Kojima’s Studio Pushes Back Against the “UE5 Dictatorship” With Death Stranding 2’s Looks And Performance

Kojima’s Studio Pushes Back Against the “UE5 Dictatorship” With Death Stranding 2’s Looks And Performance

Kojima Productions says the Decima Engine lets it chase high-end visuals without sacrificing stability, and the studio argues that the tech foundations behind Death Stranding 2: On the Beach are the payoff of nearly a decade of accumulated know-how.   Talk around game engines has increasingly revolved around the so-called “dictatorship” of Unreal Engine 5. It is not hard to see why: Epic Games’ toolset has become the default choice for studios o…

Kojima Productions Says Decima Engine Enables Things “Difficult to Achieve Elsewhere”

See full bio Shaheer Zahid Currently serving as a News Reporter at Tech4Gamers, I have the privilege of combining my love for gaming with the art of storytelling. My role involves crafting engaging narratives that keep our audience abreast of the latest developments in the gaming world. See full bio Story Highlight Kojima Productions says that the Decima Engine is irreplaceable for them. It enables them to do things they couldn’t do anywhere e…

Death Stranding 2 lead says "no engine is the best choice," but Kojima Productions gambled on Horizon studio's "less immediately approachable" Decima engine for "long hoped" for features

"Decima enables us to accomplish many things that would be difficult to achieve elsewhere"

We ask Kojima Productions why they’ve stuck to Decima for nearly ten years. Chief technology officer on what makes Death Stranding’s engine irreplaceable  - AUTOMATON WEST

Interview with Kojima Productions chief technology officer Akio Sakamoto about the studio's use of the Decima game engine.