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BELIEVE!!!

I knew yall were going to post this.

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I was going to too, BELIEVE!!!

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Er, the "entire article" is at The New Yorker, not Gamespot...

The article I saw and linked was GameSpot's - they have a link to the New Yorker article in it as well

This FucKonami stuff is childish. Please let's grow up a touch - pretending that the big bad evil Publisher is abusing the angelic visionary is stupid.

It's not a bad thing. Assuming that Konami continue Metal Gear in the AAA space, it's probably good that someone else gets some fresh eyes and new blood on the series.

there's a lot more to saying "fuck konami" than just kojima.

 

[Trojan]

Cerny looking like the frontman of an indie rock band

 

[CanUKlehead]

Hope he and the remnants of his team end up okay.

 

[byropoint]

Finally, let's hope he's not bored of making games yet.

 

[benny_a]

Go Zynga go!

 

[ChrisD]

Oh god the closing quote

Oh... oh my.
Reminder that this was likely paid to be written...

 

[Spaghetti]

interesting. i thought his contract was due to expire in december according to earlier reports, but it's obvious he's been checked out of konami for a while. his twitter feed definitely shows him less and less in the office.

 

[Xater]

Free from the clutches of Konami. Probably for the best.

 

[Vulcano's assistant]

I still want him make the game equivalent to Metal Gear, as Archer is to James Bond.

 

[Alpha Phoenix]

I'm sure they'll send him a friendly email wishing him well in his future endeavours.

+1

 

[Parsnip]

Very curious on what he will do next, with a clean slate.

 

[BokehKing]

Atari ....now is your moment to shine and open your wallet

 

[Juicy Bob]

Whatever he does next, I will be so excited to see what he can do in a new environment.

 

[TheKastorian]

Kojima's vision for MGSV was too grand. Unfortunately, Konami probably didn't have the patience with such high-budget projects.

Make your move Sony and let the master be as creative as he wants.

 

[Creaking]

This FucKonami stuff is childish. Please let's grow up a touch - pretending big bad evil Publisher abusing the angelic visionary is stupid.

It's not a bad thing. Assuming that Konami continue Metal Gear in the AAA space, it's probably good that someone else gets some fresh eyes and new blood on the series.

If you haven't been keeping up for the past few years, that's only one of many reasons people are sick of Konami.

 

[Asd202]

MS it's your time now!

 

[Boke1879]

Literally every AAA publisher is going to give him a wide berth. Remember: he bleeds money. That's one of the big reasons Konami got fed up of him.

No, it's more likely he forms his own studio and Sony or someone assists development without outright funding his every whim.

You don't know how much MGSV ended up costing. People keep parading around an $80 million dollar figure that isn't substantiated by anything.

Kojima and Konami have been having issues long before MGSV.

I do agree though that he'll take his senior staff from Kojipro and make his own studio and most likely do contract work.

 

[FullMetaltech]

Hats off to Kojima and the rest of the crew. Good luck to who snatches him or if he takes a well deserved break.

 

[backflip10019]

Now he can do something entirely new. I'm excited.

 

[BennyBlanco]

With what money?

Exactly. MS is way more likely if he goes that route instead of opening his own studio. The GAF meltdowns would be amazing.

 

[Ridley327]

I really hope he gets picked up somewhere. I don't trust the guy with kickstarter.

Unless he's shooting for his next game to be on the scale of Snatcher or Policenauts, I can't imagine anything he's wanting to do could be made on a Kickstarter budget.

 

[Arklite]

I'm pretty damn excited to see what Kojima might cook up next, maybe something in cyberbunk like Snatcher, or some far future mech themes. Assuming he lands somehwere big anyway.

 

[2thepoint]

MS it's your time now!

I somehow doubt that.

 

[RipperGrim]

I hope this means we get a tell all on just what the fuck happened soon.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

I think Kojima should work at Platinum.

 

[Spaced Harrier]

Although Western fans may mourn the loss, McCarthy doesn’t share their despondency. “Honestly, I am not so sure that any threat to yet another shouting, shooting game full of American grunts saving democracy from the wiles of dark-skinned terrorists is any great loss to the art,” he said.

Wow.

 

[Cyber Caesar]

Now we will get that Kojima directed Syphon Filter lol.

 

[Skeff]

Last time pictures like this started going around, it was yu suzuki and cerny, Jus' Sayin'

 

[Phrozenflame500]

Your move Kamiya.

While this could possibly be the dream, Platinum bleeds enough money on their own. They don't need Kojima's help.

I don't see Sony out of the question, but I'd prefer a more platform-agnostic publisher.

 

[Reedirect]

Best of luck to him. Hope he lands somewhere quickly and with creative freedom.

 

[Johndoey]

I wish him well on whatever he does next.

 

[Patryn]

Isn't the only surprising thing about this that it's happening now instead of December?

Did anyone seriously think he wasn't leaving Konami?

 

[Averon]

With what money?

LoL Sony's not so broke that they can't hire hire him.

 

[sonicmj1]

Maybe link the original source for the news?

http://www.newyorker.com/tech/elements/why-did-hideo-kojima-leave-konami?intcid=mod-latest

Yeah. Going back to the primary source is only good practice. It's also a great article, with some interesting perspectives on this from Japanese developers.

 

[DoktorEvil]

I think Kojima should work at Platinum.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Bu...but he has to give us Chapter 3 first!!

 

[_woLf]

I still think he's going to take a break from game development. Maybe dabble in film or something.

 

[Arttemis]

I'm glad he's free from that fucking cesspit.

 

[Boke1879]

Unless he's shooting for his next game to be on the scale of Snatcher or Policenauts, I can't imagine anything he's wanting to do could be made on a Kickstarter budget.

He could very well want to do smaller projects.

 

[Kysen]

Is Shinkawa still at Konami? Same with the technical staff?

 

[Salaadin]

This makes me simultaneously sad and excited. Hopefully he turns up somewhere good, wherever that is.

 

[Enter the Dragon Punch]

Isn't the only surprising thing about this that it's happening now instead of December?

Did anyone seriously think he wasn't leaving Konami?

I don't think anyone is surprised - more that just a little tough to swallow that it's finally over for KojiPro

 

[Ahnez]

Well.. I actually think its better this way..

Konami fucked up so many times, one after another.. It was only a matter of time until he left

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

Unless he's shooting for his next game to be on the scale of Snatcher or Policenauts, I can't imagine anything he's wanting to do could be made on a Kickstarter budget.

This is exactly what I want.

 

[Icefire1424]

Best of luck Kojima. If you come back to gaming, we will follow.

 

[Rajang]

I think Kojima should work at Platinum.

lol

Completely different goals when it comes to game design.

 

[iBlue]

Sony your move!


New silent hill with a new name please

 

[Nairume]

I still want him make the game equivalent to Metal Gear, as Archer is to James Bond.

I feel like Revengeance was basically already that.

It'll certainly be interesting to see what he does next. People are being overly optimistic with the idea of him going to Sony. They almost certainly wouldn't be willing to give him the freedom and funding that he'd want to make the kind of games that people are going to expect out of him.

 

[Jb]

Why link the gamespot article instead of the New Yorker piece that GS just paraphrased?