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[benzy]

The great Fox Engine gone to waste.

 

[bigbaldwolf86]

Expected bad

It was worse

 

[Kuro Madoushi]

We'll never see a Gradius VI nor a Salamander / Life Force III

Sure we will.

Spoiler

Pachinko Gradius...on mobile

 

[SJRB]

Well now that MGSV is out, Konami is dead to me. They can rot for all I care.

 

[Finaika]

Can't wait to see the MGSV trailer.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

Yeah guys, in case you hadn't noticed, Konami has been nothing but MGS and PES for a long while now. This is just further confirmation of that. Konami is dead to me.

 

[DrBo42]

The mobile market is a big place.

I expect you'll become quite familiar with those microtransactions and pachislot machines as you watch more franchises die.

Now go! Take the legend off life support.

 

[Fantastapotamus]

That's a pretty huge list for a pachislot company.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

 

[Aostia]

Ironically, I've read the title of the topic as "as painful as you'd expect" LOL

 

[DryvBy]

DAE remember P.T.?

 

[Busty]

Someone needs to save Konami from Konami.

Or, like a snake eating its own head, allow it to consume itself and disappear forever.











..., at least that way we'd all have closure.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

Or, like a snake eating its own head, allow it to consume itself and disappear forever.











..., at least that way we'd all have closure.

Ouroboros.... the snake eating its own tail signifies eternal return and rebirth.... we are doomed to repeat the Konami cycle forever.

 

[Cowboy Dan]

The great Fox Engine gone to waste.

This is the real tragedy. What are the chances that Konami would license this engine?

 

[GrayChild]

I hope Kojima will suddenly appear on stage and make a surprising announcement that the development of Silent Hills is continuing. At the exact same moment, P.T. will be back on PSN.

Spoiler

Fuck Konami

 

[TheSlySoul]

I think at the casino submit I went to, Konami had around 7 slot machines.
You can really tell where their priorities are at...

 

[Shin-Ra]

They're gonna announce a bunch of sweet NEW IP Fox Engine games at TGS, amiright?

 

[Busty]

Ouroboros.... the snake eating its own tail signifies eternal return and rebirth.... we are doomed to repeat the Konami cycle forever.

What have I done?

 

[Phoenix Fang]

I remember a time when Konami was one of my top 5 companies. Wow

 

[Gorger]

 

[Asd202]

There totally not getting out of gaming business not at all.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

^"They're". And no, they're not, but at the same time, they're going to continue being a husk of their former selves.

This is the real tragedy. What are the chances that Konami would license this engine?

Less than zero?

 

[JetSetRadio]

2 marvelous games.

Not like I would buy anything else from Konami unless they revived Suikoden.

 

[Zaventem]

I hope they die off before another metal gear is made to tarnish the brand.

 

[Percy]

I'd rather have MGS be dead than in the hands of Activision or Ubisoft where it's yearly bullshit churned out. Can you even imagine?

Well... at least with Activision there'd be an outside chance they'd hire Platinum to work on it

 

[Srey Plaughtered]

Sparse lineup.



I really thought it would be pachinko based on the title.

 

[jabuseika]

Just wait for next year's E3 list.

Spoiler

There won't be one.

 

[GoDLiKe]

I'd really, REALLY want to know what the hell happened to that Konami from the PS2 era. No, really. They were one of the best softhouses in the world, and now... Man... They used to release so many awesome games in a short period of time and now they barely have 5 games to show in one of the biggest gaming events.

 

[SmithnCo]

They're gonna announce a bunch of sweet NEW IP Fox Engine games at TGS, amiright?

Fox Engine pachinko games

 

[faridmon]

I hope they die off before another metal gear is made to tarnish the brand.

Thats not gonna happen buddy, might as well accept your new reality.

Konami will remain to exist!

 

[correojon]

I remember when I had a SNES and Konami was one of my favorite developers, every game they released was really good:

• Super Castlevania IV
• Super Contra/Probotector
• Parodius
• The one of the Looney Toons (can´t remember the name but it was really fun, specially the football match)
• Sunset Riders
• TMNT: Turtles in Time
• Axelay

It seems that they could tackle any genre and create an instant classic.

But now...

 

[sublimit]

They have become the laugh of the industry.

 

[Evo X]

So sad that the company that owns great franchises like Suikoden, Silent Hill, and Castlevania isn't taking advantage of them.

If they truly want to stick to mobile and pachinko shit now, I hope they sell their IPs.

 

[PulseONE]

It somehow ended up worse than what I expected with the thread title

 

[Hasney]

How many MB Coins did it take to setup such a terrible booth?

 

[GeordieMark]

If Konami were making big bucks from their games consistently, they would still be making them now. You can't really blame them for following the money. That is their main function.

 

[Toy Soldier]

Fox Engine pachinko games

A machine with a full-screen background doing some crazy Fox Engine shit, that'd be fucking awesome actually.

I'm part of the problem.

 

[Sumio Mondo]

If Konami were making big bucks from their games consistently, they would still be making them now. You can't really blame them for following the money. That is their main function.

If they were better at running their game division, they wouldn't be in this mess they are now.

 

[Steroyd]

If Konami were making big bucks from their games consistently, they would still be making them now. You can't really blame them for following the money. That is their main function.

The irony is that it was their own damn fault, they released the MGS Collection around Call of Duty, they released about 3 Silent Hill games in the same month and anything that wasn't AAA from Konami you haven't heard of because they went out of their way to not advertise it.

Or as Jimquisition summarizes.

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

[*]The one of the Looney Toons (can´t remember the name but it was really fun, specially the football match).

Tiny Toon Adventures - Buster Busts Loose

Fantastic game.

 

[Srey Plaughtered]

If Konami were making big bucks from their games consistently, they would still be making them now. You can't really blame them for following the money. That is their main function.

Well they themselves didn't do anything with all the IP's they have left to rot. If anyone's to blame, it's them. Reading the market hasn't been a strong point for Konami for a while from what I can see.

 

[BassForever]

i guess KONAMI's heritage games survey was just bullshit after all :/

Hey Pachinko slots take time to develop give em some time to turn our dreams into reality

 

[Sakura]

This is disappointing.
Konami made Tokimeki Memorial and Love Plus. I want to see those games continue

 

[Jazz573]

Ironically, I've read the title of the topic as "as painful as you'd expect" LOL

Still accurate.

 

[Neoxon]

The great Fox Engine gone to waste.

This breaks my heart. That plus Snake will never return to Smash. Oh well, I guess MGSV was as great of a swan song for Old Konami as any.

 

[LiK]

wow, that is pathetic

 

[sixteen-bit]

Ctrl+F "Suikoden"

Why do I even bother?

lol, not even mobile

 

[GnawtyDog]

Contra is going to make a resurgence I can feel it.

 

[Brerlappin]

Konami needs to..

HIT THE LEVER!

 

[Man-is-Obsolete]

I mean they're making money with their mobile and gambling devices. No reason for them, in a business sense, to invest in AAA titles or even tertiary titles anymore.

There's plenty of reasons. Like 40+ million current gen console owners and many millions of pc players willing to spend $60 on a new game. Same reason nearly every other company is still making games for consoles and pc.

MGSV will be profitable, as would have Silent Hills. Unlike mobile though you can't just slapdash a game together for cheap and expect it to sell. Therein lies the likely problem for konami. Their work environment is not conducive to keeping talent much less grow talent, and now they lost one of the biggest names in the industry.

Ps making games for consoles does not have to be a $60 AAA affair either. Wish more companies would realize this. I would take a 2D modern Final Fantasy for $20-30 in a heartbeat. Also see Iga making a downloadable Castlevania on his own, that could have easily been done by Konami.