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[IAmRandom31]

Silent fucking Hills ;-;

Hmmmmmm

damn, forgot all about P.T and Silent Hills.

Looks like that project is f'ed now maybe

 

[Corpsepyre]

I don't even feel like playing anything. Shut my game just now. Heartbroken.

 

[robotrock]

I hope Kojima does some crazy cool shit

 

[Kudo]

This week has really been a rollercoaster..
I believe Kojima will survive and keep doing things he loves, interesting times ahead. Hopefully we'll hear about his plans sooner than later.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Sony.

Kojima and Co. to take over Studio Japan.

I'd be hyped as fuck if that happened.

 

[Slowdive]

But who's going to actually make it? Del Toro isn't a game developer. KojiPro has apparently been hit with layoffs and Kojima is leaving. Is Konami going to get the bright idea to outsource it to inferior developers like they did with Silent Hill after killing Team Silent?

Knowing Konami, probably.

 

[Alcoholikaust]

So awful it went this way-

 

[DidntKnowJack]

Konami - taking shooting yourself in the foot to a whole new level. Kojima was pretty much all you had going for yourself.

 

[careksims]

Welp. There it is. Konami's dead to me. End of an era. I will follow Kojima wherever he goes.

 

[massoluk]

Don't worry, Konami still have Goemon, Gradius, Bomberman, Contra, Castlevania, DDR, Beatmania, Suikoden, Adventure Islands!

 

[Kain]

But that was after a major flop. What's so weird about this is the timing...like it would make sense if it happened after MGSV was released and turned out to be a failure. But now, after so many years of development with only a few months left before fans/the market decide the success of MGSV? I don't understand at all.

Maybe they went over the budget with MGSV? The game is completed and it makes no sense to cut the thing now, but stil...

 

[Xpliskin]

I was fucking JOKING when I made this earlier today.

What about you,
Hideo ?
What's it going to be? Loyalty to your company, or loyalty to me?
Your
country, or your shareholders?

Your job, or your beliefs?

Your duty to your
development team?
Or your personal feelings?

You don't know the truth yet. But sooner or
later, you'll have to choose.

I don't expect you to forgive me. But you can't
defeat me, either. You know me too well.

Just look at that Kojima Productions logo. If you
can't put the past behind you, you won't survive long.

If we meet again, I'll
kill you.


Go home!!
​

I remember, predictions turned out to be true for the worse

 

[DieH@rd]

T_T

I wonder will this news have impact on the ending sequence of MGSV.

 

[Nintenyearold]

See



Not really a game company anymore.

Yeah, did they release anything besides GZ and PES last year? And do they have anything announced beyond TPP, Silent Hills, and an assumed PES? Konami hasn't been the company we knew for years.

Its seems like that ridiculous 2010 E3 was just yesterday... now they don't even have anything to show at a conference

 

[Risk Breaker]

Konami is somehow even worse than SE, wow.

So sad.

 

[pixxxelz]

No Silent Hills...

No Metal Gear Rising 2...

 

[Muzy72]

Looks like MGS V is the last Konami game I ever purchase.

RIP Konami. Hope Kojima moves on to bigger and better things.

 

[Tookay]

Wow.

This seriously depresses me.

 

[The Elite]

Sounds like quite the mess. How does something like this happen after all of these years?

 

[CortexVortex]

Can't believe this is really happening.... so MGSV will really be the last MGS then...
And I'm absolutely shattered that this means he isn't going to work on Silent Hills anymore. It was too good to be true I guess.

 

[R0ckman]

I wonder what would happen if Nintendo scooped up all the Japan talent, let them do whatever they wanted.

 

[UltraGunner]

This is crazy. Kojima IS Konami. Without him they may as well pack it up.

 

[Duxxy3]

The same management that killed Castlevania and Contra?

Yeah, I'll take Kojima's side on this one.

 

[Dedication Through Light]

How can konami survive...though maybe they can fold and pass off Yugioh to Bushiroad.

 

[Chabbles]

NOOOOOOOO!

Seriously fuck it. Hopefully they'll contract him to make Silenthills.

 

[ZeroMaverick]

Konami finally finished TPP and discovered that David Hayter really is cut.


Also: Bye bye PT

 

[SgtCobra]

Ugh.

Here's hoping Hideo doesn't leave the industry.
Also, Konami is not doomed guys, c'mon. Games are just a part of the company.

 

[a secret-boss]

konami going mobile now

 

[Patryn]

Well, Konami is fucked if they intend to be relevant to video gaming outside of Japan... if they even intend to stay in video games. Kojima and Metal Gear were pretty much the only thing keeping them in the minds of gamers in most of the world.

That's the thing. I don't think they want to be relevant to console gaming anymore. As people have pointed out, they've expanded way beyond console games. This feels like they're winding down a business they want to get out of.

 

[Floody]

R.I.P Konami's game division. I wonder if Kojima and the rest will form a new studio or all just go their separate ways.

 

[afternoon delight]

Good. Start making independent gold.

Hear hear! Throw off the chains of MGS and do what you've been dreaming about!

Just make sure it's x86 based code plz.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Don't worry, Konami still have Goemon, Gradius, Bomberman, Contra, Castlevania, DDR, Beatmania, Suikoden, Adventure Islands!

Pachinko, as far as the eye can see!

 

[AuthenticM]

I'm really curious to know what the hell happened, exactly.

 

[dracula_x]

Silent Hills

lol, "meanwhile in Kojima Productions".

and Konami PR like:

But I really hope that doesn't affect the development of Silent Hills.

 

[Shadowhaxor]

And there goes any hope of ever seeing a ZOE3.

 

[Slangblade]

Wouldn't wonder me if Sony or MS throw enough money at kojima to make whatever he wants exclusive.[/QUOTE

It's possible, but I couldn't see Kojima accepting an offer from Microsoft. He will basically be alienating the Japanese marker.

 

[Dio Brando]

what saddens me the most is that Kojima spent so much time on the Fox Engine, and this happens

 

[Coffee Dog]

Ugh.

Here's hoping Hideo doesn't leave the industry.

No way. He likes games too damn much to not at least try to do something else.

 

[ShockingAlberto]

With multiple producer departures from Konami this week, I don't think this is solely about Kojima and Konami having a spat.

I think Konami is making a major structural change that takes them away from video games outside of one or two series. Kojima, whose position as an executive had him overseeing all video game development, clearly wasn't happy about this.

Though I also wouldn't be too quick to completely blame either party. There have always been rumors about Kojima being infamously difficult to work with as an employee. Things about him promising milestones to higher ups with no realistic way to hit them. The most repeated rumor I've heard is that he assumed MGS4 would be done long before the time they were actually trending toward and Konami had to basically shut down all other aspects of video game development to get all hands on deck to finish MGS4.

Who knows, I'd probably blame Konami way, way more than anyone else here. But I think it's clear they just want out of the video game rat race. I don't immediately want to blame them, either, because the video game rat race must suck for a Japanese third party right now. They probably pushed extra hard on Metal Gear to the exclusion of all else and that wasn't making anyone involved happy.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Well, Konami has proven they don't really need console games anyway.

But man..this is total bullshit.

 

[Maxim726X]

So...I guess Konami is done with the games industry?

Maybe they'll sell off their IPs.

Sell Castlevania to someone, and then bring back Iga to work on it. Now it's possible!

Company has been a shitshow since the infamous E3 presentation a few years ago. Yet another company in complete disarray.

 

[bombshell]

Silent Hills... FUCK.

 

[artsi]

Relax, Konami and Del Toro can still make a horror game. The IP's there just waiting for them.

Forbidden Siren.

 

[Trago]

Iga left, now Koji's gone. What will Konami do now?

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

Wouldn't wonder me if Sony or MS throw enough money at kojima to make whatever he wants exclusive.[/QUOTE

It's possible, but I couldn't see Kojima accepting an offer from Microsoft. He will basically be alienating the Japanese marker.

lol, if Kojima accepts a contract for MS I'll literally kill a crow and eat it.

 

[Celestial Mortal]

Konami's milking cow dried out...

Konami's Golden eggs laying hen is dead.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

I wonder what Kojima did to piss off Konami.

 

[Devilinthiscity]

.

 

[Jobbs]

If Konami owns the IP, I don't think MGS is going anywhere. Just like there was Ninja Gaiden 3, there will be more MGS.

 

[dukeoflegs]

If Kojima kickstarted an new Snatcher game Mobile/PC/what every. I will throw money at him.