We’ve learned (via Nikkei) that Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has officially left Konami as of today, December 15th.
According to the report, he’s already in the process of forming a new studio – and is already in final negotiations with Sony Computer Entertainment. Coming from this, his first game is expected to launch on PlayStation console(s) first.
If you’ve been following the entire debacle surrounding Kojima and Konami, things have reportedly gotten worse for the creator and his team. Previously, the most we knew was that Kojima Productions had been disbanded, and that Kojima was “on vacation,” according to Konami.
We’ll keep you guys posted.
Immahnoob
December 15, 2015 at 1:02 pmHoly fuck, it finally happened!
Kojima is no longer on vacation! He’s going for Sony!
Mr0303
December 15, 2015 at 1:05 pmSony, give this man a studio and no budget.
TsukuyomiMagi99
December 15, 2015 at 1:06 pmGood. He was too good for Konami. Continue to fade into irrelevancy Konami. The only thing you have left that interests me is Yu-Gi-Oh. Otherwise you can burn in hell for all I care. I hope Kojima takes Konami to court to get the MGS IP so Konami won’t fuck it up. But I doubt it. I wish you nothing but the best Kojima.
Madbrainbox
December 15, 2015 at 1:07 pmNo budget?
Nick_Soapdish
December 15, 2015 at 1:07 pmWait, no budget?
You mean an unlimited budget right?
Mr0303
December 15, 2015 at 1:08 pmYep, that is what I meant.
Parkour
December 15, 2015 at 1:09 pmCongratulations, Hideo. I am really glad for you.
Unfortunately, the fact that he’s going to work for Sony now probably means that all his future games are gonna be PS exclusive. Oh well.
The only thing that matters now is that his creativity is free again.
Mr0303
December 15, 2015 at 1:09 pmI meant unlimited.
Heavily Augmented
December 15, 2015 at 1:09 pmHappy that Kojima’s finally out of “vacation”.
sanic
December 15, 2015 at 1:15 pmMake the silent hill game kojima make it real.
NuclearCherries
December 15, 2015 at 1:16 pmIn other words, Kojima is free from the Konami prison. Good for him. He’s a free man now.
Actually, he probably broke out of the Konami prison, his escape tunnel cleverly concealed by a poster of Quiet.
ρяøxч
December 15, 2015 at 1:16 pmI wonder what his next game will be, and if it’ll be a sony exclusive.
Immahnoob
December 15, 2015 at 1:17 pmGiving him no budget would have been hilarious though.
“They gave me a studio, but no budget!” – Best headline
Immahnoob
December 15, 2015 at 1:18 pmLet’s hope we won’t see Sony exclusives from Kojima now.
Master Bating
December 15, 2015 at 1:18 pm“In talks with Sony”
It was good while it lasted on PC.
Good luck Mr Kojimbo, hope you get the budget and make PS4 owners have a great time.
TsukuyomiMagi99
December 15, 2015 at 1:18 pmAgreed
Alexis Nascimento-Lajoie
December 15, 2015 at 1:20 pm>Sony buy ZoE IP
>ZoE on current hardware
Do it
TsukuyomiMagi99
December 15, 2015 at 1:21 pmYES THIS! Also re-release an uncensored version of Snatcher!
Mr0303
December 15, 2015 at 1:21 pmWell limitations often breed creativity.
Master Bating
December 15, 2015 at 1:21 pmMost likely, MGS exclusives sold really and moved console sales, Im sure Sony sees him as a great asset.
deadeye
December 15, 2015 at 1:22 pmHere’s hoping he makes something that looks suspiciously like ZoE.
Kain Yusanagi
December 15, 2015 at 1:25 pmHe was, but TBF he also had the same issue as Schafer does- not on time, over budget, etc.; I hope that this move doesn’t screw him up.
TsukuyomiMagi99
December 15, 2015 at 1:30 pmI hope so too. This is why I would be a terrible businessman. Because if I someone with the calibur of Kojima I’d give him carte blanch to make whatever he wants to make. Much like Japan does with Hayao Miyazaki lol.
Antoinant
December 15, 2015 at 1:33 pmHe’s finally going to become a movie director :^)
daggot △
December 15, 2015 at 1:39 pmI hope he makes a new and interesting IP with all those ideas he’s had stifled over the years. Holy shit I also realize the last remnants of team silent(silent hill 1-4 devs before konami sacked them) are working at sony and the other half were at kojipro before konami closed down some of their branches so maybe they could do a survival horror colab.
Madbrainbox
December 15, 2015 at 1:39 pmThey most likely will.And good for them.
InfectedAI
December 15, 2015 at 1:44 pmWhat was censored?
TsukuyomiMagi99
December 15, 2015 at 1:47 pmhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow1OEBQSD4Y
tetrisdork
December 15, 2015 at 1:56 pmMen in Black reboot would be perfect for him.
Go D. Usopp
December 15, 2015 at 1:56 pmGot ZoE HD in my backlog, the excitement is real
MGNoxa
December 15, 2015 at 1:59 pmI wouldn’t get too excited yet, the game probably won’t be out until the Playstation 5.
Kiryu
December 15, 2015 at 1:59 pmBoom,you’re stupid Konami.Bet Sony are rubbing their hands at the thought of hiring this genius.
scemar
December 15, 2015 at 2:00 pmCool, go on your own, make some connections.
Sony seems good to their partner devs so that’s a nice start.
Kaihaku
December 15, 2015 at 2:09 pmWell, I for one hope that this will end up more like Takahashi (Monolith Soft) or Kamiya (Platinum) rather than Inafune (Comcept) or Itagaki (Valhalla).
Zanard Bell
December 15, 2015 at 2:10 pmDarn, they’re going to lock up his genius in a console exclusive yet again.
Zanard Bell
December 15, 2015 at 2:10 pmThat cupcake on the wall…
Jawsh Grohban
December 15, 2015 at 2:29 pmI still remember his bullshit ‘shocking announcement’ for the Playstation 4 launch.
OSad
December 15, 2015 at 2:32 pmI don’t enjoy the idea of him being hired by Sony because they know that the exclusives really help to sell their consoles.
At some point though, I’ll just have to buckle up and buy a PS4 because there’s too much good stuff coming out on it.
Malcolm_Ecks
December 15, 2015 at 2:37 pmIf Sony pulls a big boy move and offers to by the Metal Gear IP and Zone of the Enders IP for a large sum, they’d be the console champs for a while.
Chocolate ISISCream
December 15, 2015 at 2:41 pmNone of you realize that Japanese business men are stubborn as fuck. Konami will never let go of those IPs so stop wasting your breath hoping for it to happen. Kojima can make a spiritual successor to release alongside Konami’s newest Pachinko in the Snatcher/Policenauts franchise.
AmyStarling
December 15, 2015 at 2:45 pmI wish him well no matter where he goes or what he makes.I will get his next game as long as its on PS4 or PC.
Juan Manuel M. Suárez
December 15, 2015 at 2:45 pmBut I thought he was on “vacation”~.
God, Konami really fucked up this time with all the lies and BS~.
anonemouse
December 15, 2015 at 2:46 pmCan’t wait to see what he can bring.
Maybe we’ll get a new game in the vein of Snatcher or Policenauts? Wishful thinking.
Juan Manuel M. Suárez
December 15, 2015 at 2:49 pmIn the spirit of fairness, making aside his retardation, Inafune did deliver with Soul Sacrifice / Delta. To date, he’s probably the only person who lived up to the word of trying to do a real spin on the MH formula~.
PleaseHelpMe
December 15, 2015 at 2:52 pmget the PT/Silent Hills crew back together and make that game Sony! c’mon damnit!
Stran
December 15, 2015 at 2:52 pmIs Shuyo Murata going to be in Kojima’s new studio?
Madbrainbox
December 15, 2015 at 2:52 pmYes.Same here.I need to buy it for DoA anyway.
Nagato
December 15, 2015 at 2:56 pmHaven’t cared much for Kojima for years, but can I finally get my Rising 2 now?
AmyStarling
December 15, 2015 at 2:58 pmAlso it seems it might be published by Sony for PS4/PC.Sony seems to be supporting the PC alot lately,screw the fanboys on both sides I want more crossplay games.
JackDandy
December 15, 2015 at 3:00 pmGood on him.
Fuck Konami right in the ass, bunch of unfaithful bastards
Kain Yusanagi
December 15, 2015 at 3:15 pmOn the other hand Kojima at least makes it back and then some, while Schafer has bankrupted at least one publisher and lost money on other ventures.
Master Bating
December 15, 2015 at 3:20 pmNot enough games to warrant a buy imo.
Mighty No. 56008
December 15, 2015 at 3:23 pmKojima parted ways with Konami? No way!? I had no idea that there was any sort of rift between them.
Fred Figglehorn
December 15, 2015 at 3:37 pmhttp://imgur.com/Mw7Iftx
ReaperX30
December 15, 2015 at 3:37 pmI’m happy he’s finally on his own. This I think signals the end of Konami. As long as his games are not Sony exclusives I’m ok with it.
Fred Figglehorn
December 15, 2015 at 3:38 pmEven YuGiOh is going down hill and fast.
Truck
December 15, 2015 at 3:53 pmMaybe he can help Naughty Dog make good games again.
AmyStarling
December 15, 2015 at 4:05 pmIm not a Uncharted fan in the least but The Last of Us is a completlely different beast.Is as good as a western game is ever going to be.
Chocolate ISISCream
December 15, 2015 at 4:06 pmLiterally wageslaving at $0 doesn’t breed creativity.
Chocolate ISISCream
December 15, 2015 at 4:07 pmSo, because Kojima left and has freedom, Rising 2 is now possible? Did you even read what you wrote?
Mr0303
December 15, 2015 at 4:08 pmYou’ve got to have imagination. What if Sony cloned him and every employee in his studio is Kojima?
Rumble Red
December 15, 2015 at 4:08 pmI wonder how long we’ll have to wait before Sony announces their new, totally original stealth-action series Iron Cog Sturdy.
Hopefully they’ll loosen the leash and let Kojima do something else first.
Longtooth
December 15, 2015 at 4:08 pmThat is a horribly depressing comment. I don’t have that much faith in the western video game industry, but I have a bit more faith than that.
Chocolate ISISCream
December 15, 2015 at 4:08 pmSony would be godlike if they actually got Del Toro, Junji Itou and Akira Yamaoka to work with Kojima on a new game. Jesus… The thought of that makes my dick diamonds.
Chocolate ISISCream
December 15, 2015 at 4:11 pmDon’t even joke about that man. That’s how we’re going to lose all of our jobs.
Stilzkin
December 15, 2015 at 4:12 pmWell, that was fast. Best of luck Kojimer
captain!
December 15, 2015 at 4:15 pmI hope it’s stealth! I know he’s done it to death but I can’t get enough of Kojima’s stealth games
Stilzkin
December 15, 2015 at 4:18 pmIt’s happening. Now get Del Taco on board and maybe we’ll get Silent Hills back
Dr. Roswell. W
December 15, 2015 at 4:20 pmMy first wish is that someone reign in Kojima so we won’t have incidents where he have a hundred songs created but only used 26 or so. He’s a good man, but fucking hell, he need to be pull back.
My second wish is that Kojima stole the code for the Kojima Engine and “modify” it. I refuse to allow those snakes in suits to keep that beautiful fucking work of art locked away.
Fuck. That.
Nagato
December 15, 2015 at 4:24 pmDidn’t claim as much, just took the opportunity to once again ask for a sequel to the best thing to come out of that franchise.
Chocolate ISISCream
December 15, 2015 at 4:26 pmYeah dude no worries. We’ll get Rising 2 as a pachinko title.
GGBigRedDaddy
December 15, 2015 at 4:33 pmI’m excited, I can’t wait for Kojima and his studios next game. I hope it’s a horror game. The Silent Hill teaser looked good but I like that they can create their own IP now and go anywhere with it.
Black_Bob
December 15, 2015 at 4:41 pmExfiltration complete. Good work Kojima!
OSad
December 15, 2015 at 4:54 pmFor me, there’s Bloodborne which is still an exclusive, the new Ace Combat which really pushed me over the edge knowing it’ll be on Morpheus, all the Yakuza games which I haven’t played yet, the better versions of all the Project Diva games, the new Valkyria Chronicles game, NieR 2 is really big on my list, and some other games which I would probably warrant a look like Ni-Oh, Disgaea games, the Final Fantasy VII remake and Final Fantasy XV and maybe some others…
And now there’s the possibility that Kojima might put something that doesn’t involve Snakes in it on top of that. The idea of his classic adventure games or even ZoE making a reappearance is pretty exciting.
I mean, that already is the price of the console threefold. I’m not the kind of guy that needs a console with hundreds of titles to be happy with my purchase, just a few really enjoyable games that I *know* I’ve gotten the value out of justify the theoretical price of satisfaction out of a console for me.
John
December 15, 2015 at 4:58 pmNot entirely, remember that Street Fighter 5 is backed by sony and on PS4 + PC.
Tyrone Jackson
December 15, 2015 at 5:08 pm>Sony
That’s a shame. His games deserve to be on something other than a portbox. Hopefully he’ll still push for multi-platform releases.
Swirly Twirl
December 15, 2015 at 5:19 pmoh fuck not sony
please no more exclusivity
While I didn’t play MGSV on my PC, I definitely won’t be buying a PS4 for a very long time.
i don’t want the next game to be another console exclusive
Sarracenia
December 15, 2015 at 5:19 pmThere’s a better chance of Sony releasing a decent game on PC than almost any other company at the moment. It’s pretty sad ain’t it?
AmyStarling
December 15, 2015 at 5:29 pmdon’t worry you don’t sound bitter at all.
Thanatos2k
December 15, 2015 at 6:55 pmGood, finally free.
Fuck you, Konami!
Yabloko Molloco San
December 15, 2015 at 7:03 pmRiki-Oh_ending.avi
Isaac Sadler
December 15, 2015 at 7:14 pmHopefully all the skilled people still stuck in Konami will be able to join Kojima new company.
NuclearKangaroo
December 15, 2015 at 7:52 pmi just hope his game is not PS exclusive, i know kojima-senpai has a Sony boner, but i dont have a PS4 and i want to play any game he makes on PC
Casey
December 15, 2015 at 8:47 pmNo, ZoE on Playstation VR.
I will gladly vomit to enjoy this.
Master Bating
December 16, 2015 at 1:34 amMost of those will likely get a PC port down the line aside from Bloodborne and DoAX3.
But I understand if you are either impatient or prefer the console platform.
I just cant personally see myself throwing money to a fixed platform thats barely an improvement over the last one in terms of performance.
Master Bating
December 16, 2015 at 1:41 am-Sony starts supporting cross play and multiplatform
-Gets its own PC digital storefront with no DRM
-Symbiose instead of a direct competitive stance with the computer platform
A man can dream
XERW
December 16, 2015 at 2:30 amYou can’t. Konami fucked him so hard he’s traumatized at the idea.
Richard Miller
December 16, 2015 at 4:19 amWell it states that “his first game is expected to launch on PlayStation console(s) first.” So it will come to PC after just like FF7 remake.
Richard Miller
December 16, 2015 at 4:26 amHideo Kojima is very expensive. So Sony better have their credit cards ready.
Richard Miller
December 16, 2015 at 4:29 amIt won’t be a console exclusive. I’m sure it will be like Shenmue 3.
Richard Miller
December 16, 2015 at 4:33 amYou should be saying good luck to Sony. Lol.
Richard Miller
December 16, 2015 at 4:42 amHe ended his vacation early. lol
Richard Miller
December 16, 2015 at 4:45 amNo I’m sure Sony is looking at their bank accounts and are sobbing quietly.
Kiryu
December 16, 2015 at 7:16 amGood point.
John Doe
December 16, 2015 at 6:18 pmKojima-san doesn’t have to make Metal Gear anymore.
Kainevil Rc
December 17, 2015 at 11:03 amThe very same that only care about the profit and catter to radical groups, yeah SEEMS LEGIT.
Kainevil Rc
December 17, 2015 at 11:06 amPersona ( Or anything from atlus ), God of war ( Or anything from Santa Monica ) Last of Us 2, Uncharted 4 ( Or anything from Naughty Dog ), well you get the idea….
Master Bating
December 17, 2015 at 12:53 pmAnything aside from Atlus is overrated garbage that is done better by other ganes imo.
Kainevil Rc
December 24, 2015 at 2:36 amC’mon kid, you can do better than that lol/
Master Bating
December 24, 2015 at 9:56 amSanta Monica and Naughty Dog games?
You actually like that overrated average garbage?
Only thing worth anything there is The Last of Us.