For those wondering i just saw where the Abandoned trailer has been delayed. I wonder how this will sit with the Kojima vs not debate going on right now.
In a new video Blue Box Game Studios' Hasan Kahraman said the Abandoned PS5 trailer will now launch in August.
Hasan said: "The last two weeks have been really stressful for us. The team is very tired.
"We were hoping to release the app today and I know a lot of you have been looking forward to it, so thank you very much for that.
"I really appreciate that. However I've decided to delay the app until August, that is when the first trailer will also be released.
"We just wanted to give you a solid first impression of the game. Right now the app isn't quite there yet."
There's a rumor going around that there is a PlayStation Event scheduled for August. Was supposed to be set for July but apparently got pushed back to August because of issues with the new COD game and it not being ready to show. Granted that is just rumor and speculation, mind you.
Make of that what you will.
Like I said, remains to be seen if this will add up to anything at all....
but food for crazy conspiratorial thought...P.T dropped in August of 2014
....just another coincidence in the long line of coincidences that this "App" got pushed to August.
Seriously though, all fun aside, my real honest thought is something is in the cooker with Kojima, but whether this is actually it or not remains to be seen. Hell, whether it's Silent Hill remains to be seen. Kojima is an artist and I can't imagine him not wanting to take a crack at a horror game after being denied by Konami. So even if it isn't Silent Hill, I do believe something is in the cooker with Kojima. Just whether or not this is it remains to be seen...there's been too many rumors floating around about Sony pursuing a horror IP that I have to believe something is in the cooker with Kojima.
As for Hasan? Could be a scammer, could be an indie developer in over his head, or could be all of part of a ruse that will eventually reveal itself. There are so many red flags on both side of the argument that it's hard not to have some doubt.
So far I've ruled out the scammer option, if he was a scammer then why did NUARE come out in support of him? Also if he was a scammer, why hasn't Sony pulled the plug on this and shut it down? The fact that those three (Sony, Konami, Kojima) are still so coy about it is still very interesting to me. Konami hasn't been shy about denying SH rumors in the past. Why now are they being so coy with this one?
If Hasan is a scammer then 1.) who is he scamming? and 2.) why hasn't Sony shut it down yet? Being involved with a scammer ain't a good look. So until incriminating evidence comes to light (if any), I've ruled out the scam route for me.
Indie Developer in over his head? Possibly. I could see that being the case of a guy who played with matches and "accidentally" lit a bushfire.
Joakim 2.0? In my heart of hearts I almost WANT it to be this option just because it would be a really damn cool moment when the truth is finally revealed.
That's my honest thought. Until something comes out that confirms otherwise, I will remain curious to see how this unfolds. It is hilarious though, no matter which way you look at it. Some of the crazy theories out there are fun to read. People questioning whether Hasan is CG or not is one of my current faves.