Photo-Realistic Survival Sim Abandoned Announced As PS5 Exclusive

Almost immediately after the studio announced the game, people quickly claimed that this was all just a ruse. In particular, many believed that this was all a cover-up involving Hideo Kojima.

The ever-playful video game auteur is a legend in the video game industry. He gave birth to the iconic video game franchise, Metal Gear. Meanwhile, his most recent experimental title, Death Stranding, featured appearances from Guillermo Del Toro and put Norman Reedus in the lead role.

With that said, one of the most prevalent speculations about Abandoned is that the game's director, Hasan Kahraman, has the same initials as that of Hideo Kojima. It also didn't help that Blue Box Game Studios has had no notable projects in the past. In fact, it'll be difficult to look up the credentials of Hasan Kahraman even if you did it yourself right now.

Of course, this isn't to say that we're part of those that believe this is all a ruse. Rather, we're saying that we understand why people are speculating about it. After all, it's an open secret that Hideo Kojima is set to announced his latest title soon. It also hasn't been long since Hideo Kojima pulled off a similar stunt. He" announced one of his previous projects, Metal Gear Solid V, under a different title with a different development company.

As of now, current available information suggests that Abandoned is its own unique title. The developers have since gone out of their way to clarify that they are not associated with Hideo Kojima in any way.

So, what exactly is Abandoned? We don't know. It's probably just an indie title that Sony saw enough potential in to back as an exclusive for the PlayStation 5 and promote. But, if it does end up being Hideo Kojima's next game, then it wouldn't surprise us either. Regardless of what Abandoned is, one thing we're sure of is that it's an interesting game.