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[Xion_Stellar]

Well that's that Konami you used to have a good run (pre PS3 Era) and some of your titles have been missed for so long but without Kojima I expect MGS to go down the same path as Capcom's Mega Man.

I wonder what's going to become of Silent Hills now...

 

[Dr. Buni]

Konami is kill.

(Well, to me they are dead since Iga left the company, but still).

 

[Branson]

I fucking love Metal Gear. But at the same time I want to see something else from Kojima. Hopefully this lets him do that. I see this as possibly a good thing. Bad if Konami milks the franchise after this.

 

[PeterBazooka]

I met Hideo Kojima back in an industry event in Koln in the autumn of 2006, where he was signing autographs for fans.

The queue was abating towards the end of the night and Kojima was talking in Japanese to a management type, so I walked up. I shook him by the hand and said I just wanted to quickly thank him for his games, and he smiled and nodded and said something quietly about me being too kind. The manager turned away to look down the hall, and Kojima suddenly gripped my hand tighter than I ever though possible, so much so that I let out a tiny yelp, and pulled me right next to his face to whisper 'Everything I do is pain'. All the love had gone from his eyes. The manager turned around, but by that time Kojima has let go of me and was smiling and nodding and mumbling something in broken English; 'so kind, th-thank you', etc.

I watched him from afar, other fans occasionally coming to greet him. My hand was still red the next day.

lol

 

[Nzyme32]

Damn...

The good thing is that it seem Kojima is very connected thanks to being very public and in control of the work he has done and the people he has collaborated with. I'd assume the majority of people would be supporting him and ready to help him out when he needs it after all he has done.

 

[Not Spaceghost]

So Konami is dead and Kojima is finally free

Is silent hills dead? I'm guessing it's gonna be okay but kojima won't be involved at all.

 

[Sylverstone14]

Wow, Konami fucked up. Who else besides Kojima do they have? Igarashi? Who's basically been told to sit still and not touch anything till retirement

Or it could be an amicable breakup like Sakurai from Nintendo (Sora), although from the sounds of it, I very much doubt it

Iga's long gone, man.

 

[Sami+]

God I hate this shit so much.

 

[Rad-]

I think this is good. Let Kojima do other stuff for a change.

 

[Matt Attack]

This is so sad.

 

[Angryharlot]

Konami has really worked hard for this end. It is amazing that they have lasted this long in an enviorment where Capcom and Sega are barely keeping their head above water.

They have spent the last decade making bad desicions.

 

[SamuelSupreme]

SONY! This is where you come in and save the day.

 

[Kyoufu]

from Konami

Leaving Konami allows him to do things he wasn't able to do before, be it make new games, or make other things or make nothing at all. WHATEVER HE WANTS!

He has saved himself.

 

[Elandyll]

Save him from what?

In some ways, it would make a lot of sense for SCEJ to offer a spot to Kojima in house. After Ueda's depature a few years back, they could be looking for a Veteran?

On the other hand, I could very well see Kojima being done with big corporations that determine his ideas and work.

Like ... for ever?

But on the third hand ... he probably likes to have nice budgets to take his time on gigantic projects.

:shrug:

It's just sad he won't be able to oversee his last baby from beginning to end, as it looks like his hands will be tied as far as MGS V's promo will go.

PS: If I was Sony, Id have been in touch with Kojima about this like yesterday, and have already contacted Konami about a possible deal on buying or co-publishing MGS, Silent Hill and ZOE. But what do I know?

 

[NoFaceNico]

HA!

But honestly, I wish Kojima the best...I now secretly wish that he and Yu Suzuki would team up to make a game together (...not Shenmue).

THAT would be awesome. But yeah, it couldn't be Shenmue. Shenmue is very slow paced and even relaxing at times. MGS has always been the opposite, even if it isn't a run-n-gun game.

 

[~Devil Trigger~]

RIP Konami?

 

[HeelPower]

Silent Hills dies before it was ever born. Brings a whole new meaning to that fetus in PT.

PT was indeed too good to be true.

One of the greatest ways to reveal a game + 100% free and playable demo with great visuals+ ambitious revival to a Franchise strongly in need of new life.

This is just unlikely now.

 

[Gleethor]

Konami doesn't care about video games anymore, that much is clear. I wish they'd sell their IPs to someone who does, doubt it happens.

 

[Moon_frogger]

great exclusive for Gamespot. There's your games journalism, people. As far as Kojima leaving and metal gear ending (dead to me anyway) I say FUCKING FANTASTIC NEWS. Now Kojima can actually do something different.

 

[Afrodium]

Honestly, I think this is great news. Kojima's a visionary who has been forced to make Metal Gear games far longer than he wanted to. I'm excited to see what he'll be able to do with pure creative freedom.

 

[thefro]

Sad. Will be very interesting to see where everyone decides to land at.

I don't see a great fit at most of the Japanese third parties (either they're in the same boat as Konami where Kojima wouldn't have control, or they don't have the funding).

 

[-tetsuo-]

 

[aerts1js]

Quoting this as it's important for people to realize.

Konami wasn't a console gaming company that did mobile games and health stuff on the side.

It's a mobile gaming/health company that did console games on the side.

This isn't a mortal blow in the least.

When people say RIP Konamii I'm pretty sure they meaning the gaming side of it.

 

[Shaqiri1987]

If Microsoft wanted to try again with Japan, trying to land Kojima's next game as an Xbox One exclusive would certainly help.

Assuming of course that is something Kojima would be amenable to doing.

 

[Kuni]

Guys...

Listen...

*whispers*

What if... Kojima went on Kickstarter?

 

[redhood56]

End of an era. Kojima is a genius and even though he won't work on metal gear anymore I am glad he can make whatever he wants.

 

[Jb]

I think this is good. Let Kojima do other stuff for a change.

Yeah because every new MGS felt identical to the last one. Real stale.

 

[silvermember]

So Kojima finally breaks free from Metal gear series through corporate politics. It might not be the way he imagined it, but I think it is for the best. He can work anywhere he wants.

 

[MrS]

This is bad, isn't it?

 

[bomblord1]

Nintendo get on this.

Regardless, I wish him the best he seemed like a good man.

 

[dramatis]

So the phantom pain will have "a hideo Kojima game" on the case... Especially with the CE... Right?... RIGHT?

Why worry? Edit the boxart and print out a version with the words, and replace it.

 

[News Bot]

Kojima Productions as an independent studio please.

 

[entremet]

Kojima Productions as an independent studio please.

That's a pretty expensive proposition, unless they cut staff.

 

[Wakka212]

Kojima will be totally fine after this. Konami is what we should be worried about haha

I really wanted that Silent Hills game to become a reality though...damn.

 

[Sami+]

The good thing is that it seem Kojima is very connected thanks to being very public and in control of the work he has done and the people he has collaborated with. I'd assume the majority of people would be supporting him and ready to help him out when he needs it after all he has done.

Yeah, I'm comfortable knowing he'll be fine in the end. He's secured his place in video game history.

He's up there with Miyamoto and Yokoi imo. A genius and a visionary.

 

[javac]

.

 

[Gurthang]

Sony will wrap him up

 

[Elginer]

Told my buddy about this today. We've been friends since we were 12 (we're both 35 now) and remember playing MGS, MGS2 and MGS3 over and it just kind of hit us how much fun these games were and meant to us. Hell, he just bought a PS4 cuse I told him a new Metal Gear was coming out. Man, this fucking with my feelings hard if this is true.

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

Wow

 

[stryke]

Crazy stuff

 

[Brinbe]

RIP Konami... What do they have without MGS? Winning Eleven? They're fucked.

 

[Dynomutt]

SONY! This is where you come in and save the day.

Yup, Fox Engine runs like butter already. Shu better be kicking it somewhere with Kojima, cooking up a masterpiece.

 

[Nzyme32]

Guys...

Listen...

*whispers*

What if... Kojima went on Kickstarter?

This is the great thing though - he could do it, and people would support him.

Konami have spent years using Kojima's games and his name heavily as a marketing tool, making him more of a central figure to Metal Gear and other games over Konami's own name. Kojima will have no problem getting back on his feet, I just hope he can take as many of his team as he can with him

 

[Jarmel]

If Konami is getting out of AAA games then I wonder if we're going to see stuff like Silent Hill or MGR2?

 

[Sephzilla]

Kojima and company are basically red hot gaming free agents right now. I don't doubt for a second that Sony and Microsoft aren't already trying to get a hold of him and lock him down.

 

[TheXfactor]

some big company needs to jump on him, like right now. he would be a gold mine

 

[Xpliskin]

Publishers must already start lining up.

His phone will blow up between now and December.

The sad part is that Silent Hill and MGS's future is very uncertain.

 

[Interfectum]

Silent Hills.... =/

 

[News Bot]

That's a pretty expensive proposition, unless they cut staff.

Whatever it takes. I'd invest in that shit in a nanosecond

Spoiler

machine

.

 

[Holdfing]

Yup, Fox Engine runs like butter already. Shu better be kicking it somewhere with Kojima, cooking up a masterpiece.

Isn't the Fox Engine Konami property though?