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[Hesemonni]

First At the Mountains of Madness and now this...

Guillermo can't catch a break.

 

[KalBalboa]

Really unfortunate... PT is unbelievably strong.

 

[Sangetsu-II]

What will harassing the intern/one PR person who runs the account do?

It surely won't make Konami interested in the console game business.

True, let's make petitions!

Spoiler

j/k

 

[Tagyhag]

Such crap, any game being cancelled always sucks.

 

[Menchi]

Hey... I think he's just "greasing" the wheels of the PR machine here, so don't worry guys!

Spoiler

This sucks

 

[Zomba13]

First At the Mountains of Madness and now this...

Guillermo can't catch a break.

Yup. Really must suck for him. So far (to my knowledge) it's not been his fault but the fault of shitty publishers/developers that ruin it for him.

 

[GokaiMarvelous]

Thank you Konami

 

[doctorblurg]

At least now I know for sure that after MGSV comes out I can forget about this shit company

 

[Doctor_Thomas]

So P.T was just a tease for nothing? WTF?
Konami is really in a hole it seems. I dont expect nothing from them after MGSV.

No... it now exists as a limited time, amazingly well made example of what interactive horror can be. The social aspect of trying to figure it out occuring naturally.

A free experience that we are all richer for having experienced.

 

[BlackLagoon]

Thats incredibly disappointing.

Well, so Konami is now....literally....just Metal Gear and Pro Evolution soccer.

Globally anyway. In Japan they have a few more things, like their annual baseball games.

 

[ShaiKhulud]

OK, i'll post a quick photoshop pic

Because i'm really out of any words.

 

[luminous]

Lmao they're literally just the crummy yearly soccer game company now just fuck them

 

[sechsterangriff]

Well, at least we got P.T. out of this. Everyone who hasn't done it yet, go download it before it's gone from PSN.

 

[ZarKryn7]

I know many of you guys would like to see kojima to join Sony and collab with Toyoma and make a next gen siren or PT like game, but I'm also interested to see how a Kojima Syphon Filter game would be like.

 

[ShadowKingpin]

OK, i'll post a quick photoshop pic

Because i'm really out of any words.

Looks about right.

 

[NervousXtian]

I can't wait for in a few years when we find out what is really going on with Konami.

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

That's actually not that uncommon to see with a lot of notable figures in that industry. I think it's just a bit more noticeable in his case since, iirc, he does a lot of his own concept work.

I know, but he is like one of the worst doing that kind of thing. I love how the man has all this great ideas to think inside his head, but please, only show them when you really think you are going to make them (i know one or two can screw over at the end, thats normal, but with him is just too much).

 

[petran79]

Settle down. Youre talking about lots of innocent people losing their jobs.

Those who were innocent already have!

 

[afternoon delight]

For me, it's always like this.jpeg

As a Silent Hill fan I knew it was too good to be true. Del Toro? Fox Engine? Silent Hill? Obviously not the right universe for such luck. Fucking multiverse.

 

[Tyrant Rave]

Poor Del Toro. Will he ever get to make a video game?

 

[Y2Kev]

Probably wasn't going to happen even with Kojima there.

 

[MMarston]

 

[oldergamer]

konami preferred to make it with uwe boll.

 

[ArkkAngel007]

There was a game, here. Now it's gone.

Spoiler

I think I'm going to buy a PS2 today to enjoy Silent Hill 2 (can't find copies for 3 or 4)

 

[nampad]

First insane and now Silent Hill. Del Toro haas no luck with games. Did I forget about any other project?

 

[Tertullian]

If I were a stockholder, I would vote to can every single officer and upper-level manager. Every single one. If we could even find them; I assume they've all disappeared so far up their own assholes that they now live on some other plane of existence. What a shit show.

 

[Oneself]

Wow. Worst news ever. Hopefully it's a trick by Kojima-San.

 

[ZeroFate]

I knew PT was WAY too good to actually come to fruition. ;_;

The only shred of hope I have is maybe Sony will somehow revive this. Wasn't the reveal a pretty big part of one of the conferences last year? Maybe they'll realize how much this would've pushed systems, and.......

Spoiler

"It's dead, Jim."

 

[brandonh83]

Getting people hyped up about a product and then cancelling it is beyond fucking disgraceful. At this point I'll be borrowing The Phantom Pain from a friend.

 

[rapid32.5]

So Konami is closed and gone. good, they have done the stupidest steps to cause own suicide.

 

[double jump]

Dear Konami,

I hope all the bad things in life happen to you and only you.

Yours truly,

Double Jump


edit: the incoming youtube rants will be legendary.

 

[LowSignal]

Exactly how I feel, it's so sad

 

[jfoul]

This project made me care about Silent Hill again for the first time in a long time. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if Konami sold off it's I.P and shifted out of the gaming industry.

 

[afternoon delight]

Ark it'd be cheaper to buy the PC ports for 2 and 3... eBay and Amazon both for less than the console.

But then again, the PS2 disc on a CRT display is sublime.

 

[UpDownLeftRight]

Surely Del Toro could just sign up to do something with Kojima wherever he lands next? I mean I know it would have been silent hill, but at the same time does that even matter? I'm certain these two can dream up something much more horrific anyway. Considering all the crap Konami caused, I'm not even sure I'd have been happy giving them my money in the first place.

 

[HeelPower]

The sad thing is they're taking P.T off the PSstore.

They're depriving people even of this fine experience.

Heck I wouldn't mind if they wanna charge some for it ,but don't just make it disappear like it nothing ever happened.

 

[Northeastmonk]

Probably wasn't going to happen even with Kojima there.

How do you sit on such a great idea and then can it? It's like a 'what if?' scenario. What if Mario was never made because they hired some guy to make a soccer game? In terms of IPs being developed. This was their only shot at fixing a franchise inside their corporation.

How could you go to a board meeting at Konami and not be somehow ashamed? I would be sweating profusely. Imagine saying something like, "let's bring Contra to iOS again!''.

 

[ShogunDarius]

and so

this remains the only game with Norman Reedus starring. Gotta feel sorry for him.

 

[DoctorFling]

Well the Hills have been Silenced alright. Fuck Konami, I know this was inevitable with the Kojima fallout, but that doesn;t make it any easier.

 

[Omnistalgic]

PT will remain forever...

Everyone go download before it's too late!

 

[oti]

The tragic joke here is that P.T. was one of the best thing to happen to Konami and video games in general in the last few years. Instant brand recognition (P.T., not Silent Hills) with just a hallway.

 

[liquidtmd]

Probably wasn't going to happen even with Kojima there.

Despite my hate for Konamis handling of this, I'm inclined to agree.

Beyond P.T being awesome, I have doubts that Del Toro or Kojima would have seen the project through for some reason. At least not in the way that most would have expected.

Surely Del Toro could just sign up to do something with Kojima wherever he lands next? I mean I know it would have been silent hill, but at the same time does that even matter? I'm certain these two can dream up something much more horrific anyway.

The problem with this is ANYTHING in terms of planning and design they'd already worked out for the P.T / Silent Hills concept would have to be scrapped as I imagine Konami would contractually own them due to being produced on their dime

 

[Akiller]

Hopefully Kojima will make his own SH-esque game when he'll leave Konami after TPP.

 

[Betty]

Good to have confirmation, just a shame it's our worst fears confirmed.

 

[lefantome]

Dear Konami management, please stop wasting our time and your company money.

 

[Skux]

These guys act like their bank accounts are all empty. If any of them wanted it to happen then they would have done something about it sooner, unless this is a major PR stunt. All these things to work around while lots of developers get whoever they want on board when the $ money $ is being poured in.

It's not all about money. There are so many hoops to clear to get a Hollywood-caliber film director involved in a project whether it's a film or game. Scheduling conflicts, payment, contracts, travel, producers, budgets, scripts... all of it takes time to negotiate and so many things have to go right and everyone has to be satisfied. This is why so many films end up in development hell. One piece falling through can jeopardise the whole project.

 

[HeelPower]

Probably wasn't going to happen even with Kojima there.

Curious why do you think so ?

Probably because its too much of a high-profile-AAA-non-MGS production that Konami wouldn't give a shit about ?

 

[1.21Gigawatts]

The sad thing is they're taking P.T off the PSstore.

That move will elevate P.T. to legend status.

 

[Zomba13]

Hopefully Kojima will make his own SH-esque game when he'll leave Konami after TPP.

Would be nice if when he's free of Konami and has his elite group of ex-KojiPro he calls up Del Toro and makes Quite Mountains happen.

 

[Coins]

P.T. was awesome.

Fuck you Konami.