Solid Snake Japanese voice actor: ‘Kojima Productions has disbanded’
posted on 07.10.15 at 07:11 PM EDT by (@salromano)
Akio Otsuka apparently confirms developer dissolution.

Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes

Akio Otsuka, the Japanese voice actor for Snake in the Metal Gear Solid series, wrote out a heartfelt goodbye to Kojima Productions on Twitter today.

“Kojima Productions was forced to disband, but it appears that the work that the team has been putting their utmost effort into is nearly complete,” Otsuka said in a tweet. “I’m not exaggerating when I say that I expect it will become their greatest masterpiece. I couldn’t help it. I just wanted to say ‘Kept you waiting, huh?’ (Laughs.) But even if this is the end, Metal Gear Solid is immortal!”

We don’t know the fate of the Kojima Productions staff after work on Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is complete. In fact, this is probably the most official statement we’ve gotten about the company’s status. Prior to this, reports citing sources from within the studio claimed Kojima Productions’ senior staff are working on Metal Gear Solid V as contractors, rather than permanent employees, and founder Hideo Kojima plans to leave alongside upper management when their contract expires in December.

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  • orzorzorz

    :(

  • Nu Hades

    KONAMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII

    • fallen

      Nice :)

  • poopstorm

    Let’s just hope that Kojima forms a new studio. It would really break my heart to see the MGS franchise be vandalized by Konami. They would destroy the series.

    • Skerj

      And if they become like Platinum’s sister studio. ..

  • Yuntu

    I really hope Kojima goes somewhere where he can do what he wants.

  • DesmaX

    I just fear for MGO servers. Hope they’ll stay on for a good while

    • KingKellogg The Waffle Haggler

      MGO2 died with thousands of people still playing daily..

      • Gigus

        Are the hacked servers still up?

    • Skerj

      That’s my fear too because I was still playing MGO2 when they shut it down.

  • Anon_Amous

    So depressing. Konami is dead to me after Phantom Pain.

    • AkuLord3

      Same, pretty much my last game from them (which isn’t hard since what game besides this are they even coming out with?)

      • Anon_Amous

        Oh you don’t like… International Superstar Soccer…

        zZzZzzzzzz…

  • koksuckaahh

    The end to an amazing saga…god speed to whatever you do after this kojima-san.

  • Bebop

    Mean while at Sony there is a office waiting for him to continue greatness…LOL it only seems logical

    • Jay

      Naughty Dog seems to be happy with the arrangement.

      • Bebop

        Exactly, and naughty dog is at God status

        • Budgiecat

          Naughty Dog is certainly not KojimaPro. They’re their own thing.

          • Bebop

            ? Huh?

          • Bebop

            What you talking about?

  • D.3ND

    This will be the final nail to the coffin for Konami

    • Red

      Konami could leave the traditional video game industry completely and still make money.

      They won’t be going anywhere.

      • Aiddon

        only if their mobile/pachinko business actually pans out (which is a shaky business at best). Rumors of money trouble have also haunted them for awhile.

        • Cazar

          It’s been panning out for quite a while now, thus their apathy towards the now less lucrative, struggling video game industry.

          • Budgiecat

            yeah they actually have manufacturing facilities in the U.S. for the casino machines

          • Aiddon

            except their revenue, operating income, and net income haven’t exactly been stellar lately. It’s better to say it’s panning out FOR NOW. Pachinko is one thing, but it has little room for growth and the mobile market is flooded with stories of one-hit wonders and has-beens.

            Konami’s president seems to be under the impression that somehow that casino bill will turn into a goldmine. Except the company wouldn’t be seeing anything from it for at least six years since the first casino is expected to be finished in 2020 in time for the Olympics. But with the delays happening that’s basically a pipe dream. Plus there’s also the question of whether Japan would be more appealing for gambling than a lot of other Asian destinations for people. Not exactly a solid foundation, all told.

            Goes to show if you put your eggs in one basket you’re flirting with danger.

            • Cazar

              except their revenue, operating income, and net income haven’t exactly been stellar lately.

              That’s exactly the point. Imagine the kind of budget they had to pour into MGSV. And in no way is this putting their eggs in one basket. They already have much more than pachinko and mobile games. Besides, things like pachinko and horse racing have already proven that there is a huge market for gambling in Japan, so I’m not sure what makes legalized traditional casino gambling such a target for skepticism in that regard.

              I don’t like this anymore than the next person, but business is business. The notion that konami is somehow certain to die from this is just a delusion created out of spite.

        • Matt C

          Not even that. Making games is only a fraction of what Konami do. They also run sport and fitness clubs, and a business management company, among many other interests.

          • Aiddon

            and yet any sort of money flow is, for lack of a better term, slipping at best. Clearly those “other interests” aren’t as lucrative as they seem. And again, the main problem is the President is essentially betting the entire company on the casino bill (which may not even pass) and of course wouldn’t see any significant returns for at LEAST six years. I don’t know when or why this guy’s brain started to calcify, but I would definitely avoid getting within ten feet of him in case of it being infectious.

    • Bebop

      all about dem casino’s son

  • Red
    • koksuckaahh

      I loved this scene in mgs4…feels bruh.

    • Budgiecat

      now maybe Kojima can make an Ultraman game

      • z_merquise

        They’ll make one as a pachinko game just for you, Budgie.

        • Budgiecat

          think you’re confusing Konami with Kojima there :p

          • z_merquise

            Jesus, the word ‘Kojima’ and ‘Konami’ is so similar when you read it fast.

            Makes sense, Kojima Productions is the only one who keep Konami relevant in games. Without them, Konami will be like the current Sega, or worse, the current SNK. Or even worse than both.

  • bloodiOS

    Despite all the damage control, Konami getting rid of Kojima Productions is the most definitely proof that they no longer want to stay involved in the console business. And so be it, because there is no longer anything they offer that I really give a fuck about after Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.

  • Wolf Star

    This is the end of metal gear solid series. konami
    Is done in my life now. Worst than capcom.

  • badmoogle

    I’m pretty sure Kojima will have no problem to form a new studio whenever he wants to (after MGSV comes out)

  • http://www.spaghetti.com/ Kaisenex

    this is depressing..

    • Bebop

      naw son, its a new start, Kojima will be fine

      • http://www.spaghetti.com/ Kaisenex

        no more mgs :l

        • Bebop

          all good bruh, he can focus on a new franchise now…hopefully using that ZOE concept art and crossing that with MGS…that would be fuqin DIRRTTY…open world with on foot then hoping into mechs that move like ZOE? shit i better stop before i blow myself up from awesome thoughts

          Edit: his team will most likely go wit him,…Michael Jordan wouldn’t wanna leave Scotty Pippen and Denis Rodmen behind they are super force

          • BrokenSkullZero

            So Xenoblade X?

            • Bebop

              As hyped as i am for Xeno X.(day1 for me)…nothing I’ve seen would come close to what Kojima could do with a similar Fox engine and ZoE /metal gear mechanics on a PS4…

              • BrokenSkullZero

                A more refined game using solid Action mechanics for a Man and Mecha would be perfect.

                I had hopes with lost planet, but with capcom ruining all thier IP with 3rd party development, there isnt much too strive for.

                • Bebop

                  Absolutely my dude. With the power of ps4? Yea its be fresh

          • Yuntu

            I really would like to see a RPG done by Kojima, a big one I mean.

            • Bebop

              Hell yea, I’d die of hype if that open world rpg was using mecha like Zoe…I’d seriously poop

      • z_merquise

        It’s the only thing I look forward, an all-new non-MGS game directed by Kojima and made by the same people who worked on games like MGS and ZOE.

        • Bebop

          My man, you see the vision, I love it

  • Sophitia

    Well at least this time Phantom Pain is the REAL final MGS. Should have ended last gen.

  • Unknowingreaper

    Yikes

  • TrueDefault

    With Kojima’s popularity, he will soon be recruited by teams that actually care about video games, or open his own company. Maybe he will make MGS spiritual successors too.

    • http://www.spaghetti.com/ Kaisenex

      i think the last thing he wants to do is make another mgs. lol

      • Bobby Jennings/Godless

        Facts. he said himself that in his opinion, this is the last MGS.

        • Jay

          Yeah, I actually believe it this time.

        • Hanzo Shimada

          He is tired of making MGS. Been tired of it for a long time

    • Hanzo Shimada

      Kojima is probably moving to the movie department. He has always wanted to do movies.

    • AkuLord3

      Why does everyone keep saying this…i think he’s made ENOUGH games of MGS…say like ZoE or Policenauts or Snatchers OR JUST ANYTHING. Stop acting like KONAMI! (not only at you but some comments like this).

      • TrueDefault

        I’m not big on MGS either, but if he wanna make it, he will make it, perhaps as a way to promote the new studio.

    • z_merquise

      Pretty sure a large number of staff will join him, enough to make their own independent studio. They can make their games the way they wanted.

      Or develop games to anyone who needs them, regardless of nation or ideologies. . .

      • PuppetMaster

        “Or develop games to anyone who needs them, regardless of nation or ideologies”

        At last, Kojima can created Outer Heaven for video games programmer who betrayed by their company xD

  • Master Assassin (2016)

    All things must come to an end.

  • D.3ND

    After Phantom Pain, it’s just a matter of time before they decide to sell the IP or crawl back to Kojima like husband carrying half wither roses begging his wife to take him back.

  • sunny

    Oh yeah they’re releasing YuGiOh later on consoles

  • z_merquise

    I still want Metal Gear Rising 2 by Platinum to happen first.

    Goddammit, Konami!

    • Jay

      And I want Vanquish 2, but we see how that turned out.

      Damnit, SEGA!

      • z_merquise

        I know, right!?

        I so want another Vanquish too. Goddammit, Sega!!!

      • Lara Croft

        Yeah but Shinji Mikami was the main man behind Vanquish. and he left Platinum. So I wouldn’t want another without him. Maybe SEGA can higher Mikami’s new studio to develop it. Remember SEGA is “supposed” to announce good stuff at TGS.

  • AkuLord3

    Well i know one thing, its not going be called “Kojima Productions”…Konami seems to be banning the his name like Kojima is one of the “Old Ones”.
    or the Patriots for the…New…World…ORDER!! : O

  • Devon M

    I hope he’ll be able to acquire full rights to all of his IP… Make a case for it against Konami that they clearly don’t care about their franchises anymore, so they should willingly part with them, so they can be in the hands of their creators.

    Whether or not Kojima creates his own studio and decides to make any more Metal Gear games, he should be in control of that.

    • Devon M

      Elaborating on that, have their been any cases like that in the past? Where a developer requests full ownership of their IP? Has anyone sued for it before? How does that sort of stuff work in Japan? Lots of questions I’d be curious to hear more about.

      • Budgiecat

        IREM – giving Disaster Report/Bumpy Trot (Steambot Chronicles) IP’s over to creator Kazuma Kujo who now owns his own studio Granzella
        Irem dissolved their video game division due to the Tsunami attack.

        And Sega letting Yu Suzuki use the Shenmue III license (but not Shenmue 1 & 2)

    • Budgiecat

      I highly doubt Konami will give him his IPs

      They’ll just use em for Pachislot games or some mobile shit

      • Devon M

        They wouldn’t “give them” to him… but he could purchase them or sue for them. Like I said, with how Konami is treating their gaming divisions like dogshit, there should be a strong case for it.

        • Budgiecat

          He def wont win a case if he tried to sue. They’re Konami’s IP’s plain and simple. And they probably wouldnt sell them to him out of sheer spite and for marketing uses.
          I mean there’s plenty of other dead IP’s they just sit on and do nothing with that they could have sold too but they dont…

          • ＮＥＫＯ　ＷＯＲＫＩＮＧ

            Kept you waiting huh? Pachinko MGS. :p

          • LordKaiser

            Hudson Soft IPs…. Adventute Island and Bonk among them.

    • David Curry

      Kojima’s been tied to the MGS wheel of pain for seventeen years (over 20 if you count the development phase of MGS1). It’s really harsh of Konami to discard their greatest talent, but this is a blessing in disguise. Kojima deserves to move on, and we have a good chance to see something even better than Metal Gear.

      • Devon M

        Oh I agree. I wasn’t suggesting that he had to use the IP himself. Just that being in control of it would ensure that no bullshit happens to the series without his consent. Plus that way he’d be able to give the okay to those teams that want to do a MGS1 remake on Fox Engine or whatever.

        Or, even crazier, he could say to certain fans(if he had ownership of FE) “here’s the Fox Engine and some assets, feel free to make your own remake of the games”. Even something like having random TPP style side missions but having them take place in other locations from the other games. Like infiltrate the tanker as Meryl and have her stop Ocelot from stealing RAY. Totally random goofy shit that could be really fun.

        He might not do any of that, but I have a feeling he wouldn’t mind seeing other people create random non-canon stuff in the universe that he created.
        It might even be a relief for him. “I can rest easy working on other unique projects knowing that MGS fans can still have something to enjoy.”

        Imagine someone making like a spy/crime thriller with Otacon. He’s a hacker on the run from the FBI involved in some crazy conspiracy. Shit like that could be really cool, lol…

    • CoronelCosgrove

      Also it doesnt rain anymore, there is no poverty and hunger in the world and when I go to the bathroom rainbows come out of my but! XD
      Sorry kiddo.. Disint mean to be so harsh on yours Utopia.

  • Retro Reloaded

    I want to hear from Mr.Hayter.

    • z_merquise

      Last interview I read, he sound like he’s begging Konami to hire him again now that Kojima is out.

      • Retro Reloaded

        I always figured it was the big wigs of konami that changed the voice actors, not Mr.Kojima. Shame either way..

        • DrForbidden

          It was Kojima who replaced him.

      • Bebop

        Lmao hite him back for what? The casino announcers? Lol!

        • SMTGamer

          lmao, this is too funny!

        • CoronelCosgrove

          Jack-pot Snake! XD

          • Bebop

            Lol!

    • CoronelCosgrove

      Hopelly you will hear him when solid snake speaks in MGS5.

  • Bart Fatima

    Man the what the hell is going on over there. MGS series has been an universal commercial success, and to see such things occurr is deeply unfortunate.

  • PrinceHeir

    Huge respect to Otsuka-san :)

    He was always been an important part of Kojima Productions. Talking and interacting as well as helping build Snake’s character with Kojima and crew as a whole.

    Will definitely miss his iconic voice as The True Snake. Still wish for the MSX remakes, but i’m fine with Solid series ending at MGSV.

    Even the new Batou doesn’t really hold a candle on the original one :P

    http://oi57.tinypic.com/10rpffr.jpg

    • http://www.spaghetti.com/ Kaisenex

      i kind of find it funny that keifer was more important to kojima than otsuka when doing the motion capture for snake.

      • PrinceHeir

        They’re more or less trying to do something new and didn’t want to use the old animations from the previous games.

        I’m sure Kojima wants to bring in some Hollywood talent to become more famous or something.

      • Budgiecat

        Kojima is a Hollywoodphile. Of course he’d jump at the opportunity to use a A list star for facial mo cap and marketability vs a Japanese voice actor used to keep up JPN respectability points in the favor of JPN gamers :p

        • z_merquise

          I still don’t get the reason for getting Kiefer Sutherland to voice Snake only for Kojima to say that Snake will be more like ‘a slient protagonist’ in the whole game.

          Heck, Kaz had way more dialogue than Snake in Ground Zeroes. I can’t even hear Snake at least comment or say something even in side mission or in the main mission unless it’s in a cut-scene.

    • z_merquise

      Do you also import the Japanese version for MGS games?

      I watched the Ghost in the Shell: Arise preview in Youtube. I think the new voices for the characters were pretty good. I even thought it’s still Atsuko Tanaka and Akio Otsuka doing the voices for Motoko and Batou, respectively. It almost sound similar.

      • PrinceHeir

        I Like Maaya’s voice(she also did Child Motoko back in the original film), but the Batou is eh, but we’ll see.

        Yeah you can import the JPN Console version because it has English subs or buy the PC so it has dual audio.

        I’ll watch Arise once the TV Series has BD and the new movie as well.

  • NotCarolKaye

    While not shocking, it’s certainly sad to hear. Hopefully Kojima will wind up somewhere where he’ll be able to rehire a lot of the Kojima Productions staff.

  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWLEHkpBKipdynKe1lRXquQ boink: himouto edition

    Hopefully, Kojima will start his own studio and make more mecha games like ZOE. Or something else. Who knows. It’s Hideo Kojima, he does what he wants.

    • AuroraXIII

      The whole cause of him leaving is because he doesn’t do what he wants.

  • OlimacFTW

    Oh well… Life goes on.

  • CEO Kaz Hirai

    Hideo” come to me.Fuck Konami http://www.uppic.com/uploads/14365767641.jpg

    • Bawro Shaiq

      that would be awesome

    • Bebop

      Who is this( sorry…I don’t know the faces.of the businesses )

      • z_merquise

        The guy laughing? Kaz Hirai. CEO of Sony Computer Entertainment.

        The guy with the glasses beside him is Shuhei Yoshida also from SCE.

        • Bebop

          Well absolutely great idea

        • ＮＥＫＯ　ＷＯＲＫＩＮＧ

          No, he’s no longer CEO of SCE. He’s President and CEO of whole Sony now.

          • z_merquise

            I see.

    • Elle

      *looks at profile* oh my god I remember you lmao

    • rahul nair

      but kaz…i’m already a demon. ;)

    • http://www.spaghetti.com/ Kaisenex

      guy in the back is not amused.

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  • Zanda

    Sigh, well it was expected. It’ll be interesting to see what Kojima does from here on. probably another ZOE and trolling.

    • Jake Lee

      ZOE is a Konami franchise… Kojima won’t be doing another one.

      • LordKaiser

        Maybe a Spiritual Sucessor.

  • OverlordZetta

    Nothing to do now but forward to 2016’s Iron Wheel Liquid Kickstarter and 2017’s Quiet Mountain Kickstarter.

    • DesmaX

      Don’t forget Location of Finalization

  • CoronelCosgrove

    Next year look foward to kickstarter campaing for Stone Mamba, the spiritual sucessor for metal gear series! XD

  • tokyobassist

    So much for more Arcade Archives like Xexex, Gradius II, and Salamander 2.

    Guess Konami really is done…

    • Sheepdog

      Kojima Productions, not Konami.

      • tokyobassist

        If Konami is dumping MGS and Kojima, it’s safe to say nothing else has a chance.

  • PuppetMaster

    I or most people already knew this. Only some who still cling with the “this is just Kojima trolling us. it’s not happening!” theory who doesn’t believe this is real.

    But it’s good for Kojima. Now he can make his own Outer Heaven. A nation without border and ideologies for video game programmer who got betrayed by their company :3

    • SaraN G

      but big boss become demon remember!!!

  • Elle

    I guess his check cleared so he can blab all the juicy secrets now. :p I want more.

    • DrForbidden

      That’ll never happen. If he blabs, he’ll become an unhireable within the industry. This is Japan we’re talking about.

  • Tarkovsky

    “Kojima Productions was “forced” to disband….”

    Not to be anal but man is that translation purposefully meant to make Konami look worse than they already are. No where in the original Japanese tweet does the word “forced” appear nor is it strongly implied. Not trying to defend Konami here, but I’m not a fan of translations twisting/exaggerating/misinterpreting the words from their original source. Reminds me of the whole “erotic” debacle that happened when Kojima tweeted about Quiet.

    Anyways, my point is that the sentence could easily have been translated as “Kojima Productions has been dissolved/disbanded(by Konami)…” instead of what is presented here.

    • https://www.youtube.com/user/GamingHeroTetsuya TetsuyaHikari

      If you honestly believe they disbanded willingly and this decision wasn’t pushed upon them, then you’ve only chosen to believe one side of the story.

      • David Curry

        I’m reading “解散させられて” as “made to dissolve [by someone else].” How are you reading it?

        • https://www.youtube.com/user/GamingHeroTetsuya TetsuyaHikari

          No idea. I didn’t actually read the tweet itself. I’m just basing this off of the past events up to this point. I seriously doubt Kojima Productions just decided, “Hey, you know what would be a great idea? Let’s fucking disband!” which is why I believe Konami forced them to do so, after the whole issue began.

      • Tarkovsky

        I made a mistake and corrected it as above. With regards to the greater issue between the 2, I’m not willing to believe either side unless concrete evidence comes out but that’s just me personally.

        • https://www.youtube.com/user/GamingHeroTetsuya TetsuyaHikari

          Well, there may be concrete evidence at a later point, but I wouldn’t count on it. Chances are, they will simply sweep this under the rug out of “respect” for all parties involved.

          • DrForbidden

            ^This. It’s Japan, after all.

        • DrForbidden

          Konami has not been able to deny a single thing that has been rumoured since months ago, while the initial rumours started coming true one by one. This despite Konami publishing a press release one or two months ago to supposedly address the rumours. If you’re still not willing to believe the story as it stands, well…

    • ＮＥＫＯ　ＷＯＲＫＩＮＧ

      It could be Nintendo paying Konami to dissolve KojiPro because only Wii U is not getting the game :B

  • Mikail

    Damn SONY need to hire him, this is gems lying on the wild here.

    • Naka ni Dashite

      As much as I like Kojima to make exclusives for Sony, I don’t think Kojima would let himself working under a company instead of going independent after this.

      • TheLastVillain

        Agree, even though i’d love hid exclusives

      • AuroraXIII

        Where will he get funds then?

        • Naka ni Dashite

          Isn’t he already rich with all dem dosh from making MGS, though?

          • AuroraXIII

            Even if he’s rich, it would only be enough to establish a studio. In the sixth generation, it costed around 24 million USD to make a high production value game. It probably costs much more in this generation.

            • Naka ni Dashite

              He will probably do a kickstarter.

          • Kelohmello

            Doubt it. He’s japanese, japanese companies extort their employees and take most of the money for themselves.

        • DrForbidden

          Kojima is a big name. He’d likely be able to get enough investors to open his own studio. After that, he can outsource the studio’s skills by making games for major publishers, like what Platinum does.

      • Bebop

        Kojima is a PS4 Enthusiast, him going to sony or making an exclusives contract wouldn’t hurt him at all, he even said play MGS5 on ps4…

      • ＮＥＫＯ　ＷＯＲＫＩＮＧ

        Well, second party is not bad at all :p

      • Marko Stamenkovic

        Do you expect any of the companies that would get him would give him creative freedom? That is pretty much impossible. The guy is finally free. Freedom is priceless. Better to have something small, for you only, than something big, but only partially yours. Or at least, that’s my outlook on life.

      • Mikail

        Yeah who knows , this is just a fans dream, either way i am fine where Kojima will end up for, even if he is retire from gaming Industry i am just wishing all the best for him.

  • estebxx
    • http://www.spaghetti.com/ Kaisenex

      cough…

      :l

    • TheLastVillain

      Kojima is BigBoss

  • Arcliff7

    ;-;7

  • Naka ni Dashite

    I hope all the staff landed safely.

    Now go make a ZOE spiritual successor.

  • Brian Williams

    Some dreams never die…

    • sintheticreality2

      Dreams Never Die should be the title of Kojima’s next franchise.

  • Victor Armando Chapa Pineda

    I swear this somehow will end with Kojima buying Konami or something dumb like that.

    • Gamedick

      i’d crowdfund that

    • https://www.youtube.com/user/GamingHeroTetsuya TetsuyaHikari

      How would that be dumb? He couldn’t possibly do a worse job with Konami if he got his hands on it.

      • Victor Armando Chapa Pineda

        i didn’t meant dumb as Kojima screwing things further, dumb as any idea anyone could imagine of what Kojima will do post MGSV.

    • tehhead

      konami is a working & healthy company
      but their gaming development isn’t

      so why buy a company who don’t want to develop game when you want to develop game?

  • Chris Cruz

    So crazy. How did Konami fall so far when they were practically ready to bust out so many interesting titles?

    • DrForbidden

      I think you’re misunderstanding the core situation. Konami no longer cares about console gaming. They’ve been moving away from it for the past few years and pouring all their resources into casino slot machines, pachinko machines, and mobile games.

  • ShadowFang

    Well, didn’t Kojima Productions LA get converted to Konami Studio LA? Honestly, that’s more baffling though – it’s not like Konami has something for them to do after MGSV.

    • DrForbidden

      They still need staff on hand post-launch to work on potential bugs and/or DLC.

  • Warboss Aohd

    Konami is about to get a bunch of very aggressive Tweets, Facebook Posts, and Emails.

    this outta be good, gonna go get some popcorn.

    • DrForbidden

      Yeah, I doubt it would be a lot. This thing has been happening for months now. Anybody who’s been paying attention already knows this was coming.

  • kinv

    is this going to effect future DLC for MGSV? i want them to support the game with added stuff

  • Kimihito Kurusu
  • articuzwolf

    Incoming “Metal Gear Spiritual Successor” kickstarter from Kojima Pro. MK.2

    • Carlos Luis Ayala

      I’ve been saying that since they announced that Silent Hills was canceled it’s super obvious.

    • Himegami Aisa

      Considering Kojima has by all accounts been fed up with the franchise for the better part of two decades, I find it highly unlikely that he left Konami, who have been insistent on milking the series for all it’s worth, just to try and make a Metal Gear clone.

  • Shippoyasha

    As sad as this is, I’m glad to see Kojima open to a new venture before he gets way too old and crusty to make games anymore. He should still have a few decades left in his active game creation career if he stays healthy.

    I hope he’s able to make his own company so he can call his own shots. I don’t think it’d be the best if he’s being led around by other big companies. Some rumors even say Kojima was too capricious and that led to issues with the corporate. I wouldn’t absolutely rule him out joining a major company out there though.

    I also wonder if he’s open to doing some kind of a spiritual sequel to Zone of Enders, Metal Gear Solid, The Snatcher and more. I wonder if he’ll play the Kickstarter card as well. It should be interesting what kind of reception his name can bring to any new project.

  • prinnywin

    It’s a blessing in disguise. Kojima can finally work on projects that he wishes to. I just hope Konami allows some good people to work on a ZOE sequel.

    • DrForbidden

      Konami no longer gives a shit about console games, so, no, not gonna happen, I’m afraid.

    • Zancrow

      We are probably more likely to see a ZOE pachinko machine than a game.

      • prinnywin

        The truth hurts.

      • Elle

        ;_;

  • zid

    One door closes, another door opens. Good luck to all the devs. Hope they land on their feet.

  • DrForbidden

    Ohtsuka-san would clearly be in the know given his closeness with Kojima after decades of working together. This would be the final, official nail in the coffin. The franchise ends with MGSV.

    Good night, sweet Metal Gear Solid Franchise. You will be missed.

    http://kambyero.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/mgs4-salute.jpg

    • Nicholas Perry

      Which is a shame. Because after MSGV all we need are remakes of Metal Gear 1 and Metal Gear 2 Solid Snake for the story to be complete!

      • GhaleonUnlimited

        They really don’t need a remake, I agree the Snake Soul’s editorial about how a remake would just screw up the Canon more

  • Preidon

    Complete? It will be complete when it reaches 50gb storage on bluray. Lol wtf I’m talking about I’m glad that it is finished i hope they release it on 12th of july cause y’know finished and all…

    • Torbjorn Olsson

      There’s “finished” and “finished”. Just because a game is playable from start to end and has everything in there including finished art assets, gameplay mechanics, doesn’t mean they don’t need to playtest the hell out of it to make sure it’s bug free. Plus timing is important, most companies don’t want to release a big game in July or August.

      Also, you did read that he said “nearly complete” right?

  • oooole

    Team Silent and KojiPro… Gone with the wind just like that. I honestly hope Konami folds, they have no respect for game creators.

    • heartless141

      i’m double dipping on metal gear, but after that Konami is joining ubisoft in my boycott list.

    • Snot Nose The Goblin

      With as many of us that HATE Konami now, i don’t see them lasting all that long. and when they fold i hope Kojima buys the Metal Gear IP from them at a Bargain bin price. then they can continue to pump out crappy Gambling machines and other garbage.

  • XrosBlader821

    You know seeing how much Konami falls it’s good to see Sega at least trying to get back up on their feet.

  • Juliano C

    I really hope that this game will be a master piece, love Kojima games but all his games after MGS3 where lacking…

    • Snot Nose The Goblin

      Was you born retarded or did somebody drop you on your head? seriously? MGS4 is “Lacking”? Peace Walker is LACKING?

      • LordKaiser

        It’s his opinon learn to respect it.

      • GhaleonUnlimited

        MGS4 has the silliest, most fans pandering story I’ve ever seen.

        And AI giant robots in 1973????

        Theres always an element of heightened reality in MG but everything after MGS3 has been over the line of “thematic” and into crazy territory.

        If you like them that’s great though. Lots of OG MG fans do like not the story of his later games

  • Born2Rune

    This is not the end for Kojima, far from it. All him and his team have to do is hit Kickstarter and he’ll be printing money. He knows it. We’ll hear from him more than likely by the end of the year, beginning of the next.

    • Teh_Akod

      Or he could take some well deserved vacations while tweeting about music and food. This would also help him get ideas to whatever is next for him. I’d say he will be revealing something probably midway next year.

      • Born2Rune

        Yeah, it’s possible. He can wait as long as he wants and people will still throw money at him. I think he should take a nice long vacation and just take as long as he needs to get creativity going again. I doubt he’ll stay gone for long though.

    • heartless141

      he can have double/triple the amount of money i gave Inafune.

    • Junior Silva

      Dude, I do not see Kickstarter paying the kind of development that expensive in Kojima style. To maintain the highest level, he needs to join a great developer used to finance AAA productions.

      • YuriFan

        Not even Shenmue 3 is hitting the budget of a AAA game and it hit all time records.

        • Snot Nose The Goblin

          how do you know he even WANTS to DO another AAA Game? maybe he has smaller more indie type games in mind? something with graphics along the style of 3DS/PS Vita?

    • Marko Stamenkovic

      Yeah. Mega Man, Castlevania, Banjo Kazooie, etc. These were never big blockbuster cutting edge games, and their spiritual sucessors can be pulled off with a limited budget. MGS? I don’t think so. But i also don’t really want more MGS. I want something new and fresh from Kojima. Last one was Zone of the Enders, iirc, and that was also pretty damn great. Let the man create something completely new (i’d like an RPG personally).

  • Lara Croft

    I just hope when Kojima does end up leaving Konami. He doesn’t get pressured into making another “spiritual successor” to MGS. For years he’s wanted to make different games and explore new ideas besides MGS.

    I don’t understand the mentality of people saying “I can’t wait for another MGS type of game from Kojima after he leaves Konami”. I see these comments all the time. Yeah, also I hate to burst all the hate bubbles. But Konami will be fine. They have business in lots of different areas besides gaming. Also, Pro Evo should keep bringing them money from EU to Asia.

    PS: I can see alphaomegasin’s video already. He is a nice guy and everything. But damn can he get preachy and act like a spoiled kid sometimes.

    • tehhead

      any1 remember zone of the enders?

  • Junior Silva

    It makes me feel sad. On the other hand, now Kojima can do something completely new, I hope to see a Horror Game or a JRPG with an epic story

    • Lara Croft

      That’s the best to come out of this. He can finally be free of the MGS curse (so to speak).

  • Giordan

    It’s the end of an era.

  • Gael Summers

    At least mgsv’s going to be finished before he leaves. Now I won’t have to wait years for a sign of closure on a ghost of a cancelled game. Whatever Kojima does after this I’m behind 100%

  • Saddio

    Mother fucker… :/

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  • Mighty Sam

    Staying in Konami anymore than this is a waste of Kojima’s talents.after all this he can finally do what he wants,and making games is one of them.but remember that Kojima is also a huge movie fan and has said that 2/3 of his body is made of movies,so he might become a movie director or write a movie scenario.but I’ve got faith that whatever he does,his hands will do what they always do:Magic.

  • PL

    Now Konami can die.

    • Naka ni Dashite

      Their punishment must be more severe.

  • Garrison Shields

    One of the saddest moments in gaming.

  • owenkenobi

    Maybe it’s hatched by the La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo! Those bastards!

  • Geese Howard

    Becoming contractors is a pretty good idea. Those games they make are sure to sell and make money. But Konami…. WTF were the upper management thinking? They are making good money already why let go such a good team? The Art of War motherfuckers! Have good men beside you!

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