Support NeoGAF

[Blood Diamonds]

rip castlevania and mgs

 

[Yautja_Warrior]

Really hope they don't sit on those IP's and sell them off, so someone else can carry on making Silent Hill, Castlevania ect

 

[Macrotus]

I'm not sure if you have seen this video, but if you haven't you should take a look at this.

From around 18m42s in this interview, Kojima said that the President of Konami (during 2012) asked Kojima to make the next Silent Hill, which is probably why he made P.T.

Hideo Kojima Q&A: Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes and more at Eurogamer Expo 2012
https://youtu.be/qPNesX1lg-o?t=18m42s


I really miss the former president of Konami. He probably was a really ambitious guy when it comes to games, just like Kojima...

 

[Moronwind]

Whoopie doo who cares, they've sucked for a good while now. Kojima Productions was pretty much the final bastion of the company we once knew and loved, it's no coincidence that they didn't participate in this buffoonery.

 

[GRaider81]

Can we even call PES AAA at this point?

 

[DarkLordMalik]

If I had to guess next one will be Capcom.

Maybe. Depends on how they will treat their most successful IP (Resident Evil) and its latest sequel. They are also in some deep mess with their Panta Rhei engine. But they also have Monster Hunter which is alive and well in Japan so they won't go anytime soon.

 

[Tabris]

How the mighty have fallen. Konami was top-tier during the MSX and SNES days. So many (semi) forgotten gems too, such as Snatcher, Cybernator (Assault Suit Valken), King's Valley.. Fuck, seeing their old logo hits right into the feels.

Even more top-tier during PSX era. Probably 2nd to only Square for quality and memorable game titles during that era.

 

[sörine]

Konami is not the only one. I fear for more casualties from Japan. Lets hope for the best

I think Capcom's a possibility to be worried about. There's internal strife with the board, all their console games seem to be shifting to service models and lowering production costs, their mobile efforts have mostly misfired and they're shifting to a cross-media Level 5 model for 3DS.

 

[Meciu]

There goes my suikoden revival....

 

[SURGEdude]

Fuck you Konami. Rot in hell.

 

[Liamario]

Probably that third chapter

ha...haaaaa... ;_;



This guy gets it:



They may exist, but not in any form you're gonna wanna touch.

See: EROTIC VIOLENCE

Emphasis on the word 'touch'.

 

[LeleSocho]

Hope the company goes bankrupt so they have to sell their IPs and all the good people then gets assumed by healthy (both financially and culturally) companies.
The higher ups must burn in hell.

 

[Muchi Muchi Pink]

Konami was dead for a long time now. Kojipro was the only dev left producing good games. You can give Konami as many fingers as you want, won't change a thing for them living on as a company that makes profit through fitness centers, pachinko etc.

Salute and move on.

 

[jiggle]

But suikoden is totally still happening rite? :D

 

[nubbe]

Maybe Nintendo will fund an MGS Ultimate Final Collection for NX

 

[SJRB]

It's going to be interesting to see how long they're going to keep the Metal Gear Online servers up this time around...

 

[OminoMichelin]

Christ, I wonder if he has anything to even do until December.

I'm sure there are plenty of toilets to clean
:/

 

[gerudoman]

Dear Konami,

Now please sell the Foxengine and the Silent Hill IP to Kojima and Del Toro,

thxkbye XOXOXOXO,
Hektor

Del Toro is too busy not making Pacific Rim 2.

 

[Trojan X]

Sega Dreamcast Shenmue 1 and 2 game development, Sega Saturn gane development, sega dreamcast and sega saturn graphics engine R&D, worldwide marketing for the sega dreamcast = around $70 million.

Metal Gear Solid V game development for the PC, Playstation and Xbox = $80 million.

My gosh, MGSV is insanely expensive and make Shenmue's development cost near laughable. Does anyone know if the budget for MGSV also include R&D cost? Maybe it did which could explain the high cost. However, if it doesn't then that Spending vs Revenue ratio for MGSV better be worth it, otherwise, from a business point of view, Konami has more defense grounds to drop the series in consideration of time spent and spending amount. Who know...

Wait a minute. What about my Metal Gear Rising Revengence II?! I need my platinum games version of Raiden.

Anyway. I guess it is time to move on. Goodbye Konami.

 

[Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew]

Maybe Nintendo will fund an MGS Ultimate Final Collection for NX

HAHAHAHAHAHA!

That said, I wish I could buy the rights to MGSV: Chapter 3, and remakes of the older titles.

They played us like a damn fiddle.

 

[Kinyou]

It's going to be interesting to see how long they're going to keep the Metal Gear Online servers up this time around...

Yeah, have been wondering about that as well. Hell, I'm glad it's coming at all.

 

[Steroyd]

Sega gave Yu Suzuki the Shenmue license (well for Shenmue 3)

How do we get Konami to do the same thing for Kojima and Sony to bankroll?

Konami need respect and goodwill towards the creator for that to happen... In other words a snowballs chance in hell at the centre of the Sun.

 

[SomTervo]

I'd like to think that if I was running Konami, I'd at least give Kojima the option to buy the IP. He is the creator of it and while Konami has legal ownership, the IP would be nothing without Kojima.

I don't think Kojima has a cool few million sitting around unfortunately.

i knew not buying phantom pain was the right choice

... unsure if srs.

 

[sörine]

Maybe Nintendo will fund an MGS Ultimate Final Collection for NX

Developed by n-Space.

 

[Lemonte]

MGSV has so good base to expand gameplay. Shame it is left to rot in dark basement. Ubisoft needs to kidnap Kojima and buy rights to mgs and fox engine and make it yearly franchise.

Spoiler

jk

 

[Neoxon]

R.I.P. Konami

Hard to believe that this is the end of an era.

 

[Rei_Toei]

Even more top-tier during PSX era. Probably 2nd to only Square for quality and memorable game titles during that era.

Yup, from Vandal Hearts to Metal Gear Solid, Symphony of the Night, Silent Hill.. But stuff like Contra, Sparkster, Goemon, Castlevania IV, Cybernator, TMNT and Gradius from the SNES days and their early stuff on MSX - it's like part of my childhood playing that stuff. They were a bigger presence for me at least, during the PlayStation days I was in highschool and drowning in high quality games from all directions. Konami stood out for me on MSX and SNES but they sure kept their mojo during the PS days.

 

[PartTimeWarrior]

Good for them. They obviously make enough money in gambling machines and they don't have to shut their doors putting people out of work.

 

[Iced Arcade]

If konami isn't interested in console gaming and largely focusing off making bank, then I expect a some IP's going up for sale to the highest bidders.




I do know for a fact they have been ramping up casino slot machines.

 

[FriedConsole]

Probably a smart business move. Won't be the last company. I feel many companies are all in on AAA games just because they have no other businesses. AAA game cost more to make than ever and the market for those type of games is declining.

 

[nubbe]

Developed by n-Space.

Silicon Knights!
the only acceptable option

 

[Sijil]

Welp, it was nice while it lasted. What about licensing? Are they at least open to that? So many IPs dead...

 

[Stone Ocean]

Maybe Nintendo will fund an MGS Ultimate Final Collection for NX

Nintendo should just buy everything and become omnipotent gods

 

[jsnepo]

This doesn't show faith for how long FOB and MGO will last even with microtransactions.

 

[KORNdoggy]

Can we even call PES AAA at this point?

it's better then the most recent fifa, so if that's considered AAA i'd assume PES is too?

 

[eso76]

Someone could perhaps buy the MGS IP.

There is this guy, Hideo Kojima..

 

[Mr. Nice_Guy]

We can only hope they decide to sell their IP's out to people who are actually worth owning them. Too bad that isn't going to happen.

 

[sörine]

Silicon Knights!
the only acceptable option

I bet High Voltage could use some work.

 

[heringer]

At least port MGS3 nd MGS4 to PC, Konami. Please?

 

[Sadist]

This actually kinda hurts... BUt i guess they are better dead than transformed into pachinko machines, right?

Oh don't you worry; Konami will release Metal Gear Rising 2: Pachinkvengance in the next year or so

 

[cyba89]

So sad to see the path they went down. All these legendary IPs they sit on.

 

[Usobuko]

RIP Konami, you had a good run.

 

[Orakio Rob]

 

[Blackleg-sanji1]

At the very least do some remasters before u freaking dip off. Suikoden 2,3,5 and then..yea idc what happens been terrible for too long

 

[DarkLordMalik]

I think Capcom's a possibility to be worried about. There's internal strife with the board, all their console games seem to be shifting to service models and lowering production costs, their mobile efforts have mostly misfired and they're shifting to a cross-media Level 5 model for 3DS.

I think Capcom is slowly becoming the next Sega. It remains to be seen if they can recoup the disaster of Panta Rhei and Deep Down though.

 

[Corto]

There was a game company here. It's gone now.

 

[dofry]

• Silent Hill
• Metal Gear
• Castlevania
• Bomberman
• Bloody Roar
• Contra
• Gradius
• Frogger
• Goemon
• Zone of the Enders
• Suikoden
• Rocket Knight
• Adventure Island
• BONK
• Star Soldier
• Twinbee
• and more!

ALL
DEAD

Mute Mound
Ingot Eguipment
Alcazarbania
Malebombardier
Gory Rebel Yell
USAgainsta
Alumnius
Toadder
RobinHoodJapan
Sector of the Quitters
Mizukoden
Missile Paladin
Adobenchaa Ailando
BÖNK
PlasmaBall Military Person
Dualwasp

ALL
IS
WELL

 

[PFD]

Shocking news.

Shocking first post

 

[Kazuhira]

So they weren't actually prepping a new MG for 2016 like they said here?http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-20-konami-announces-plan-for-brand-new-metal-gear-solid-series? Where do the lies end?

Well,they said 'no plans for a big MG game'
metal gear pachinko here we go!!

 

[RedX]

Well... I've officially given up hope on a new Suikoden from them. I really hope someone picks it up ;_;