have been worried about Kojima’s upcoming Xbox horror game OD no longer need to fear, as a new report claims that Xbox won’t be cutting the game as part of its controversial “reset.”

od will survive third-party Xbox cuts

It’s been a number of years now since Xbox announced its partnership with Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions for OD, a cryptic new first-person horror game from the legendary game director that seems to be picking up the pieces of his canceled P.T. game. Recently, Kojima spoke about the project and how challenging it was to get a publisher on board due to how out there OD‘s concept was.

Xbox swooped in and decided to become the game’s publisher, though fast-forward several years later, and the entire Xbox division is about to experience a major “reset” that could see a number of Xbox’s own first-party studios close down. This reset has already had an impact on Xbox’s third-party partnerships too, as it just........

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