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[sjay1994]

Did these guys all go on vacation too?

Spoiler

I hope they all can bounce back

 

[sjay1994]

You guys ready for Metal Gear to be farmed out to the lowest bidding studio every year a la Silent Hill style?

Ah man, I can't wait for Psycho Mantis to be shoehorned into everything because he is a popular villain, just like Pyramid Head.

 

[Mexen]

I am surprised they didn't try and say they are on vacation.

People would have caught on >_>

Can you imagine if 'vacation' became a euphemism for being canned? And then one day, you get called to the office, "Mr. Roach. Sit down. You've been working hard so we are rewarding you with a vacation!"

*Mr. Roach jumps out of window*

 

[Lemonte]

They skipped their summer vacation to get MGSV PC version out earlier and this is the reward they get. Good job Konami.

 

[Kain]

Maaaaaaan I want Kojima or someone in Kojipro to spill the beans and tell the whole story so badly >_<

 

[MrCunningham]

This is all part of Kojima's master plan... right?

 

[massoluk]

I can't believe they closed someone's studio while he's on vacation.

 

[TheBoss1]

Man the ultimate dream would have Kojima and his studio back together under a big publisher that would give them the freedom they once had. I just hope he continues making stealth games in the vein of MGS.

 

[Storm Raider]

Man the ultimate dream would have Kojima and his studio back together under a big publisher that would give them the freedom they once had. I just hope he continues making stealth games in the vein of MGS.

If only they had the Philosophers Legacy...

 

[TheBear]

Is MGO still broken? Did they just abandon it or what?

 

[UnwrittenZero]

All of this while Kojima is on vacation? Man that's some shady shit Konami.

He's on vacation of the forest gump kind.

 

[Setsuna]

Konami really wants out of the gaming space

 

[TheBoss1]

If only they had the Philosophers Legacy...

It's actually not that farfetched. After all he made a game series stay relevant for over a quarter century and is arguably the most well known name in video games, thanks to him plastering "A Hideo Kojima Game" on everything lol

 

[DrunkShogun]

So kojima has experienced his ground zero. Guess we have to wait 9 years now for kojima to rebuild his motherbase.

 

[Bolivar687]

Your move, Sony.

 

[Koozek]

Oops, wrong thread.

 

[TheBoss1]

So kojima has experienced his ground zero. Guess we have to wait 9 years now for kojima to rebuild his motherbase.

I bet this is how long he takes to release his next project lol

 

[Fersis]

Is MGO still broken? Did they just abandon it or what?

Is MGO still broken?
Its not broken, there's also a patch improving game balance coming soon.

Did they just abandon it or what?
Read the OP

 

[Asd202]

Maaaaaaan I want Kojima or someone in Kojipro to spill the beans and tell the whole story so badly >_<

Konami is backing out of traditional game development. It's simple as that.

 

[Neolith]

Interested to see where kojima lands after this whole debacle.

 

[DevilFox]

If they had their insurance service.. seriously though, a studio created only for MGO now closed, I'm not surprised at all.

 

[Ludens]

I don't know who is doing MGSV PC patches, but EVERY, and I mean, EVERY patch breaks something, including the one released today.

 

[TheSeks]

Before it's even out on PC? How long is this game gonna be supported post-launch?

Not very long. I said it in the "rumor" thread, they'll probably shit out 1.00 with all the unbalanced shit for PC and say "okay, we released MGO. We're out! Bye, bitches!" and drop support.

At least if it comes out on PC people can maybe reverse engineer and then balance update. Maybe. I dunno the state of modding beyond swapping models, but they had to crack the engine format which I don't think has happened yet.

I don't know who is doing MGSV PC patches, but EVERY, and I mean, EVERY patch breaks something, including the one released today.

Kojima Productions Japan/"Konami CE Japan" is the one doing the PC port now. Though Kojima Pro LA/"Konami CE LA" were the ones doing it initially and until launch. What royally sucks is that they crunched in the summer to get the game out same time as the console releases.

 

[Madness]

Kojima and KojiPro, jump on the Sony train! Go!

Sony is struggling itself with its first party studios, we've seen some downsizing and layoffs in the past few years and months as they consolidate their studios. They won't go on a hiring spree for KojiPro staff now. The industry is in a very poor state for a lot of devs right now.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

You guys ready for Metal Gear to be farmed out to the lowest bidding studio every year a la Silent Hill style?

Silent Hill is one thing, but which developer would have the balls to take over MGS? Ninja Theory?

 

[Ludens]

Silent Hill is one thing, but which developer would have the balls to take over MGS? Ninja Theory?

Digital Homicide.

 

[digitaltrance]

Kojima should start his own!

 

[bluesun.exe]

Silent Hill is one thing, but which developer would have the balls to take over MGS? Ninja Theory?

Mercury Stream

 

[Chris Metal]

https://flic.kr/p/AHT4i5

 

[10k]

They're not closing them down. All the employees are just on vacation.

 

[Bollocks]

Have they even released more than 1 game?