I agree with the OP. Successfully maintaining Metal Gear makes me not hate Konami, but that doesn't mean they don't suck.
Capcom, even with all the shit they put me through with MegaMan, has just objectively done better this gen. Fighting Games.... and fighting games! ... and, they made another okami... and Fighting Games!
EA and Activision are way better by the way. Konami's loser competition is more like .... fucking nobody! THQ bankrupted themselves and they did better this gen.
Maybe Tecmo? Yeah, actually isn't Tecmo the worst?