<s>
A	O
playable	B-Application
teaser	I-Application
of	O
Abandoned	O
,	O
titled	O
Abandoned	B-Device
:	I-Device
Prologue	I-Device
,	O
is	O
also	O
in	O
development	O
and	O
is	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
before	O
the	O
main	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
announced	O
as	O
a	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
exclusive	O
title	O
in	O
April	O
2021	O
,	O
Abandoned	O
drew	O
significant	O
media	O
attention	O
and	O
hype	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
trailer	O
's	O
stylistic	O
similarities	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
and	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
,	O
leading	O
to	O
speculation	O
that	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
substantive	O
updates	O
have	O
led	O
to	O
accusations	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
vaporware	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
's	O
not	O
what	O
people	O
think	O
–	O
that	O
it	O
's	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
He	O
also	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
utilises	O
motion-capture	B-Application
technology	I-Application
,	O
which	O
will	O
affect	O
how	O
the	O
player	O
will	O
take	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
early	O
access	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
released	O
on	O
December	O
23	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
received	O
negative	O
Steam	B-Application
reviews	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
broken	O
nature	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Progress	O
on	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
Steam	B-Application
page	O
has	O
not	O
been	O
updated	O
since	O
March	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
announcement	O
,	O
Abandoned	O
attracted	O
significant	O
media	O
attention	O
from	O
users	O
and	O
media	O
outlets	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
was	O
believed	O
that	O
Japanese	O
video	O
game	O
designer	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
(	O
and/or	O
Kojima	O
Productions	O
)	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
rumoured	O
to	O
be	O
a	O
new	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
entry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
theory	O
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
the	O
"	O
Blue	O
Box	O
Conspiracy	O
"	O
or	O
"	O
Kojima	O
Conspiracy	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
pushed	O
by	O
the	O
fact	O
that	O
Hasan	O
Kahraman	O
's	O
name	O
shared	O
the	O
same	O
first	O
initials	O
as	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
,	O
leading	O
to	O
the	O
belief	O
that	O
Blue	O
Box	O
and	O
"	O
Hasan	O
Kahraman	O
"	O
was	O
a	O
pseudonym	O
for	O
Kojima	O
,	O
in	O
the	O
vein	O
of	O
the	O
promotional	O
stunt	O
Kojima	O
performed	O
for	O
the	O
2015	O
game	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
V	I-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Phantom	I-Application
Pain	I-Application
,	O
where	O
he	O
went	O
under	O
the	O
pseudonym	O
"	O
Joakim	O
Morgen	O
"	O
and	O
had	O
a	O
fake	O
Swedish	O
game	O
company	O
called	O
"	O
Moby	O
Dick	O
Studio	O
"	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
to	O
"	O
7780s	O
Studio	O
"	O
,	O
another	O
fake	O
company	O
of	O
Kojima	O
's	O
,	O
which	O
created	O
the	O
P.T.	B-Application
</s>
<s>
demo	O
teaser	O
for	O
the	O
cancelled	O
2015	O
game	O
Silent	B-Application
Hills	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
speculation	O
surrounding	O
Kojima	O
's	O
involvement	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
a	O
dedicated	O
subreddit	O
on	O
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
r/TheBlueBoxConspiracy	O
,	O
by	O
fans	O
of	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
to	O
discuss	O
the	O
rumours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
to	O
the	O
rumours	O
,	O
Blue	O
Box	O
Game	O
Studios	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
the	O
following	O
day	O
after	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
announcement	O
on	O
April	O
8	O
,	O
2021	O
on	O
their	O
website	O
disavowing	O
their	O
connection	O
to	O
Kojima	O
or	O
Konami	O
,	O
who	O
owns	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
was	O
further	O
disproved	O
by	O
VentureBeat	O
journalist	O
Jeff	O
Grubb	O
,	O
who	O
revealed	O
that	O
Kojima	O
was	O
in	O
talks	O
with	O
Microsoft/Xbox	O
for	O
his	O
next	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
not	O
PlayStation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
despite	O
this	O
statement	O
,	O
rumours	O
over	O
the	O
involvement	O
of	O
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
in	O
Abandoned	O
persisted	O
due	O
to	O
various	O
tweets	O
from	O
Blue	O
Box	O
linking	O
the	O
game	O
to	O
Kojima	O
's	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
and	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
franchises	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
a	O
tweet	O
posted	O
on	O
June	O
15	O
,	O
2021	O
seemingly	O
referring	O
to	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
,	O
read	O
;	O
"	O
Guess	O
the	O
name	O
:	O
Abandoned	O
=	O
(	O
First	O
letter	O
S	O
,	O
Last	O
letter	O
L	O
)	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
compared	O
the	O
person	O
in	O
the	O
image	O
to	O
Solid	O
Snake	O
,	O
the	O
protagonist	O
of	O
Kojima	O
's	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
series	I-Application
,	O
creating	O
speculation	O
that	O
Abandoned	O
was	O
actually	O
a	O
Metal	B-Application
Gear	I-Application
Solid	I-Application
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
But	O
I	O
was	O
like	O
,	O
'	O
People	O
think	O
it	O
's	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
so	O
it	O
would	O
n't	O
make	O
sense	O
if	O
people	O
linked	O
it	O
with	O
Snake	O
 '	O
.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Hideo	O
Kojima	O
remained	O
quiet	O
on	O
the	O
rumours	O
surrounding	O
his	O
involvement	O
in	O
Abandoned	O
until	O
he	O
addressed	O
and	O
discredited	O
them	O
during	O
an	O
interview	O
on	O
his	O
Brain	O
Structure	O
podcast	B-Operating_System
with	O
Geoff	O
Keighley	O
on	O
November	O
3	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Kojima	O
said	O
that	O
he	O
was	O
"	O
surprised	O
"	O
by	O
the	O
extent	O
of	O
the	O
rumours	O
,	O
which	O
he	O
did	O
not	O
take	O
seriously	O
until	O
users	O
began	O
sending	O
deepfaked	B-Application
images	I-Application
and	O
messages	O
to	O
him	O
en	O
masse	O
,	O
and	O
described	O
the	O
situation	O
as	O
a	O
"	O
nuisance	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
initially	O
plotted	O
as	O
a	O
teaser	O
,	O
Hasan	O
later	O
clarified	O
that	O
Abandoned	B-Device
:	I-Device
Prologue	I-Device
was	O
now	O
completely	O
separate	O
from	O
the	O
final	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
17	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
Blue	O
Box	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
Twitter	O
revealing	O
they	O
had	O
been	O
suffering	O
increased	O
levels	O
of	O
harassment	O
,	O
doxxing	B-Application
and	O
death	O
threats	O
being	O
directed	O
towards	O
Blue	O
Box	O
staff	O
members	O
online	O
and	O
in	O
real	O
life	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
31	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
Blue	O
Box	O
released	O
a	O
statement	O
to	O
Twitter	O
announcing	O
that	O
Abandoned	B-Device
:	I-Device
Prologue	I-Device
had	O
been	O
delayed	O
indefinitely	O
,	O
with	O
Kahraman	O
saying	O
that	O
it	O
will	O
come	O
out	O
whenever	O
it	O
is	O
ready	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
16	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
Abandoneds	O
assets	O
were	O
leaked	O
via	O
Reddit	B-Application
,	O
showing	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
concept	O
had	O
changed	O
drastically	O
from	O
how	O
it	O
was	O
originally	O
characterized	O
into	O
a	O
political	O
thriller	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
3	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
GameSpot	O
published	O
an	O
investigative	O
report	O
which	O
accused	O
Kahraman	O
of	O
"	O
toxic	O
"	O
activities	O
on	O
a	O
private	O
chat	O
room	O
revolving	O
around	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
he	O
revealed	O
scant	O
development	O
information	O
but	O
attempted	O
a	O
romantic	O
advance	O
on	O
one	O
of	O
his	O
artists	O
,	O
who	O
later	O
left	O
the	O
group	O
,	O
allowed	O
a	O
12-year-old	O
to	O
insult	O
other	O
members	O
with	O
no	O
consequences	O
,	O
and	O
forced	O
others	O
to	O
play	O
Rainbow	B-Application
Six	I-Application
Siege	I-Application
with	O
him	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Leaked	O
development	O
assets	O
also	O
had	O
a	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
5	O
logo	O
on	O
them	O
,	O
indicating	O
that	O
he	O
sought	O
to	O
trick	O
people	O
into	O
believing	O
Abandoned	O
was	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Silent	B-Application
Hill	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
