Report: Kojima Productions to Disband After Metal Gear Solid V

[Ulquiorra4sama]

I wonder if the fanbase will follow Kojima. As in, I wonder if the Metal Gear fans will act in accordance with the knowledge of "Kojima didn't lead the project and wasn't even on the team. This isn't a real Metal Gear game," and then not buy it.

Or, is the Metal Gear brand powerful enough to retain a fanbase even after he has nothing to do with it.

As i understand it Phantom Pain is still very much a Kojima production so I for one will have no qualms with buying it.

That being said; If they actually think I'll buy an MGS game without Kojima's name on it they are sorely mistaken. If Kojima's sick of the series and wants to wrap it up in a neat little bow that's perfectly fine by me, the man's been working on the series for almost 30 years now.

He's been at the helm of that franchise for so long that having anyone else make a Metal Gear game would just be wrong, and i'd wager it would make the game "feel" wrong too.

 

[elvor0]

I wonder if the fanbase will follow Kojima. As in, I wonder if the Metal Gear fans will act in accordance with the knowledge of "Kojima didn't lead the project and wasn't even on the team. This isn't a real Metal Gear game," and then not buy it.

Or, is the Metal Gear brand powerful enough to retain a fanbase even after he has nothing to do with it.

As i understand it Phantom Pain is still very much a Kojima production so I for one will have no qualms with buying it.

That being said; If they actually think I'll buy an MGS game without Kojima's name on it they are sorely mistaken. If Kojima's sick of the series and wants to wrap it up in a neat little bow that's perfectly fine by me, the man's been working on the series for almost 30 years now.

He's been at the helm of that franchise for so long that having anyone else make a Metal Gear game would just be wrong, and i'd wager it would make the game "feel" wrong too.

I'm not even sure where the series could go from here, Phantom Pain is known to close the gaps in the timeline, so there's no more room for Big Boss games, Snake is dead and Rising was developed out of house.

The only place for more is either something to do with Big Boss/Snakes early days, which wouldn't have a Metal Gear, OR something to do with The Boss in WW2, but they won't bother with that either it doesn't have Snake in it, but even though I would play as The Boss, it wouldn't be helmed by Kojima so there'd be no point.

 

[Ryan Hughes]

OK something people seem to be misunderstanding here: Kojima is/was not the only thing keeping Konami afloat. Konami is a massive Japanese conglomerate, with ownership of health spas, sporting equipment, taxi services, slot machines, and other things. Konami itself is mostly a holding company, with its individual arms having large amounts of autonomy. Konami Digital Entertainment is one of those arms.

KDE has routinely been financially solvent, even through greater things than the potential departure of one employee. Through the crash of 2008, through the tsunami of 2011, etc, and if you think this is going to fold them, you are plainly ignorant of the real finances at play here. The only way that KDE itself would be shuttered is if it became entirely unprofitable for years on end, the overseeing board may shit it down, but that is very unlikely at this point, as I said KDE has remained profitable year after year. Even in FY 2013, when SHHD, SH Downpour, Blades of Time, and other bombs were released, while heavy investment was being made in FOX, they still managed to be a profitable arm of the company.

But hey, what do I know about these things, right? I've only been closely following their financials since 2011. . .

 

[karloss01]

Wow, it seems Konami wants to plant a land mine and then step on it themselves as a gunshot to the foot isn't extreme enough; and if it is true what other IP does Konami have because without Kojima (productions) they won't be making a good MGS themselves.

 

[MonsterCrit]

So, if this happens, I'm guessing Konami keeps Metal Gear and Kojima, the man who freaking made it what it is, gets nothing. That's sort of what it sounds like with the statement that Konami is removing Kojima's logos and branding from Metal Gear media.

I can't help but think Konami is making a mistake here. Kojima, love him or not, is one of the rock stars of game development. Literally everyone knows who he is.

Konami, please don't do like Capcom and become horrible while treating your franchises like garbage. You've already let Suikoden fall by the wayside.

This could actually be a good thing for the MEtal Gear Franchise... let's be honest... the story and writing have been... convuoluted at best. Kojima has always given off the vibe of being a frustrated screenplay writer than an actual game developer.

Maybe some new hands and some new faces will help breathe some life into the franchise.

 

[J Tyran]

It wouldn't surprise me if this was true, he has been saying "this is the last Metal Gear Solid game" for what, over a decade now? If he really wants to stop making them Konami frustrated about losing one of their biggest (the biggest) cash cows might have turned bitter and their relationship turned untenable. Odd to think about MGS and Kojima parting ways though, those two have been a constant for so so long.

Well there is hope for Konami yet, I heard that Moviebob guy needs a job so there is the new lead writer for the series at least.

 

[Fairly Chaotic]

Well, he has been wanting to move on and away from MGS for a while now. Maybe this will grant him the measure of freedom to develop games on his terms again. I'll be exceedingly happy if this all results in the development and release of Z.O.E. 3