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BurgerKing-201
Joined: 12 Jun 2014
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Location: Los Angeles, California
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 Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 1:45 am
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If this is true, well... I don't think any of us can say that we didn't see it coming.
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Nyren
Joined: 07 Oct 2014
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:46 am
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No matter how much Konami tries to cover it up, it's pretty much common knowledge at this point that they had a falling out with Kojima, and in a fit of childish rage pulled the rug out from under him, took his studio and team, and pretty much gave him till the end of the year to pack his bags and get out.
I'm hoping he doesn't retire after all of this. I'd love to see what he could do now that he's free of the Metal Gear series. A spiritual successor to Silent Hills or a third proper entry/reboot in the Zone of the Enders series would also be a wonderful way to start off his post-Konami career.
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BlueBrain
Joined: 10 Sep 2011
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 3:51 am
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Hahaaa it doesn't matter they can't stop it now! MGS V will be the best game since Ocarina of Time/San Andreas...
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XerneasYveltal
Joined: 09 Jun 2015
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Location: Philippines
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 4:56 am
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It is starting to become pretty clear that Kojima may have left the Konami premises.
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blessed
Joined: 03 Nov 2014
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 5:10 am
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Well it's bout time we all salute Kojima and thank him
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Ulinox
Joined: 22 Aug 2009
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 6:52 am
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No Kojima, NO Metal Gear! This franchise is DONE.
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Mr. Oshawott
Joined: 12 Mar 2012
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:09 am
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In any case, I think the future of Metal Gear Solid may look a bit brighter outside of Konami's domain.
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GATSU
Joined: 03 Jan 2002
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 7:47 am
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I have a feeling those games became increasingly more complicated, and expensive. And that the number of units sold didn't offset the costs enough. It's a shame Kojima's been exiled into the wilderness like this, but it's probably for the best. If Konami had kept him on-board, he probably would've frittered away his legacy on a lot of unmemorable games, since there's no way he was going to keep going back to that MGS well.
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Drunk
Joined: 26 Jun 2014
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 8:57 am
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| Mr. Oshawott wrote: | | In any case, I think the future of Metal Gear Solid may look a bit brighter outside of Konami's domain. |
Well, Konami is already looking for new staff for the development of a new Metal Gear series.
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Omegaplib
Joined: 11 Jul 2015
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 12:00 pm
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| Mr. Oshawott wrote: | | In any case, I think the future of Metal Gear Solid may look a bit brighter outside of Konami's domain. |
You know that the franchises stays with Konami, right?
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Nyren
Joined: 07 Oct 2014
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 12:02 pm
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| Omegaplib wrote: |
| Mr. Oshawott wrote: | | In any case, I think the future of Metal Gear Solid may look a bit brighter outside of Konami's domain. |
You know that the franchises stays with Konami, right? |
I'm hoping they at least let him keep Zone of the Enders. They obviously don't see it as a profitable franchise, so why not give it to him?
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Brand
Joined: 30 Jan 2006
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 1:05 pm
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| Nyren wrote: | | I'm hoping they at least let him keep Zone of the Enders. They obviously don't see it as a profitable franchise, so why not give it to him? |
Spite? Make sure he doesn't get to make one and it turns out profitable? If he gets to keep the I.P. to any of the titles he worked on I'd be super shocked. You are more likely to see some sort of Zone of the Enders card/puzzle game on mobile than Kojima getting to make another.
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BGMaxie
Joined: 28 Nov 2009
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 1:07 pm
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Incoming hordes of swarms of AHideoKojimaGame tags after this.
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falcon.punch
Joined: 07 Jan 2015
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:28 pm
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Ew, after the Phantom Pain, I'm no longer supporting Konami, they would likely turn into how Sega is now, or worse, the current SNK Playmore.
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Nyren
Joined: 07 Oct 2014
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Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2015 2:40 pm
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| FalconPunch wrote: | | Ew, after the Phantom Pain, I'm no longer supporting Konami, they would likely turn into how Sega is now, or worse, the current SNK Playmore. |
At least Sega recently stated that they've learned a lot from how Atlus operates. With any luck, we should see a revitalized Sega sometime in the near future. Hopefully.
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