Apart from the mysterious premise and characters, Death Stranding?s development time arguably is one of the project?s most fascinating aspects. After parting ways with Konami in early 2015, Kojima Productions was established in December 2015 and soon began searching for a game engine. Upon teaming with Guerrilla Games and using the Horizon studio?s Decima Engine, Kojima and Co. got to work on Death Stranding. That means Kojima?s latest, set to launch this November, was fully developed in roughly three years. Even more intriguing, the game?s production only has a team of 80 developers behind it.
Kojima revealed the surprising figure in a recent interview with GameSpot. When explaining misconceptions about how long it typically takes him to complete a project, he noted that Metal Gear Solid V?s development time was primarily lengthened due to the team?s producing the Fox Engine. Not having to worry too much about the engine technology allowed for production to happen at a much quicker pace with Death Stranding. Additionally, Kojima Productions? completion rate was also helped by a smaller development team, as everything is decided and created in-house.
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