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[ActuallyHulk]

Kojima please if you're leaving take Goemon and Bomberman with you.

 

[dex3108]

My guess is that Kojima is going to Valve and he will make Half Life 3. XD

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

What the hell is happening???!!!

Japanese console/handheld development is heading to it's tomb.

 

[darkside31337]

I'm legitimately concerned now, do you think this will be swept under the rug and we'll get zero information on what has happened or will Kojima speak out soon?

Keighley should get him on his next podcast for an hour.

I can't believe this is happening

 

[Vexidus]

There was a game here. It's gone now.

Maybe there on the edge is your hope
But you don't look down
Why?

Oh, burning eyes can't forgive you
Howling moon drives on
And deep in me
Your illusion
What you see in me
Is...

 

[Alienous]

Why hasn't Geoff Keighley gotten us the answer yet?

If anyone can do it, it's him.

 

[Tempy]

To me it reads: Konami includes Kojima. Wouldn't they say something more like "Konami and Kojima are making Metal Gear" if he were leaving?

That's not what it says.

 

[Lifejumper]

No more awesome Kojima trailers

 

[Lernaean]

Was he even supposed to be the director?

Not really.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Kojima please if you're leaving take Goemon and Bomberman with you.

AND BLOODY ROAR

 

[Betty]

Was he even supposed to be the director?

Yes, directed, written and produced by him with Del Toro helping.

 

[SolidSnakex]

This better not affect Silent Hills. I want that game to be directed by Kojima!

I don't think it ever was being directed by him. He wasn't even listed in the credits for P.T. It was made by other KojiPro staff.

 

[Ran rp]

i'm scared

 

[Yakitorii]

Otherwise the silver lining is that Konami was seriously tying him down.

If this rumor is true, I do think it´s because of this. Maybe Konami demanded Kojima to work on more MGS games or something.

 

[Donos]

 

[Team Filler]

I'd be cool with Kojima joining Nintendo. His talent as a game designer combined with Nintendo's philosophy towards gaming could allow for some wonderful things.

 

[MidBoss]

KojiPro becoming a movie studio.

 

[Mocca-Bear]

From a corporate perspective losing "Kojima Productions" as a brand doesn't have any pro's. By this point is it an established studio with a following. This thing needs a press release. Stat.

 

[Instro]

I hope he's joining DeNA to work on Nintendo mobile games.

What a time to be alive.

 

[Toxi]

What the hell is going on?

 

[Mr_L]

The story for mgsv must be even more stupid and wasting of Konami's money for voice actors than I thought. Konami finally saw it in action and just couldn't stand having a storyteller like kojima creating games. Cut him out completely

The delusion is strong in this one. You cannot honestly believe that Konami is fed up with Kojima because he's gone too far. If they were, they would have done this a long time ago.

 

[Xpike]

Imagine if Kojima joined Platinum, it probably doesn't even make sense but it would be amazing.

 

[Freedom = $1.05]

I'd be cool with Kojima joining Nintendo. His talent as a game designer combined with Nintendo's philosophy towards gaming could allow for some wonderful things.

rather that if he worked at Sony if only because i'd like to see what he would do with VR.

 

[hemo memo]

So he wasn't kidding this time.. this is his last MGS game.

 

[tensuke]

KOJIIIIIIIIMAAAAAAAAAAAA

 

[CTLance]

AND BLOODY ROAR

Also Bonk. And Master Higgins.

 

[Damerman]

I'd be cool with Kojima joining Nintendo. His talent as a game designer combined with Nintendo's philosophy towards gaming could allow for some wonderful things.

Id buy nintendo consoles no questions asked.

 

[masteratt]

Kojima's main project in QA stages, so he's not fully going at it. Lots of free time. Creative man. Comes up with some crazy marketing idea that is along the lines of his latest project.

That might be the case. Especially as Hideo loves this kind of stuff.

But obviously pure speculation. Either way, definitely got me interested.

 

[RespectThySole]

Wow so Silent Hills is no more then. If it's being done by someone other than Kojima I don't have much faith in it.

 

[matrix-cat]

There's only one way this can end:

 

[Lifejumper]

Why arent the big sites reporting on this. Jeeez.

 

[duckroll]

Could be a Sakurai situation as in, he no longer works as Nintendo employee, but he still works as director of Smash Bros as a freelancer.

The big question is what is happening with Kojima Productions though. I think all the other stuff is less important. If Kojima Productions in Tokyo is being disbanded, what happens to the staff? Were there layoffs? What's the future development outlook within Konami? What will happen to games which Kojima Productions were developing in pre-production? What will Konami LA Studio work on now? These are the important questions.

 

[Asgaro]

Kojima is merely a hologram.

We've all been played.
Like a damn fiddle.

 

[jimi_dini]

From a corporate perspective losing "Kojima Productions" as a brand doesn't have any pro's. By this point is it an established studio with a following.

*cough* Team Silent *cough*

Konami are a bunch of morans.

 

[rootbeerafloat]

Looking forward to Kojima-directed mobile otome games featuring Shinkawa artwork.

 

[JayEH]

Yes, directed, written and produced by him with Del Toro helping.

They never once said he was directing the game.

 

[Totobeni]

I think because Metal Gear is not a big seller for Konami anymore ( from Konami Financials Q1-Q3 2015 thread http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=150772466#post150772466 ) Kojima lost that untouchable position he used to have within Konami and they just didn't care anymore (drop his name and make him leave). this is like Seabass and Iga before him, lose sales and Konami will drop you.

 

[LiK]

Why arent the big sites reporting on this. Jeeez.

most of them aren't even awake yet.

 

[Henkka]

Fuck. If Kojipro really is disbanded, I hope they can bounce back like Clover did.

 

[kmax]

It seems like KojiPro is dead.

Unfortunate. This might actually spell doom for the franchise. No Kojima. No MGS

 

[Lakitu]

I think the worst part of a possible Kojima Productions shutting down is what happens with Fox Engine after having spent so long developing it and how useful it would be for future projects. It just stays at Konami? Er..........

 

[Tyrant Rave]

This is insane

 

[Kama_1082]

https://youtu.be/nSz16ngdsG0

 

[SerTapTap]

rather that if he worked at Sony if only because i'd like to see what he would do with VR.

He's more of a cultural fit with Sony anyway. I don't really see Nintendo accepting pitches along the lines of Metal Gear Solid or PT. But yeah, I'm sure he could do amazing shit with VR.

I'm sure he'll get work if he wants it, at pretty much anywhere he wants to. I just want to know what's up with his credits and Silent Hills.

 

[Gnome Scat]

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

He's gonna go freelance to make the greatest game of all time with a collaboration project with Tetsuya Nomura.

 

[Arcia]

Things never work out for Silent Hill games. Goddammit.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

The big question is what is happening with Kojima Productions though. I think all the other stuff is less important. If Kojima Productions in Tokyo is being disbanded, what happens to the staff? Were there layoffs? What's the future development outlook within Konami? What will happen to games which Kojima Productions were developing in pre-production? What will Konami LA Studio work on now? These are the important questions.

True, I didn't think about KP LA. The studio is basically newbown.

A KojiPro disbanding could meant basically Konami giving up console development.

 

[Spieler Eins]

Why arent the big sites reporting on this. Jeeez.

Busy writing top 10 lists and redundant what-if scenarios.

 

[beastmode]

That's not what it says.

Explain.

"Konami Digital Entertainment, including Mr. Kojima"

including: "containing as part of the whole being considered."