Streamer Rex Sterling originally wanted to do a “3 Hour” stream for the new trailer of the mysterious PS5 game “Abandoned,” which some believe to be the covert “Silent Hill” project by Hideo Kojima. It turned into 74 hours, and in the end, there was a major disappointment.
What is “Abandoned?” Very little is known about the title, which makes it even more exciting. In April 2021, Hasan Kahraman reached out via the PlayStation Blog. He stated that his team was working in the Netherlands on a new game that would be exclusive to the PS5.
It is supposed to be a “survival simulation” revolving around the question: “Can you survive alone in the wilderness?” The new PS5 game is set to be a “first-person horror survival shooter.” A first teaser was released in April.
A horror game from a small studio – that’s not particularly exciting.
Conspiracy Theory about new PS5 game Abandoned
What is the mystery surrounding the game? Early on, rumors started circulating that this game might not even exist, but rather be some kind of trick, a cover for a much more exciting game.
In reality, it would be no new game from the Netherlands, but the “Silent Hill” project that video game legend Hideo Kojima was working on. Although the developers say there is nothing to the rumor, that Abandoned is a new game, this legend has persisted since then, making “Abandoned” incredibly fascinating for some people on the internet.
Streamer planned 3-hour livestream for the new trailer
This was the plan of a streamer: The team from Blue Box Game Studios had promised a new trailer for “Abandoned.”
Streamer Rex Sterling intended to:
- Go live on YouTube one hour before the trailer release and build some hype
- Watch the trailer together with his fans
- Discuss and analyze the trailer afterwards with his viewers
He thought: The whole event would take a maximum of 3 to 4 hours.
Streamer broadcasts 74 hours straight “in protest”
This is how it really was: The trailer simply did not come. The promised release date passed.
Sterling then decided to wait “in protest” and stay on air, thinking the delay could only last a few hours.
In the end, Sterling waited 74 hours until the trailer appeared – he was on air for more than 3 days. People tuned into his stream and felt: Something special was happening – an event.
Finally, the relatively unknown Sterling became relevant – he was the guy who had been waiting on the trailer for hours.
This is how the trailer turned out: It was disappointing. There was only music to be heard and a few images shown before the announcement came: “A playable prologue will be released soon.”
The streamer is left to catch his breath after this trailer, which he had waited so long for, and then exclaims: “What the hell was that?”
Streamer says: He is not crazy – just very dedicated
Does he regret waiting so long? No, not at all. Sterling explains in a YouTube video that he finally became relevant with this “waiting stream” (via youtube). There was a great atmosphere in the chat:
- 50% of users believed that Kojima was indeed hiding behind the game
- 50% thought that was nonsense
Some big streamers later shook their heads about the “crazy” guy waiting 74 hours for a trailer, even though the studio behind it has no name. They would have thought of him as a “crazy Kojima fan.” But that’s not the case, Sterling says. He is just a small streamer who desperately wants to make a name for himself and is willing to invest a lot into his channel.
For Sterling, the 74-hour continuous stream was apparently an event, through which he felt part of a community and that he had made a name for himself. He believes he found many new viewers – it seems that waiting and suffering together brings people together.
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