Kojima leaving Konami, Kojima Pro closes down. Kojima left on Oct 9th (p6)

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by gamerforever » Thu Mar 19, 2015 9:59 pm

Yeah thats for sure. I just think the monetisation of everything is going to kill the industry. Theres also too many platforms out there - one of sony and ms need to go imo. Nintendo are the only ones, along with a select few who make consistently great videogames.

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by PES Fan » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:10 pm

gamerforever wrote:Theres also too many platforms out there - one of sony and ms need to go imo.


What are you talking about now?

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by NickSCFC » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:11 pm

That's not a problem, I mean MGS V is multiplatform anyway.

Man, I miss the magic of Sega, Konami, Capcom and Namco of the 90s and early 00s :(

If Nintendo started making decent hardware and got all the third parties on board I'd go back to them.

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by gamerforever » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:17 pm

Sony enhanced the industry and we had many years of true gaming. Everything is monetised now and tbh most devs go for average games with online modes that can maximise profits.

Even nintendo are now at it and the fact that we constantly need to look at past generations via the constant rereleases and remasters pretty much sums up where we are going!

This generation has been a real disappointment - just a bunch of remasters and half finished games. The update culture is just wrong and i can see myself quitting gaming if nintendo lose the plot too.

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by CuriousOyster » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:42 pm

I thought you were in this for the long haul, forever if you will?

Does Kojima own the MGS IP or is he just director etc?

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by Psychic » Thu Mar 19, 2015 10:45 pm

Kojima is no longer a Konami Executive from April 1st.

That's a fun date to pick.

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by Psychic » Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:05 pm

Ah, wasn't aware of that.

Bugger.

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by tomvek » Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:05 pm

That's a really big loss for Konami and some drastic measures on their part. It'll be interesting to see where he goes but I have a feeling he'll end up setting up a new studio.

It's a shame he probably won't be working on any more Metal Gear but he can now go off and do whatever he wants.

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by CitizenErased » Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:18 pm

At least this all happened after MGSV got made, would have been real sucky if it was half way through development or not at all.

Kojima has said many times he wants to leave MGS and work on other things, so maybe this is all perfect timing for him. I've no doubt he'll form his own studio, my only concern is now is what will happen with 'Silent Hills'?

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by Mogster » Thu Mar 19, 2015 11:50 pm

V will apparently "close the loop" on the Metal Gear series too, filling in the gap between Peace Walker and MG1. If he has to leave, this seems like the best time to do it.

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by PES Fan » Fri Mar 20, 2015 12:25 am

Brerlappin wrote:Personally im glad, id like to see Kojima do something non-MGS related, and Konami have been gooseberry fool for a long time now anyway. Hes better off. Gaf is hilarious right now, people on strawberry floating suicide watch over this :lol:


Didn't he say it was going to be his last MGS anyway a few weeks ago? I know he's said that about three times before but one day he was going to stop doing it. Don't get why neogaf is full of people crying.

I just hope he doesn't end up at somewhere like Activision. I think Take two would be the best publisher for him.

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by chalkitdown » Fri Mar 20, 2015 5:23 am

Brerlappin wrote: Gaf is hilarious right now, people on strawberry floating suicide watch over this :lol:


The guy who made the thread about this being the worst week of his life :lol: :fp:

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by Monkey Man » Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:50 am

Konami has put out a press release today assuring fans of the Metal Gear series that they will continue development on the series beyond MGSV:TPP. They also announce that they will be developing a new Metal Gear series, and they are looking to recruit brand new main staff members for the team. They are seeking people with experience working in high end game development, have creative ideas, passion for games, and good communication skills.

http://www.konami.jp/osirase/150320/
http://www.konami.co.jp/job/jk/spe/mgs.php

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by Saint of Killers » Fri Mar 20, 2015 10:45 am

I knew this would be the only way Kojima could keep his promise of no more MGS from him :lol: Taking his name off the game is a dick move by Konami, though.

I hope his future endeavours are closer to MG than ZOE.

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by Alvin Flummux » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:04 am

The man has wanted to stop doing MGS since before 4, not wanting to be a one trick pony the rest of his life, mostly remembered only for one thing. I remember back when he mentioned MGS4 being the final MGS, he got so many death threats he decided to stay in the game for a while. :fp:

I really hope that Silent Hills can be salvaged and made great, though. Surely he could be brought back in as an outside consultant?

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by Wedgie » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:15 am

RIP Konami.

You was one of my favourites.

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by Floex » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:24 am

If it is true then yeah, I'm excited to see what Kojima can do without MGS to contend with.

The sad news from this is what happens to Silent Hills, best case scenario they remain on good terms with Konami and still continue with the franchise.

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by Floex » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:25 am

http://www.konami.jp/osirase/150320/
http://www.konami.co.jp/job/jk/spe/mgs.php

Konami has put out a press release today assuring fans of the Metal Gear series that they will continue development on the series beyond MGSV:TPP. They also announce that they will be developing a new Metal Gear series, and they are looking to recruit brand new main staff members for the team. They are seeking people with experience working in high end game development, have creative ideas, passion for games, and good communication skills.

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by OrangeRKN » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:27 am

I'd be perfectly happy if V is the last. I would have been perfectly happy with 4 as the last. Or Peace Walker.

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by Christopher » Fri Mar 20, 2015 11:43 am

Taking Kojima's name off the box and promotional material is pretty disgusting, I'm glad we might get to see Kojima go indie, the guy gets slated for being cinematic, yet he does some marvelous gameplay mechanics. I'm hyped to see what he does next.


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