...or my mind just can't comprehend why Konami would do something like this. It just doesn't make any sense. Why would they ruin their reputation rather than just send the guy and lose nothing? The only logical conclusion that I can come to is that it's some kind of publicity stunt. Kojima is no stranger to those and it seems like him to get Geoff on board.
Geoff gets to act like a hero. Kojima gets positive publicity. Konami benefits from whatever the payoff is. Everybody wins. This is METAL GEAR!!!
To me it seems that Konami wants absolute control of their properties. And MGS so far has always been associated with Kojima, Konami perhaps is thinking that in order for people to start associating Konami with MGS (instead of Kojima) Kojima exposure has to go down. I see Konami wanting to take creative control over their IPs like western studio does like Ubisoft over Assassins Creed.
Or perhaps Konami is more worried of getting back to Kojima for whatever reason or who knows.
Damn I want Geoff to write "The Final Hours of MGS V" because it seems there is a lot behind this story that would be really interesting to know.