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

I hate to say it, but I really hope that this is the very last Metal Gear game. I'd absolutely hate to see Konami try to continue making more of them without Kojima and milking the franchise dry.





War  ·  3420 days ago  ·  link  ·  

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  ·  3419 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.