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IGN: Kojima Productions Studio Tour
- Thread starter Kindekuma
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True.
It's a real prestige project.
Doubt we see A. House be so involved in a games development like this again for a long while.
Pretty cool to see.
Callibretto
Member
Kojima should try pitching high quality licensed game to his film director friend. Imagine high budget AAA Pacific Rim games or Mad Max games.
That'd be a dream come true. But for now, just concentrate on Death Stranding.
That'd be a dream come true. But for now, just concentrate on Death Stranding.
StrongBlackVine
Banned
I'm sure has enough original ideas to last the rest of his career. A licensed game would be a waste.
SomedayTheFire
Member
micromanagement
Melchiah
Member
According to Kojima he was very inspired to set up the studio like Media Molecule, where it felt more like a club and a homey feel rather than most traditional studios.
Damn, that's a cool image, and the working conditions sound good as well.
HeisenbergWW62
Banned
That's one hell of a nice studio. Happy for Kojima and his team
R_thanatos
Member
Damn ,
looks like a fine place to work
looks like a fine place to work
Appollowexx
Member
That office is a minimalist work of art. Probably the coolest studio layout I've ever seen. Bravo Mr. Kojima, bravo.
Succinct Verbosity
Member
After how Kojima was treated I doubt he wants to replicate that environment with other workers.
His face seems to be a nervous "Holy Shit, how am I going to explain these expenses to Kaz?".
It was probably Kaz idea, we all know how kaZ loves Playstation I mean just see old e3s.
sems4arsenal
Member
His next few games better be Playstation console exclusive if Sony are paying for this, the grumpy skeptic in me is thinking this money could have kept some studios like Evolution alive for a bit more .
Well that's just crazy looking. Kojima sure ain't hoarding any money. Is Sony really paying for all of this?
That's just a Magnificent Seven media package.
Is Sony really paying for all of this?And in movies and alcohol (For those not in the know Kojima drinks A LOT of alcohol)
Frankly it feels like Sony is giving Kojima anything he wants
That's just a Magnificent Seven media package.
Corpsepyre
Banned
Seeing the video, it's more apparent now that we shouldn't expect the game till 2020, or till when the PS5 hits. ATLEAST.
Theslammer
Member
+1
Blowing this much cash on a 3rd-party studio, while closing down your own 1st-party studios (evolution and guerrilla Cambridge), is so absurd. Assuming Sony is footing the bill for all this, of course.
The game ain't even exclusive, which makes it even harder to rationalize the resources being pumped into KP.
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Maybe it is exclusive now?
immortal-joe
Member
Did I miss any evidence out there about Sony funding the formation of his studio?
Just a lot of people assuming things
Obviously Sony and Kojima are close, but it would seem to me that the man would probably cherish his independance after the whole Konami ordeal, and having his studio directly co financed by Sony would go against that.
Imo the studio itself is financed by Kojima, some friends/ colleagues of his, and probably some loans (as well as possibly some un-related investors). The big Death Stranding project, and possibly some advances from Sony, probably helped secure said loans though.
Its a Console exclusive.
And things could change down the line and it gets turned to full exclusive, ala the Ni-oh situation
Gunmonkey36
Member
I wonder what that bill looked like for that lease in Tokyo...
Probably one of the more expensive studios.
Probably one of the more expensive studios.
Schopenhauerian
Member
Neat!
The juxtaposition of those equations with the passage from William Blake ("To See a World in a Grain of Sand...") would seem to support RagnarRox's suggestion from back in July, starting at 14m15s:JuanLatino
Member
some of you are acting as if Kojima is the big winner of this deal while there isn't much in for Sony
This is obviously a long term partnership and investment. Maybe the first Game won't make much money due the high investment, but the second or the third one could very well do.
This is a investment in the next systemseller Franchise (and if we consider that Sony is taking a big risks with Studios like GG or Sony Bend, then this Kojima Partnership doesn't seem as such huge deal)
Also afaik Sony own the Death Stranding IP (they are funding the game, giving the Engine and the trailers are starting with -> Sony Interactive Entertainment Presents)
so even if the game comes out on PC, Sony is profiting from it aswell
This is obviously a long term partnership and investment. Maybe the first Game won't make much money due the high investment, but the second or the third one could very well do.
This is a investment in the next systemseller Franchise (and if we consider that Sony is taking a big risks with Studios like GG or Sony Bend, then this Kojima Partnership doesn't seem as such huge deal)
Also afaik Sony own the Death Stranding IP (they are funding the game, giving the Engine and the trailers are starting with -> Sony Interactive Entertainment Presents)
so even if the game comes out on PC, Sony is profiting from it aswell
Omnistalgic
Member
yeah, I believe Sony is publishing. Wonder if one day all of Sony's games will be PS/PC? Interesting...I'm not sure it really devalues consoles like it once did to have a lot of the platform's exclusives shared with the PC world.
Really, I look at it like PC = Android/Linux and Sony/MS/Nintendo are each different flavors of Apple where they control everything. Perhaps it may be smart to play both sides, MS seem to be inching that way.
Just because kojima wants it to be in PC and if Sony publishes it on the PC to retain rights and profits from it, doesnt mean they'll suddenly start tossing all their games on steam. I think sometimes we fall into these thoughts that if it happens once it means it will continue to happen. Look at everyone's gone to the rapture, even though Sony mobile published it on steam, it didn't make uc 4 suddenly be a PC release too.
Magic Mushroom
Member
It's probably exclusive at this point, considering it's running on a Sony first party engine. If they invest in it, it's probably because they feel they can make a lot of money from it. If they close studios that's probably because they cost them money. That's how business generally works. Looking at the sales of Kojima's games, I can see why they want to invest in him.
Though I doubt Sony payed for all of this. It's not as if Kojima doesn't earned a small fortune due to MG.
The game is already in full development, although it didn't start until a bit later into 2016 since they were still deciding on an engine. The game is said to come out before 2020, so maybe 2018 or 2019.
Gai Murakumo
Member
That office is nice and sleek. I love it.
I winced at the "Konami Productions" watermark in the first image
vpance
Member
I doubt it's that much money. Anything under $100 million is worth it to see what kind of batshit crazy game Kojima can think up.
Condolences to EVO and Cambridge, but if it's between them and something like Death Stranding I'm taking the latter.