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Despite launching back in 2020,Cyberpunk 2077fans think they have uncovered a new Easter Egg related to Hideo Kojima’s upcoming titleOD. This upcoming horror title is the result of a collaboration between Kojima Productions and Xbox Game Studios and was officially revealed at The Game Awards 2023. However, players revisitingCyberpunk 2077think that the dialogue spoken by Kojima’s cameo character in the game might be alluding to the development ofOD, which means this Easter Egg teaser wouldn’t have paid off for at least another three years.
Cyberpunk 2077is famous for its celebrity appearances, with the game’s most iconic being Keanu Reeves' portrayal of Johnny Silverhand, and the Phantom Liberty expansion added to this star-studded cast by introducing Solomon Reed, who was portrayed by Idris Elba. Beyond these celebrity appearances,Cyberpunk 2077is filled with cameos from other minor celebrities, such as content creators Jesse Cox and CohnCarnage, as well as musical artist Grimes.Hideo Kojima’s cameo inCyberpunk 2077might be the most mysterious since he can be easily missed and his character’s cryptic dialogue seems to shed new light onOD’s development.
Cyberpunk 2077’s Kojima Easter Egg May Be More than Meets the Eye
to findCyberpunk 2077’s Hideo Kojima Easter Egg, players will have to be on the lookout during The Heist main mission in the game’s first act. During this mission, V and Jackie infiltrate Konpeki Plaza in order to steal the Relic fromYorinobu Arasaka, going undercover as Militech representatives in order to do so. When players first enter Konpeki Plaza, they are led to the hotel’s bar for an optional drink before heading to their assigned room, and players who take a moment to explore the bar will find the character Hideyoshi Oshima, modeled after and voiced byHideo Kojima.
If players stay a moment and listen to what Oshima has to say, they will notice he says some things that sound a lot like what the real-life Kojima might discuss. He mentions wanting to push the boundaries of whatbraindances are capable of doing inCyberpunk 2077’s world, saying that he is working with a team in Tokyo to capture and convey real, raw human emotions in his braindances. While BDs are a fictional medium limited toCyberpunk 2077’s universe, the details Kojima discusses in this dialogue sound like they could apply to his philosophy of game development.
How Kojima’s Easter Egg in Cyberpunk 2077 Might Have Teased OD
Although at the timeCyberpunk 2077was released, most fans who saw this cameo might have just assumed Kojima’s character was speaking generally about his views on developing media and entertainment in the modern age. However, the luxury of hindsight gives this dialogue a whole new meaning when viewed after thereveal trailer forODwas released. The desire to capture real, raw human emotions that Kojima’s character discusses in thisCyberpunk 2077Easter Egg seems eerily similar to the footage that was shown inOD’s trailer at The Game Awards 2023.
This trailer cycles through a series of characters reciting a strange phrase, seeming to become visibly more uncomfortable as the trailer goes on before the final shot shows one character letting out a genuinely terrified-sounding scream. The pacing of this trailer and the scenes it depicts line up almost exactly with what Kojima’sCyberpunk 2077character was discussing in his cameo. In this cameo,Kojimagoes on to say that he wishes to showcase complex emotions woven together, such as happiness and melancholy, and calm with an underlying anxiety, potentially hinting at some of the themes that the developer will present to players inOD.
