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[BrokenEchelon]

Oh so it's confirmed.

Fuck Konami.

 

[Kane1345]

He made my favourite game ever.

From my favourite series ever.

To see him and his team treated like this actually pains me.

 

[DarkLegion]

so Zone of the Enders will really never see the light of the day ever again....

Aw man.. this makes me sad

 

[Khalifa Jayy]

Konami needs to publicly apologize...

 

[Ricky_R]

I have a feeling that Kojima's next game will be a hype madness.

 

[RageWaffles]

... after giving us P.T., they can't possibly not give us Silent Hills, right?

right?

 

[Pattycakes]

I don't get how Konami thinks this is a good idea.

 

[JudgeN]

Surely Konami realize they are nothing without Kojima right? Konami will be dead and gone in a year.

 

[Pappasman]

So I'm thinking about what the smartphone Metal Gear will be like and it'll probably be pretty cool! You can make it grid based, sort of like Hitman Go, but instead of a premium product they may go with an energy thing so missions and being spotted will drain your lifebar (rations restore it but cost extra). Collecting cards of MGS characters, weapons, and vehicles and using them AC!D style will be a hoot too, and they can have special monthly events so you have a chance at "capturing" special characters like Tuxedo Snake or Pliskin with their own unique attributes.

They'll probably be able to pump it out pretty quick, too, what with Kojima not being able to stop it. A win-win situation all around.

 

[Mesoian]

Lol the pre-order figures must have come in.

How much you wanna bet this gets blamed on PC development?

 

[Xpliskin]

Its weird.

In my head, konami leadership were totally weak and shortsighted in letting this man basically form and control an entire section of the company to do as he pleases, but I never thought they would have the balls to stand up to him. But apparently they finally realized how stupid they were.

What the fuck ?

 

[swit]

Kojima seems to have a strong interest in the mobile gaming industry. I can see him heading in that direction with a small, independant studio like a lot of vets.

please, no. Not like this

 

[pixelation]

This is bad, I don't recall any game director being as successful as they once were before they left their respective companies... hopefully Kojima is the first one.

 

[Valnen]

Seriously, what should they do with all of these dormant IPs?

They're kinda done making console games now, it seems.

All that money on a new game engine went completely to waste, it seems. It being used outside of MGSV and Silent Hills, if that even comes out.

 

[N30RYU]

Konami without Kojima is just "n"

 

[bobbychalkers]

So I'm thinking about what the smartphone Metal Gear will be like and it'll probably be pretty cool! You can make it grid based, sort of like Hitman Go, but instead of a premium product they may go with an energy thing so missions and being spotted will drain your lifebar (rations restore it but cost extra). Collecting cards of MGS characters, weapons, and vehicles and using them AC!D style will be a hoot too, and they can have special monthly events so you have a chance at "capturing" special characters like Tuxedo Snake or Pliskin with their own unique attributes.

They'll probably be able to pump it out pretty quick, too, what with Kojima not being able to stop it. A win-win situation all around.

y u do this bruh?

 

[ezekial45]

Wait, someone said that Konami has been moving away from video games? Can you elaborate further?

 

[RedNumberFive]

Man, what happened to video games?

Contra, Mega Man, Castlevania, now Metal Gear. These cornerstones of gaming are all gone.

 

[Deckard Chapel]

This is stunning - to say the least.

I feel like I've been punched in the gut and it knocked all the air out of me. I'm depressed, sad, angry and nervous all at the same time.

This is truly unexpected and all my love, admiration, hope and good sentiment go out to Kojima and his team.

I hope they can find greener pastures after all this.

 

[PumpkinSpice]

Konami's Business plans in a nutshell.

I mean... wow. Do they even realize what they just did?

MGS5 must be costing them a fortune, and the whole market is turning to shit. If they even make their money back on that game they'll be lucky, but they'd be better off just investing in their fitness and gambling business.

 

[Dabanton]

Well Konami are pretty much done for.

Where would this leave a potential MGR2?

 

[Krasnoya Ronin]

Silent Hills, though.

 

[Deleted member 57681]

Looking forward to Konami's E3 conference.

 

[Pacote-san]

So I'm thinking about what the smartphone Metal Gear will be like and it'll probably be pretty cool! You can make it grid based, sort of like Hitman Go, but instead of a premium product they may go with an energy thing so missions and being spotted will drain your lifebar (rations restore it but cost extra). Collecting cards of MGS characters, weapons, and vehicles and using them AC!D style will be a hoot too, and they can have special monthly events so you have a chance at "capturing" special characters like Tuxedo Snake or Pliskin with their own unique attributes.

They'll probably be able to pump it out pretty quick, too, what with Kojima not being able to stop it. A win-win situation all around.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

As a general rule, I feel like establishing narratives where one party is pure good and another party is pure evil does nothing but obfuscate whatever the actual truth is.

That said, I have no problem believing Konami was forcing him to do something he didn't want to do, I just don't know that it's necessarily what happened.

 

[shandy706]

I wonder if this has to do with Kojima visiting Microsoft yesterday.

 

[DNAbro]

Wait, someone said that Konami has been moving away from video games? Can you elaborate further?

Most of there money(i.e like 80%) is from other revenues. Not traditional game sales.

 

[Mufausa The 3rd]

This shit is as big as if Miyamoto was to leave Nintendo. Damn..

 

[L Thammy]

lol.

Now is no time for jokes.

 

[Seik]

That's really, really big news, holy shit.


Now I wonder how Konami will survive after this, wasn't MGS their main franchise? (Not to say the only one...nowadays)

I mean, there's Silent Hills coming too, with Kojima involved...but after? Ish...

Anyway, I'll support Kojima anywhere he goes after this.

 

[PeakPointMatrix]

I swear to god if Silent Hills is affected by this.

What the hell is wrong with Konami? What would motivate them to upset someone like Kojima? This feels like it's straying into similar waters as the Inafune/Capcom breakup.

 

[Mookie1515]

Probably been quoted elsewhere, but from a GamesRadar interview with Kojima,

I asked Kojima what he'd like to cut from his life, during an interview for Edge magazine in 2013, who spoke openly of his plans beyond games. "Tough question. Maybe Konami (laughs). I'm 50 this year, and while I love game development, it's a time in my life where I'd like to explore other things. I love games, but I don't necessarily like the management of the business aspect of working for a company. There are many things I'd like to do: for example, maybe take a year off and write a novel. I've also had offers to work on various movies and make movies, so those are things I'd like to explore at some point. If I could, I think that would be a great change in my life."

 

[FinalStageBoss]

Komanis probably done with consoles after this. Though I wonder if they'll hand off silent hills to some shitty developer on a tiny budget and kill off the series for good.

 

[bananafactory]

KojiPro was bigger and more important than Konami and they knew it.

You fucked up, Konami.

 

[Rösti]

Takuya Kozuki, the president of Konami. Yeah, I won't return that smile.

 

[Catdaddy]

Ubisoft is hiring

 

[random25]

So I'm thinking about what the smartphone Metal Gear will be like and it'll probably be pretty cool! You can make it grid based, sort of like Hitman Go, but instead of a premium product they may go with an energy thing so missions and being spotted will drain your lifebar (rations restore it but cost extra). Collecting cards of MGS characters, weapons, and vehicles and using them AC!D style will be a hoot too, and they can have special monthly events so you have a chance at "capturing" special characters like Tuxedo Snake or Pliskin with their own unique attributes.

They'll probably be able to pump it out pretty quick, too, what with Kojima not being able to stop it. A win-win situation all around.

Beggars can't be choosers, right?

 

[Deleted member 20920]

Silent Hills

And Fox Engine.

 

[Newtype-001]

Hes finally free.

 

[Lostconfused]

Soooo MGSV just took a massive hit in quality huh.

 

[The Dear Leader]

I can't believe it, I must be in a dream.

 

[Chamber]

My heart...

 

[MikeE21286]

Well that's how he stops making metal gear I guess :/


Damn this sucks

 

[Lifejumper]

Makes it more disgusting they are trying to hide this mans legacy by removing his name from MGS artwork....sigh.

 

[deeptech]

It really makes me scared for MGSV, i hope they don't actually change the game as it was originally intended and it comes out as Kojima wanted it.

The person added: "At a team meeting, Mr Kojima explained that team have to be one and make a good game for fans."

This calms me a little

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Probably been quoted elsewhere, but from a GamesRadar interview with Kojima,

I'd love to see Kojima make a movie.

 

[kpaadet]

Konami without Kojima means I can finally stop caring about any Konami published game.

Spoiler

Unless they miraculously start making good Castlevania games again.

 

[Shadowhaxor]

Oh god you guys, what about Rising 2? is it dead?

There is no Rising 2.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

Silent Hills?????????

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

That's really, really big news, holy shit.


Now I wonder how Konami will survive after this, wasn't MGS their main franchise? (Not to say the only one...nowadays)

I mean, there's Silent Hills coming too, with Kojima involved...but after? Ish...

It's been stated before, console games are a minor part of Konami as a whole now, so they will be fine if they stop producing console games all together.