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[thiscoldblack]

Holy shit. I never thought this would happen. I pretty much thought Kojima was almost running Konami. He being a powerful person inside the company and being able to work on many other established series like Castlevania and Silent Hill.

Oh well, as long as Konami doesn't mess with Bemani, it's all fine. Kojima can make something great after he leaves the company.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

P.T. is amazing. Konami needs to let Kojima take it with him.

They're trying to kill his legacy as we speak by removing any mention of him from Metal Gear. Konami won't be doing anything of the sort.

 

[giant_frying_pan]

So it really will be his last MGS.

To be honest, it could be a blessing in disguise for both Kojima and his staff. Look back at the Clover situation and where Platinum Games are now creatively. The only big loser would be [gamers] if one of the big three swooped in and made KojiPro platform exclusive.

I wonder where this leaves Silent Hills though.

 

[Maintenance]

I think that Silent Hills will move forward, but not with the vision that we saw. Things will change, obviously, and I would bet it won't match the things we saw in the demo.

Godspeed, Kojima.

 

[On Demand]

This is fucked up. No Silent Hills then?

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Seriously, I really want to know why it is Konami thinks any of their actions make sense. Are they really making that much money from non-video game sources at this point that they can afford to spit on fans and employees like this?

Yes.

 

[Xpliskin]

I'm surprised we're actually getting some journalism work coming out of this story! No smoke without fire, etc. I wonder how many more Konami staff will leave by the end of this year. Oh wait, there's no one left!

Yes, GameSpot did their job, unlike IGN.

 

[Zaph]

 

[mrjohill]

Now kojima won't have to literally support Konami all by himself. Good

 

[NegativeCero]

Let the speculation go wild. Konami won't be the same after this. Though I'm sure they'll have fun driving MGS to the ground.

 

[Isotope]

no silent hills
zone of the enders 3 still never

 

[TheGreatDirector]

Lol Konami is screwed.

 

[Pooya]

can't wait to see what he does next now, he possibly can bring top people with him too now. Now don't think he will just retire., situation is different. Idiots at Konami probably wanted yearly releases or something, ala AC. They will probably still do it with MGS5 foundation.

Konami byebyebyebye

 

[poodpick]

Holy shit! I wonder who's going to grab Kojima and his team?

 

[Cartman86]

lol Del Toro can't catch a break. I imagine if this is true he will just partner with Kojima again and make something. Kojima will have lost all that tech and i'm unsure If anything like PT could be made without a large team.

Either way this is how he can finally stop making Metal Gear. Might be a good way to end everything.

 

[Alienous]

Sony need to jump on this quick and offer Kojima a job, and buy up the FOX Engine.

 

[blastprocessor]

Damn these rumours coming true. Hope the game makes it

Kojima can make his own studio.

 

[Pein]

At least he can move on from metal gear now. Still hurts he moving on from metal gear.

 

[Savitar]

Konami had a nice run.

 

[massoluk]

Looking forward to the revision of this chart in their annual reports in the next few years.

 

[Sidewinder]

Damn that's crazy! At least this time it'll really be his last MGS game.

No ZoE 3 for me then ;(

 

[Ephemeris]

please be a ruse. please be a ruse. pleasee be another April 1st shenanigan

 

[chicagocubsfan]

Awesome! I love MGS, but the prospect of Kojima making what he wants gets me really excited.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Well shit, I'm guessing Konami is pretty much done with AAA game development. Maybe they're going to cash in on some of their properties with quick easy free to play mobile games.

edit: I'm also guessing Silent Hills is dead.

 

[Pezus]

What happens to Silent Hills?

 

[maquiladora]

Sony need to jump on this quick and offer Kojima a job, and buy up the FOX Engine.

I think it's far more likely he will go round the indie/mobile route.

 

[NeoGeoOwner]

Remember when Konami had The Big 3 with PES, Silent Hill and MGS?

Then it was PES and MGS.

Then it was just MGS.

And now?

 

[Mac the KNife]

Pretty great timing, at least.

 

[BGBW]

But I thought Kojima was looking forward to being a gym trainer.

 

[CTLance]

Yessss. That made me do a fist pump. I mean, finally Kojima and his team are free from the endless rehashes, and I have zero doubt that they will be courted heavily by console manufacturers and publishers alike.

Plus, this is quite a blow to Konami. Which I applaud, because frankly, after what they did to Hudson soft there can be no redemption, only fire and pain.

 

[Persona5me]

Goddamn Konami, power struggle? Are you corporate shills that delusional? Kojima and the Metal Gear series was the only thing keep your dying company relevant. Good luck sustaining as company reliant on PES and mobile games.

 

[ILoveBish]

Konami is dead right after all this goes down. Their management is awful.

 

[Kriken]

RIP in peace Konami, felt like MGS was the last big thing they had. I hope Silent Hills will be okay

 

[Acosta]

Can't fucking believe it.

 

[iMax]

Here we go!

this is like... the ONLY actual franchise to give enough profits for Konami to still exists after abandoning Sillent Hill and Castlevania, how are they thinking they will exist???

They'll probably annualise MGS

 

[Infurino]

Well I guess this was bound to happen sooner or later considering previous statements by Kojima.

 

[MechaX]

Holy... ...

Like, I knew that this would have to come eventually, as it does for all franchises, but...

Man. I still wasn't prepared for it.

 

[A-V-B]

P.T. is amazing. Konami needs to let Kojima take it with him.

Like hell they will. They'll leech off every IP they have until their audiences are gone.

 

[Barry Burton]

Makes sense. The writing was on the wall when they did Ground Zeroes as a standalone release. The several-years-between-sequels AAA model that Konami, Square, Capcom and other Japanese publishers are fighting right now is a losing battle.

 

[stump sock]

well ain't this a hell of a thing :\

 

[BearPawB]

In regards to the Kojima Productions news and Silent Hills: that game is part of a deal between Del Toro and Konami, not Kojima. -@PCBrown

 

[thehillissilent]

Kojima should do a kickstarter for his next game.

I'd back the hell out of it.

 

[KingV]

He needs to go to Nintendo and make god tier niche games.

 

[Psychological Intellect]

this means he can't use the fox engine for his next projects unless their with Konami, right?

shame

 

[random25]

Sad news. Can't believe they'll axe Kojima and his team of all people.

Hopefully we'll see Kojima back in action soon in a new franchise. The industry needs guys like him and his team.

 

[Stone Ocean]

I'm surprised we're actually getting some journalism work coming out of this story! No smoke without fire, etc. I wonder how many more Konami staff will leave by the end of this year. Oh wait, there's no one left!

But what about that guy

And that guy

Truth be told I just want Konami to burn after this. Maybe that way Hudson IPs will have a chance again.

 

[PrintedCrayon]

What a mess.

Konami have basically signed their own death sentence. What do they have in the locker that is guaranteed $$$? PES?

MGS without Kojima is basically pointless. Looks like MGSV will be my last in the series.

I hope all of those affected once this goes down land on their feet. They deserve better than Konami anyhow.

 

[Zia]

If Silent Hills still happens it'll be a pile of shit.

 

[Alienous]

Looking forward to the revision of this chart in their annual reports in the next few years.

lol.

 

[boinx]

HOLY SHIT! What's next for Kojima then!?