ITT: Gaffers unable to accept that a BUSINESS made a FINANCIAL decision because f-... fu-... fuck Konami right, guys?
Whether he's a perfectionist or not, if he's too expensive, a business is not going to want him. The majority of publishers don't care about a game reaching its true potential, they want a sellable product out the door.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2VnzbnliZI&feature=youtu.be&t=3m2s
here is the link
he talks about it at the 3 min mark
Remember when Tomb Raider sold 5 million copies and hadn't broken even yet?
Yeah, but million-dollar expendatures that come up with zero value tend to make failing companies a bit upset. People seem to be missing the big point here - Konami has no money. They simply can't afford this production. If it doesn't sell enough to be profitable they are probably toast.Stuff not being used happens ALL THE TIME btw.
spoiled little brat syndrome .
same story for jeremy clarkson from top gear
It is a shame they had to sack him but he had it coming.
Looking from konami's side i can completely understand this.
At the end it's a team that made the game not a single person.
He has to tone his diva meter back to minus 200.
All you guys where overacting like it was all on konami xD
ITT: Gaffers unable to accept that a BUSINESS made a FINANCIAL decision because f-... fu-... fuck Konami right, guys?
Whether he's a perfectionist or not, if he's too expensive, a business is not going to want him. The majority of publishers don't care about a game reaching its true potential, they want a sellable product out the door.
Jesus christ. Are game budgets really ballooning that much?
That's called making an investment. If you have a guy in a company that costs a ton to maintain, is a general pain in the ass, but in the end he ends up bringing huge profits, the company should be more than happy to have him/her. Most companies have people like that as they are usually the ones that have all the great ideas.
MGSV is going to sell a shit ton of copies and will absolutely recover the investment. So I call bullshit, Konami execs cannot be that stupid to let go a guy like that because "he is expensive".
Silent Hills was probably the breaking point for this given that he'd gone out and hired Reedus and Del Toro for the game, neither of which were really needed for the project, and bo the which would add quite a bit to the budget. Silent Hill just isn't a big franchise, so tacking on Hollywood talent that's going to blowup the budget probably set Konami off.
Why do you care so much about publishers profits? You're a gamer first of all. Kojima was sacked because he was trying to stand up for you and all us gamers. That's why fuck Konami.
So we've been joking about how soon Kojima's Kickstarter will appear, but I'm suddenly realizing that that may be a recipe for disaster.
What the hell?
We had how many mgs? Lots.
Obviously it wasn't working out businesswise anymore with how high budgets are then it makes sense.
Then if you aren't mixing well within the company then yes they have to get rid of you. They kept him for a pretty long time tho.
People have no clue how corporations work?
Thought it was a reference to Heavens Gate, helmed by another perfectionist.
Well yeah, that's the problem. Everyone is shipping "product" nowadays.
Creative voices being run out of an artistic industry in the name of profit isn't something that should ever be celebrated for.
Cool, but that's irrelevant if it cost too much to develop. It's also irrelevant if they make too small of a profit that they could've made several times more selling something else
ITT: Gaffers unable to accept that a BUSINESS made a FINANCIAL decision because f-... fu-... fuck Konami right, guys?
Whether he's a perfectionist or not, if he's too expensive, a business is not going to want him. The majority of publishers don't care about a game reaching its true potential, they want a sellable product out the door.
Untrue. I don't blame Konnami hereHe's worth all the money, IMO.
So we've been joking about how soon Kojima's Kickstarter will appear, but I'm suddenly realizing that that may be a recipe for disaster.
So we've been joking about how soon Kojima's Kickstarter will appear, but I'm suddenly realizing that that may be a recipe for disaster.
Yeah, but million-dollar expendatures that come up with zero value tend to make failing companies a bit upset. People seem to be missing the big point here - Konami has no money. They simply can't afford this production. If it doesn't sell enough to be profitable they are probably toast.
Silent Hills was probably the breaking point for this given that he'd gone out and hired Reedus and Del Toro for the game, neither of which were really needed for the project, and bo the which would add quite a bit to the budget. Silent Hill just isn't a big franchise, so tacking on Hollywood talent that's going to blowup the budget probably set Konami off.
So we've been joking about how soon Kojima's Kickstarter will appear, but I'm suddenly realizing that that may be a recipe for disaster.
So we've been joking about how soon Kojima's Kickstarter will appear, but I'm suddenly realizing that that may be a recipe for disaster.
Yeah, but million-dollar expendatures that come up with zero value tend to make failing companies a bit upset. People seem to be missing the big point here - Konami has no money. They simply can't afford this production. If it doesn't sell enough to be profitable they are probably toast.
The real reason for completely erasing him will probably turn out to be some racist remarks he was recorded saying that will come out during his sex tape trial.
You do realize gaming is their main source of income right?
Why do you care so much about publishers profits? You're a gamer first of all. Kojima was sacked because he was trying to stand up for you and all us gamers. That's why fuck Konami.
Damn. I kind of liked that even though his name isn't on the box but it's going to be in the game more than any other Metal Gear to spite Konami.
You sure?
So we've been joking about how soon Kojima's Kickstarter will appear, but I'm suddenly realizing that that may be a recipe for disaster.