{"id":445355,"date":"2025-09-23T08:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/445355\/"},"modified":"2025-09-23T08:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T08:34:09","slug":"hideo-kojima-announces-ar-project-with-pokemon-go-creator-niantic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/445355\/","title":{"rendered":"Hideo Kojima Announces AR Project With Pok\u00e9mon Go Creator Niantic"},"content":{"rendered":"

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima is collaborating with Niantic Spatial on a new AR project, announced this morning as part of Kojima Productions’ Beyond the Strand<\/a> livestream. <\/p>\n

Niantic Spatial is the new name for Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/a> creator Niantic, following its recent refocus solely around AR applications and the sale of the bulk of its gaming portfolio<\/a> \u2014 Pok\u00e9mon Go, Monster Hunter Now and Pikmin Bloom \u2014 to Monoply Go maker Scopely.<\/p>\n

Doubling down on its real-world augmented reality gameplay, Niantic Spatial will work with Kojima Productions on a fresh project glimpsed in concept form today. “In the near future, move beyond the screen,” a flashy teaser suggested. At one point, a man in AR glasses scans a digital model that has appeared on top of a real-world object using his phone \u2014 something that’s very Pok\u00e9mon Go.<\/p>\n

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“I can’t really speak about details yet but, if you’re climbing a mountain… there’s still entertainment there,” Kojima teased. “It’s like the real Death Stranding in the real world, and you can connect with people, or you can connect with the actual environment there in your city. Previously it was like virtual reality, but this time I’m thinking about connecting with the real environment.”<\/p>\n

“I hope that it creates [an environment] that brings people together to play,” said Niantic Spatial boss John Hanke. “If there’s one thing need we have in our society right now, it’s something that unifies us and doesn’t pull us apart. And I think that storytelling… has always been humanity’s way of coming together. And technology can support that. It can divide it too, but with an inspiring creator it can be an important force in the world.”<\/p>\n

There was no word on when Kojima and Niantic Spatial’s project would launch.<\/p>\n

This morning we also heard more from Kojima on the Death Stranding movie<\/a> and animated spin-off<\/a>, saw a first trailer for Xbox Game Studios title OD<\/a>, and got a glimpse at artwork and casting details for Physint<\/a>. Catch up on all the announcements in our everything announced at Hideo Kojima’s Beyond the Strand livestream roundup<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tom Phillips is IGN’s News Editor. You can reach Tom at tom_phillips@ign.com or find him on Bluesky @tomphillipseg.bsky.social<\/a><\/p>\n