Hideo Kojima interested in PS4's social features

Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has spoken of his interest in the PlayStation 4's social features.

The PS4 was revealed last week with the news that there would be a big focus on social interaction between players.

Kojima believes that this, and not increased hardware power, is the most intriguing aspect of the PS4.

"With every new generation of hardware the capabilities of the hardware increases," Kojima told IGN.

"But up to this point it's always been very much of a vertical evolution - of course, you expect things like visual fidelity, audio, frame rate. New features such as 3D capability, etc, etc. These things are a given. They come with the new hardware.

"But what I'm really more interested in is other ways of expanding into the next generation - a more horizontal expansion, where you're going to be doing things online, more of a social aspect.

"People will be able to interact with the game through various devices, through various media - such as tablets, smart phones, etc."

Kojima also said that this level of interaction could make its way to the Metal Gear world in the future.

"I think it's this new type of interaction - this new way of interacting with the game world - that's more exciting to me," he added.

"And I want to bring the Metal Gear franchise into that new wider world of interaction."