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[Michael F. Assbender]

Haha, subtle

I see exactly what you're talking about. He's covering the name "Dafoe" with his head, thereby showing his disdain for Konami (his greatest foe or "da foe" in modern lingo). The fact that the word is covered with his head is his way of showing this foe of his is out of his head (out of his thoughts). And the fact that he's facing away from it signifies that he's putting his past behind him.

Very sneaky, Mr. Kojima.

 

[J-Skee]

Good summary for those that have not read every page. However l did chuckle at this, not sure I'd ever want to be a fly but in this case maybe

Lol figure of speech, I'm sure you've heard it before.

 

[gadwn]

So it's over... Gotta love that tour, kinda sad it's over. I hope they found what they were looking for.

 

[solidsnakeiv]

Act 3 Begins

 

[eyeball_kid]

Feels like Kojima takes a Yunker like every day or something. Man needs his supplements.

Jet lag + drinking every night. Smart man. I've never tried Yunker but I guess I'll have to now. It may be his Fountain of Youth.

 

[Applebite]

I see exactly what you're talking about. He's covering the name "Dafoe" with his head, thereby showing his disdain for Konami (his greatest foe or "da foe" in modern lingo). The fact that the word is covered with his head is his way of showing this foe of his is out of his head (out of his thoughts). And the fact that he's facing away from it signifies that he's putting his past behind him.

Very sneaky, Mr. Kojima.

Detective Gaf may have jumped the shark on this one!

 

[FelipeMGM]

He tweeted some beautiful stuff on his japonese account, he seems so happy.

Cant wait for the second season of Tech Riders

 

[OléGunner]

He tweeted some beautiful stuff on his japanese account, he seems so happy.

Cant wait for the second season of Tech Riders

Translation from a banned site but I think it's accurate:

“After this studio tour (my advanced technology journey) I felt this:

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

Science fiction writer Arthur C. Clarke said that. (continue)”

“Creating games” using advanced technology, isn’t it like bringing “magic” to the real world? Doesn’t it make the “dream” of “magic” come true for people in the real world? Yet, it’s impossible to create “magic” just by using “technology.”

“The “environment” is essential to draw the ability of “human resources” to use “technology.” The most important thing is leading by tying “technology,” human resources” and “environment” together, the vision (dream) of the studio must be clear. After you have those, for the first time advanced technology becomes “magic.”

“Now the restart has been confirmed. We launch a new studio. We recruit Staff, get an office, build the organization, research the latest technology, take up the challenge to “create new magic.” It might sound like we’re starting from scratch.” (continue)

“However, There’s the support from people all over the world, friends who are sharing this dream, users that cheer for us. So it’s never a restart from zero. We will continue to create cutting edge games like we did for thirty years.”

 

[dragonbane]

Dinner in Paris yesterday with QD. Seems like Kojima brought a few people with him on the trip:

 

[orochi91]

Dinner in Paris yesterday with QD. Seems like Kojima brought a few people with him on the trip:

Dat beard.

 

[SnakeEyes]

Where's Yoji Shinkawa in all of this?!

 

[Deleted member 80556]

Translation from a banned site but I think it's accurate:

That last paragraph...

Interstellarcrying.gif

 

[JayEH]

Dinner in Paris yesterday with QD. Seems like Kojima brought a few people with him on the trip:

Oh nice, I recognize some old KojiPro members there. Looks like they're staffing up.

 

[GribbleGrunger]

Guerrilla seems to have the most fitting engine for a Kojima game.

I think this is what the trip is all about. There could be two outcomes depending on how things go: Kojima gets access to an engine in order to fast track his new IP or Kojima becomes part of Sony proper and gets access to any engine he wants.

 

[Palculator]

Where's Yoji Shinkawa in all of this?!

He's at home drawing mechs I bet.

 

[Coulomb_Barrier]

Dinner in Paris yesterday with QD. Seems like Kojima brought a few people with him on the trip:

How do we know he hasn't photoshopped his image into these pictures? He has the same face in all of them.

 

[Chaos2Frozen]

I've lost track of how many days it's been so far

 

[DieH@rd]

I've lost track of how many days it's been so far

Look at the date in the OP.

 

[Raist]

Dat beard.

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[DirgeExtinction]

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Kojima to use RAD's beard tech in his next game confirmed.

 

[ArkhamFantasy]

Dinner in Paris yesterday with QD. Seems like Kojima brought a few people with him on the trip:

Is this real or CGI?

 

[Revan]

This whole tech tour Kojima-san has been on has been really amazing to follow and read about - and him getting tweeted to by third parties and even an airline really shows how much of a rockstar persona he has made and cultivated for himself.

I really can't wait to see what's gonna be next from Kojima-san and co.

Makes me wonder what SIE thinks about having locked down KojiPro for at least one exclusive title for the PS4 - House and co. have got to be excited about this - so far it seems like they are treating Kojima-san like a god lol.

 

[The Last One]

This whole tech tour Kojima-san has been on has been really amazing to follow and read about - and him getting tweeted to by third parties and even an airline really shows how much of a rockstar persona he has made and cultivated for himself.

I really can't wait to see what's gonna be next from Kojima-san and co.

Makes me wonder what SIE thinks about having locked down KojiPro for at least one exclusive title for the PS4 - House and co. have got to be excited about this - so far it seems like they are treating Kojima-san like a god lol.

They're trying to compensate for everything that Konami did to him in the past year.

 

[crimilde]

Look at him all grown up, his coming of age journey finished. *tears*

 

[Palculator]

Look at him all grown up, his coming of age journey finished. *tears*

Aww :')

 

[MrFatCat]

Makes me wonder what SIE thinks about having locked down KojiPro for at least one exclusive title for the PS4 - House and co. have got to be excited about this - so far it seems like they are treating Kojima-san like a god lol.

Not like a god, but a decent human being (and a respected games creator).

 

[FelipeMGM]

Translation from a banned site but I think it's accurate:

Look at him all grown up, his coming of age journey finished. *tears*

He is indeed very happy and emotional, I like this refresehd Kojima a lot.

 

[Javin98]

Dinner in Paris yesterday with QD. Seems like Kojima brought a few people with him on the trip:

If you close one eye, squint really hard, tilt your head and close the other eye, you can see Del Toro in this pic.

 

[Rymuth]

If you close one eye, squint really hard, tilt your head and close the other eye, you can see Del Toro in this pic.

Guy on the right kinda looks like Miyazaki

 

[EdReedFan20]

HAHAHAHA

 

[Fox_Mulder]

HAHAHAHA

Project Milo technology is some crazy stuff

 

[J-Skee]

Look at him all grown up, his coming of age journey finished. *tears*

Damn, son. I kinda teared up a bit.

 

[mcarlie]

 

[TheHater]

HAHAHAHA

Photoshopped?

 

[Mahonay]

Feels good man.

 

[EdReedFan20]

Photoshopped?

Well, clearly. Peter Molydeux is a Peter Molyneux parody account.

 

[TheRealTalker]

Has he finally settled on an engine he'd like to use?

oh man GG's engine would be great

able to produce art like SciFi

 

[TheHater]

Well, clearly. Peter Molydeux is a Peter Molyneux parody account.

Wasn't aware of that lol

 

[Palculator]

lmao

 

[EdReedFan20]

lmao

This is funny timing: The real Peter Molyneux is retiring.

Edit- Even more bizarre! His twitter account was apparently hacked.

 

[Cthulhu_Steev]

This is funny timing: The real Peter Molyneux is retiring.

Edit- Even more bizarre! His twitter account was apparently hacked.

I hope it was hacked by that cube-smashing god he let down.

 

[tr00per]

It's been said better by many others in this thread but I'm so glad that they took this tour together and that Kojima has received so much love. And again I would pay to see footage of their adventures.

I couldn’t imagine going about my business and then my boss coming in to tell me that Cerny and Kojima want to see what I've been working on. I can't wait to see what Kojima does next (and put me in the VR Silent Hill revival crowd).

 

[serversurfer]

I wouldn't be surprised to see KojiPro adopt PhyreEngine. It's free for any game coming to a PlayStation platform, and it can target Windows too. Also, the source is available, and developers are free to modify the existing code, and use it in whole or in part.

So Hideo gets a free engine, and the only restriction is that he uses it to make PlayStation games, which I doubt he'll see as much of a restriction, and he's free to target Windows as he pleases. Even better though, he's free to modify the engine any way he sees fit, and he's got the best minds of his PlayStation Family happy to help him do so, because a) Hideo is family, and b) as such, any worthwhile improvements he helps make will likely be rolled back in to PhyreEngine anyway.

So basically, KojiPro can start with PhyreEngine, and if they choose, gradually evolve it in to Fox Engine 2 or whatever.

 

[Man]

Gamesradar has a nice summary of the trip: http://www.gamesradar.com/what-did-hideo-kojima-get-out-his-sony-tech-tour/

Perhaps the most interesting part of this whole deal is this: when was the last time a publisher signed a dev and then took them on a world tour to show off all its shiny stuff? Never is the answer. It's clear Sony are banking big on Kojima and are sparing no expense in giving him everything he needs to make his next game.

 

[tr00per]

Gamesradar has a nice summary of the trip: http://www.gamesradar.com/what-did-hideo-kojima-get-out-his-sony-tech-tour/

Thanks for posting this.

 

[Schrade]

Gamesradar has a nice summary of the trip: http://www.gamesradar.com/what-did-hideo-kojima-get-out-his-sony-tech-tour/

It's refreshing to see a company like Sony giving respect to a dev who really has been shit on by another company. Fuck Konami.

 

[Moskalova]

Reunion with Norman Reedus. Giving update about my own company.

 

[plasmawave]

It's happening isn't it?

 

[RandomExpletive]

Reunion with Norman Reedus. Giving update about my own company.

Excitement mounting

Spoiler

No shut up its definitely silent hills tho

 

[Kaako]

Good good. Something most definitely is happening. It'll be a while before we see the fruits of their labor though.