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[Palette Swap]

That's a very public and messy breakup. Considering this is poisoning half the IPs they use for consoles and PC, all that remains is PES and Castlevania.

So yeah, I can see them pivoting out of that business.

I wonder how all this shit will affect MGS V. It still blows my mind they couldn't at least wait until September to air all this dirty laundry.

 

[Revolutionary]

God damn it. Poor guy just wants to make a damn horror game and these publishers keep fucking him over.

 

[TGO]

What the fuck are they doing?
Are they that dumb? Really?

 

[sineclamor]

Props to Guillermo for having the decency to at least shoot us in the head to keep us from suffering. Doubt Konami would've given us that much.

 

[Kyoufu]

It sucks, but not surprising. They should sell the IP to Sony (Japan Studio) or someone else who appreciates and knows how to do proper horror games.

I wish Konami would sell all of their IPs.

 

[DownGrader]

To all the people saying "I'm not gonna buy MGS5" please don't kid yourself. You are gonna buy it sooner or later.

Konami is a hollow shell of what it use to be. Silent Hills was probably the first Konami game that had me interested in a while with the combination of Kojima, Toro, and Reedus. Now that it's not happening, we can finally move on.

One can buy it used few months later, or at least doesn't shell out cash for collector's edition.

 

[liquidtmd]

I wonder how all this shit will affect MGS V. It still blows my mind they couldn't at least wait until September to air all this dirty laundry.

On the contrary, Konami have said exactly zero about any of this. Likewise Kojima.

Toro has no horse in this race.

 

[DedValve]

In my restless dreams,
I see that town.

Silent Hill.

You promised me you'd take me
there again someday.
But you never did.

Well, I'm alone there now...
In our 'special place'...
Waiting for you...

Waiting for you to
come to see me.

But you never do.

And so I wait, wrapped in my
cocoon of pain and loneliness.

RIP Silent Hill ;_;7

 

[Dice]

I wonder if Sony or someone can set Kojima up with a new studio (non-compete?). We might still get "Silent Hills" in everything but name.

The Last Silent Guardian of the Hills

 

[Dictator93]

Konami is just so funny.

They really are clueless aren't they?

 

[ArkkAngel007]

Props to Guillermo for having the decency to at least shoot us in the head to keep us from suffering. Doubt Konami would've given us that much.

Given this whole Kojima business, you know they wouldn't have.

 

[delSai]

Oh man that sucks. Konami is just sitting on all those great IPs and that breaks my heart

 

[EL CUCO]

Props to Guillermo for having the decency to at least shoot us in the head to keep us from suffering. Doubt Konami would've given us that much.

Lol that's exactly what it feels like. He's got nothing to lose by doing so. Konami would've strung us along to keep from backlash.

 

[Halabane]

Slot machines.

Last years E3 was a clue. They held the space as a backup plan. Guessing the slot machine business is much more lucrative than this side of gaming. Its much lower risk and upfront investment compared to non-gambling gaming. So it looks like they are starting the exit. Wonder what version of waste land the booth will look like this year?

Question now really should be is who is looking at buying the IP? Unless these guys are thinking there are movies or the non-gambling gaming is worth getting back into in the future, they could sell. Make for some nice console exclusives.

 

[Bam]

It hurts

 

[Stilton Disco]

Balls.

Well that's that, Konami are effectively dead to me.

 

[maestrillo]

Ohhhh Konami...

 

[Akiyama_AE]

Fuck i need a Silent Hills avatar ....

 

[TimorousPanda]

Konami had so much going for them, but they chose to mess it up spectacularly. Silent Hills was a definite buy from me. So disappointing.

 

[legacyzero]

It blows my mind how a publisher has seemingly gone out of their way to shit on their own IP, like Konami has. And a strange history of it.

And after the phenomenon that was P.T., and the hype it generated, they're just leaving money on the table for themselves.

 

[ShogunDarius]

I wish Konami would sell all of their IPs.

yeah I agree, I want a new Suikoden, Azure Dreams, Vandal Hearts and Bomberman

 

[Tomeru]

Fuckonami.

 

[Easy_D]

Look on the bright side. Given how good P.T was it's sure to inspire some cool horror titles

 

[Zia]

Yeah, I don't even want to give them money for MGS V...

.. but I will.

 

[Jonm1010]

I wish Konami would sell all of their IPs.

With the way they are going they really should consider it soon.

I mean after metal gear and now no silent hill. Are they going to basically just be a yearly soccer game company?

 

[ArkkAngel007]

On the contrary, Konami have said exactly zero about any of this. Likewise Kojima.

Toro has no horse in this race.

Kojima is essentially under a gag order, so it's not like we'd be able to hear anything from him.

And of course Toro has no horse in the race. Konami put it down before it entered the track

Spoiler

 

[dmr87]

Well well Konami, now you've done it.

Time to watch Sterling's Konami episode again.

 

[LeMaximilian]

It blows my mind how a publisher has seemingly gone out of their way to shit on their own IP, like Konami has. And a strange history of it.

And after the phenomenon that was P.T., and the hype it generated, they're just leaving money on the table for themselves.

That Japanese business pride/honor. As many have mentioned before, it's the Capcom/Inafune situation all over again.

Once your out, you're out for life. You and everything you made doesn't exist.

 

[Data West]

Look on the bright side. Given how good P.T was it's sure to inspire some cool horror titles

yeah but they'll all be 2d pixel art survival horror with chiptunes and the 'what a twist!' near the end

 

[Fancy Clown]

Fuck you Konami. Never gonna buy your shitty games after MGSV comes out.

 

[Neuromancer]

Fuck my life

 

[Mesoian]

So just a ton of money down the drain.

Sounds like Konami.

 

[L33T]

The dream is dead.

 

[legacyzero]

That Japanese business pride/honor. As many have mentioned before, it's the Capcom/Inafune situation all over again.

Once your out, you're out for life. You and everything you made doesn't exist.

Even common sense cant escape the vortex D:

Sounds like Konami.

It really does

 

[sn00zer]

Yeah, you have a point there. LoS was fucked by the company too. Ugh, this is terrible.

To be fair they fucked themselves. Its pretty well known the Mercury Steam director was a bit bonkers and is the main reason the place hemorrhaged talent causing LoS2 to suffer.

 

[Zaki2407]

What is going on at Konami? Seriously, I really want to know. Is there any scheduled konami conference at E3 this year?

 

[Appollowexx]

I can officially say without question that MGSV will be the last Konami game I ever buy.

Unless somehow MGR2 is a thing and handled exclusively by Platinum.

 

[Ganondorfo]

We will never get a great Silent Hill anymore as 2 or 3 right guys? So sad...

 

[gdt]

Aww man . PT we hardly knew ye.

 

[Hyoukokun]

I have to wonder what the hell went down between Kojima's team and Konami HQ. It's plausible that this is some kind of internal power struggle, but I have to wonder if something that we don't know about forced their hand. Maybe MGS5 ran way over budget, or someone got caught up in something shady?

Hopefully the truth will come out in a few months... I assume Kojima is staying quiet for now due to NDA and/or to avoid disrupting the MGS5 launch further.

 

[ironcreed]

What is going on at Konami? Seriously, I really want to know.

 

[kiguel182]

I never played any Silent Hills game but after PT I was really curious to see what the full game would be like, specially given the talent involved.

What a waste.

 

[Cheddahz]

Silent Hills couldn't handle the feels

 

[remz]

That Japanese business pride/honor. As many have mentioned before, it's the Capcom/Inafune situation all over again.

Once your out, you're out for life. You and everything you made doesn't exist.

Yu Suzuki after Shenmue, also :|

 

[Skux]

You done goofed, Konami. Pushing away your best talent in Kojima and now Del Toro. And for fucking what? We have no idea what they're even doing over there.

In one week we now say "Valve" and "Konami" in the same sentence and with the same disdain as "EA" and "Ubisoft". It's just nuts.

 

[eso76]

Has no journalist tried to contact konami about the whole thing ?

 

[liquidtmd]

What is going on at Konami? Seriously, I really want to know. Is there any scheduled konami conference at E3 this year?

Man I hope so, the elephant in the room would be a beast

 

[Deleted member 80556]

Aw man, fuck Konami. This could've been GOTG if done right.

Come on Sony, scoop Kojima up and bring Del Toro to work with him. If there's one company that would throw cash to him, it would be Sony. I just want a horror game from both of them

 

[Sadist]

And it's over.

Damn.

Guess it won't take long before Konami stops being a publisher.

 

[Neverforget]

Damn, I was looking forward to playing it. What a waste...