Hideo Kojima plays one game a year, preferring to spend more time in the real world
28 Aug 2025 23:33
Reality also helps Kojima find inspiration for his own games.
Hideo Kojima told reporters that he plays video games extremely rarely, and completes about one game per year. The reason, according to Kojima, is that games require a significant amount of time, and for him, events happening outside the game world are much more important, which he uses as a source of inspiration for his projects.
Kojima noted that he prefers to study reality in order to integrate its elements into his games, making them unique.
I don't play games that much. I watch movies, read books, meet people, and go to museums, and I don't copy anything from games.
