butman
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Nikkei: Kojima left Konami today, starting new studio, [Update: Read OP Translation]
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This is just starting baby!
WhoaIsThatMars
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Did I say that? No. Could he partially fund backing through KS? Yes. Does he need to do this to get publisher backing? No
CloudyTuba
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Exactly the kind of news I wanted to hear once Kojima was free. Good. Goooood.
Now the next bit of news I'm waiting to hear is the debut of a "new" horror IP from Kojima who has worked out a deal with SCE.
And the headline I'm waiting for sometime after that being that Del Toro and Junji Ito have joined the project.
Now the next bit of news I'm waiting to hear is the debut of a "new" horror IP from Kojima who has worked out a deal with SCE.
And the headline I'm waiting for sometime after that being that Del Toro and Junji Ito have joined the project.
LegendofDragoonLives
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Do these people know anything or just PS fanboys who guess at random.According to them it's a PS4/PC game published by Sony.
And.
Maybe it was a PSX announcement but Konami layers fucked everything...
Don't think Kojima ever even cared about XB1 outside of the install base that Konami necessitated for budgets.
I would say it sucks, but its all of Japan at this point. Literally every developer, even SE that has big games coming to XB1 would rather not even see XB1 mentioned.
I would say it sucks, but its all of Japan at this point. Literally every developer, even SE that has big games coming to XB1 would rather not even see XB1 mentioned.
According to them it's a PS4/PC game published by Sony.
And.
Maybe it was a PSX announcement but Konami layers fucked everything...
How reliable is that tweet?
Didn't you confirm the COD switch months before as well?
Crimsonclaw111
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Wait, owned, developed with, and funded by Sony Worldwide Studios and on PS4 and PC? That seems odd.
Ghost Slayer
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We forgot Garden Warfare so fast
So they're saying fully owned, funded, and published by Sony, but also on PC.
Well, it's not impossible. Sony just published Helldivers on Steam, and being open to games being on PC has netted them a giant catalog of "console exclusives" that aren't on Microsoft's system.
Beyond that, MGS5 shipped like 5 million copies, of which 800K are on PC, so they're winning against the primary threat to their market (the Xbox) by conceding a platform with profitable but non-threatening sales volume.
TheDangerMan
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SolidSnakeUS
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As he should make his own studio. Watch him still make AAA titles with Konami and make them even more irrelevant. Kojima, I have your back.
I do wish he had enough money to try to buy the MGS IP from Konami.
I do wish he had enough money to try to buy the MGS IP from Konami.
Cow Goes Moo
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$$$$$
StrongBlackVine
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We are talking budget,not quality. Sony can fund his games just fine.
VibratingDonkey
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I'm now glad it sounds like he's forming a new independent studio and his games will be available on more platforms.
If this is true, at least it would mean that the scope and scale of his game would remain fairly grandiose. Locking down to any single platform would not provide the audience and revenue to justify such large games.
Did i imply he could? it was just a question of what your opinion was and how much funding he would get.
Kenzodielocke
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So MGSV sold 5m copies.
~ 800k on PC, ~ 1m on Xbox One and ~ 3m on PS4 ?
PS4 and XB1 are just guesses.
~ 800k on PC, ~ 1m on Xbox One and ~ 3m on PS4 ?
PS4 and XB1 are just guesses.
Not just that but PC does bring in a great amount of revenue, regardless if even not a lot of PC players purchase it. So it's a win win I guess!
Ghost Slayer
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A Hideo Kojima game: Kojima MOBA
wanderjahr
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PS4 and PC? Maybe Sony would be similarly compelled to release Bloodborne on PC in the future.
Crimsonclaw111
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Well yeah, but that didn't make them release something like Bloodborne on Steam. Just sounded odd to me. If it was merely partially funded like SFV I'd be more inclined to believe it.
Or their release on our platform first or give us extra shit rule.
lol. what would be the twist?
DannyDanger
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they doing that with helldivers?
Either way, i feel like the relationship between sony and kojima would allow for some wiggle room like this
SolidSnakeUS
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If this is true, then holy fuck what a home run for Sony and PS.
mysteriousmage09
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Hype!
The port begging is strong in this thread.
Right, if it makes their development partners happy and nets them some good revenue on top of selling to a market that isn't really the same as the PlayStation potential audience, it's pretty much a win on all fronts, especially if the other option is "I don't get to sign Kojima because he feels passionate about this port."
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Cow Goes Moo
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well nothing's official yet, so it's all just speculation at this point
as for bloodborne it could be an eventually thing, could
This makes very little sense. If it is completely funded by Sony why would it be on PC. Timed exclusivity and then release on PC/X1 seems to make more sense.
vpance
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If he's already struck a deal with a separate pub, Kojima is working damn fast. Still seems likely he's gone with a deeper than timed exclusive deal with Sony though.
SictorVullivan
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Oh please can we have a single thread that doesn't end up with Bloodborne PC port begging?
re: Kojima, good on him, and I'm of the opinion that a PS4/PC game sounds way more likely than just a PS4 game.
This is a SF5 situation, instead of a second party situation like BB i'd assume.
edit - actually I have no idea, I'm think of a different game
SolidSnakeUS
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Because SFV is hugely backed by Sony and it's still coming to PC. Same with Shenmue 3.
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