Kojima Productions Anticipated Five Year Anniversary Special Announcement Is Anti-Climactic

The internet is ready to move on beyond Cyberpunk 2077 as a collective whole, and we’re looking for the next title that we should hype beyond all reason.
So when Kojima Productions started teasing a few big announcements coming early this morning for the celebration of their fifth anniversary, the internet began collectively licking their lips and wondering what bizarre hallucinogenic feast Kojima is preparing to officially announce.
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December 16ᵗʰ marks the 5ᵗʰ Anniversary of #KojimaProductions !
Keep an eye out tomorrow on our social channels at 12AM (NYC), 5AM (UK), 6AM (CET) and 2PM (JP) as we'll be delivering some exciting updates you won't want to miss! #KJP5 pic.twitter.com/WZ3WP9q2Qp
— KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (Eng) (@KojiPro2015_EN) December 15, 2020
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They finally pulled back the curtain, and, drum roll please: there’s a wallpaper that users can have. Now we’re unsure what to do with all of the confetti we’ve purchased.
To show our appreciation for the support you all have given us over the years, for the next few hours, we'll be delivering a host of updates that celebrate our 5ᵗʰ anniversary. https://t.co/qwM0wjjxt8 See you in one hour!
#KJP5 #KojimaProductions pic.twitter.com/OUW5IW0aj5— KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (Eng) (@KojiPro2015_EN) December 16, 2020
Welcome back!
We’ve created a special #KJP5 LUDENS wallpaper. https://t.co/N3cIDGvH07
Interested in learning more about LUDENS? Visit our website where Yoji Shinkawa explores the origins of LUDENS and what inspired the design behind his creation.https://t.co/QsfmBR86S4#KJP5 pic.twitter.com/hhClZ6OiaT— KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (Eng) (@KojiPro2015_EN) December 16, 2020
There’s also some merchandise available for those that need to shore up gaps within their Christmas shopping.
New 5ᵗʰ Anniversary products are now available just in time for #KJP5!
Please visit our store website for more details: https://t.co/wFYW6dIMzR#KojimaProductions #DeathStranding pic.twitter.com/Io6w58j7K6— KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (Eng) (@KojiPro2015_EN) December 16, 2020
Try to stay calm, everyone, we’re sure your pulse is racing just as much as ours is right now as we reveal the final tweet.
For our last update today, we simply wanted to say THANK YOU for of all of the support you've given us.
We greatly appreciate it.
🖐️#KJP5 #KojimaProductions #KeepOnKeepingOnhttps://t.co/K131ocCFQF— KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (Eng) (@KojiPro2015_EN) December 16, 2020
Clearly, the somewhat off-kilter flavor the Kojima Productions readily shows extends to bizarre reveals of…whatever all of this is, as many users that stayed awake to be of the first to know are now metaphorically kicking rocks while wondering precisely what they expected.
Probably something exciting, that they ‘wouldn’t want to miss’.
The disappointment is palpable, as multiple outlets are desperately attempting to discover what the next outlandish title is going to be from a studio that clearly has no qualms in eschewing modern tropes of genres to introduce a bold new imagining of gameplay; notably one of the few studios that are ready to do so.
Norman Reedus has also stated that he will work with Kojima once again after the strange Death Stranding readily had the actor tromping through a wasteland with bizarre high-quality renders of Monster energy drink cans. Just reminding everyone that was a thing.
Clearly, the mastermind behind the legendary romp of Metal Gear has broken free of Konami’s shackles of brand adherence and, some could argue, sensibilities, but that makes the coming announcements and titles frankly far more exciting than if they were developed by other studios that have more…discipline, perhaps, in constructing titles that more readily adhere to genre norms.
It’s also safe to say that Kojima Productions has been rocking the boat, and it’s a solid reason for fans being so hard-pressed to get eyes on what they’re doing next.