Hideo Kojima Says OD: KNOCK Development Is on Track at Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026
The update confirms that a strike-related halt at Kojima Productions has been resolved and capture work is running again, which is the kind of production status the studio rarely states on the record.
Key Facts
- Hideo Kojima gave an update on OD: KNOCK during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 Broadcast, which streamed from 19:00 on September 17, 2026.
- Performance capture work on OD: KNOCK had been suspended due to a strike and resumed this year, and Kojima said it is proceeding according to plan.
- Kojima named Sophia Lillis and Hunter Schafer as lead actors for OD: KNOCK and asked viewers to look forward to their performances.
- A new poster image for Kojima Productions' PHYSINT was released during the same appearance, and Kojima made a surprise stage appearance at Xbox FanFest Tokyo after the stream.
Reporting from 1 source: GAME Watch (Impress).
Hideo Kojima appeared during the Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 Broadcast on September 17 and gave a status update on OD: KNOCK, the horror project in development at Kojima Productions. Performance capture work, which had been suspended because of a strike, resumed this year and is moving according to plan. Kojima named Sophia Lillis and Hunter Schafer as the lead actors and asked viewers to look forward to their performances. He described the project as an unprecedented and completely new challenging game that pushes the limits of horror, and said that after repeated trial and error and experimentation the work is gradually taking shape. He added that he feels it is coming together and asked audiences to wait a while longer for more information. The broadcast ran from 19:00, and after the stream Kojima walked on stage at Xbox FanFest Tokyo, held alongside Tokyo Game Show 2026.
Kojima also used the appearance to acknowledge the studio's second announced project. A new poster image for PHYSINT, the spy action title in development at Kojima Productions, was released alongside his stage remarks. On stage at Xbox FanFest Tokyo he said both new titles are in development and asked the audience for support. He also mentioned that the studio is located near the event venue and that he often takes walks in the area. The related coverage tied to the same broadcast includes the lead actor announcement for PHYSINT and its new teaser visual, plus a note about Bill Skarsgard, who played Pennywise in IT.
The Xbox Tokyo Game Show 2026 Broadcast streamed from 19:00 on September 17, and Kojima's remarks about OD: KNOCK were part of that program. His description of the project as one that pushes the limits of horror is the most direct characterization he has offered on the stream, and it came with a request that audiences wait a while for further details.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.
Sources
- GAME Watch (Impress) 「XBOX FANFEST Tokyo」で小島秀夫氏がサプライズ登壇【TGS2026】