“Because of the coronavirus” – after Sony, the creator of Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima, canceled his speech at GDC 2023

In the period from March 16 to March 20, 2023, one of the key industrial events of the year will be held in the city of San Francisco, Game Developers Conference 2023. Last week Sony statedthat refuses to participate in the event due to the danger of the spread of the deadly coronavirus (COVID-19). Today, a Japanese studio joined her Kojima productions.

“Kojima Productions made a difficult decision to opt out of GDC 2023 due to growing concerns about coronavirus. Unfortunately, this means the expected performance Hideo Kojima and Eric Johnson will not take place, “the report said.

Eric Johnson is an artificial intelligence specialist at Kojima Productions. Together with Kojima, he was supposed to make a report on the creation of Death stranding in front of fellow workers from other studios from around the world.

In November 2019, Death Stranding debuted on the PlayStation 4 (Our review) A PC version is expected for sale this summer..

An outbreak of coronavirus COVID-19 occurred in China. According to the latest data, the number of infected has exceeded 75 thousand people, who have already died more than 2,400.

Daily news about infected people in other countries. In particular, in recent days, the coronavirus has covered Italy – there are already more than 200 cases and several deaths. Authorities cancel football matches and other public events, quarantine is introduced.

Read also: Boston mayor urges Sony not to refuse to participate in the PAX East 2023 game festival due to fear of coronavirus.

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