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Banned
That's disappointing.
I still give them credit for PES (PS4) and will play MGS 5 day one though.
I still give them credit for PES (PS4) and will play MGS 5 day one though.
Guess it won't take long before Konami stops being a publisher.
I want to hate Konami, I do, but Tak Fujii
I guess the future will tell if they're interested in making games going forward or how that's all going to work.
I want to hate Konami, I do, but Tak Fujii
What's with everyone wanting X company to save Y property? That almost never happens.
I want to hate Konami, I do, but Tak Fujii
What's with everyone wanting X company to save Y property? That almost never happens.
What's with everyone wanting X company to save Y property? That almost never happens.
Move over Master Chief Collection, you're no longer the biggest fumble in town...
Seriously, what the hell?! Did we wake up in the twilight zone?!You done goofed, Konami.
In one week we now say "Valve" and "Konami" in the same sentence and with the same disdain as "EA" and "Ubisoft".
And here's a new Metal Gear game by Team NinjaI wouldn't be surprised if Konami shutters all in house development and just loans out their IP to other developers and remains simply a publisher.
Pretty much. The cancellation of Silent Hills is competing only with Silent Hill Alpha Collection for that honor. Konami can't lose.
Kojima could just start off with either joining Sony Japan, or make his own studio. Him and Sony could probably do something with Siren or just make PT without being named PT.
Pretty sure I read in the Kojima firing thread that they were already hiring for the next MGS. I expect they'll do the same with Silent Hills.Konami walking away from console video game publishing is all but inevitable-- the question is no longer "if" but "when".
Perhaps TPP undersells. Konami no longer sees the benefit of hiring staff to create another Metal Gear game after security had shown Kojima off of its property. PES isn't a huge seller, either. Management decides to abandon console game development and publishing in this case by 2016.
Or...
Perhaps TPP sells a decent amount. Konami brass decide to greenlight another Metal Gear game and hire staff. Upon release in 2017, the game sells less than TPP after fans generally reject it. Konami walks away within a year.
Konami will fall back on its other investments and operations. Gambling, health clubs, and even some mobile game development probably remain. Unlike previous scenarios with Midway and THQ, though, Konami IP won't be pennies on the dollar for acquisition-- in fact, Konami may not part with them at all. That means IP like Castlevania, Metal Gear, Gradius, and the Hudson stable of franchises would remain locked away.
That's probably the worst part of what happens when Konami makes its exit.
Don't worry Silent Hill fans, I am sure Konami is hard at work on a Silent Hill Pachinko game.
Don't worry Silent Hill fans, I am sure Konami is hard at work on a Silent Hill Pachinko game.