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War  ·  3420 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: It's Official: No Kojima On Metal Gear Solid V's Box

I heard that Konami was done with MGS, which was part of the reason they purged Kojima from the studio.





user-inactivated  ·  3420 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Eh. Konami will probably go the way of Capcom very soon.

ahw  ·  3420 days ago  ·  link  ·  

In my mind Platinum Games seems like a strong fit. They've already worked on a Metal Gear game so presumable they have some established connections with Kojima. Plus Platinum seems pretty into their weird and wonderful games.

War  ·  3420 days ago  ·  link  ·  

so oblivion?

user-inactivated  ·  3420 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well I guess if you want to be optimistic, you could say that. I'd prefer "embarrassing irrelevance."

War  ·  3420 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That's a good phrase. I'm just curious to see if someone picks up Kojima. I mean he is a valuable asset in the gaming industry. Shit if I was Sony I would hire him.

user-inactivated  ·  3420 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Hmm. Yeah. I can see him fitting in better with the likes of Sony than Nintendo, just basing on comparison of products produced by all three companies.

War  ·  3420 days ago  ·  link  ·  

He also has a really great relationship with Sony. It would make sense for them to give him his own first party studio, and just do what he wants.

user-inactivated  ·  3420 days ago  ·  link  ·  

To be honest, I haven't kept up with gaming for about seven or eight years now. Does Sony still make their own games?

War  ·  3420 days ago  ·  link  ·  

They have a few first party developers they own: Guerrilla Games, Media Molecule, and Naughty Dog. Then they own their own like sony studios.