Metal Gear Solid 5 Will Be The Last Game By Kojima Productions,Konami Started Restructuring Recently

Some updates on the recent rumors.

[WESKER2015]

kojima is metal gear, RIP metal gear solid

[gameseveryday]

I strongly believe he is not going anywhere. However, lets wait and see.

[Dudebro90]

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[Dir_en_grey]

@Dudebro90 Why are you even clicking on this garbage site? This is fake btw. http://www.videogamer.com/p...

[rdgneoz3]

@Dudebro90 Get adblock or noscript, it'll save you tons of headaches.

[OrangePowerz]

Even if he stays it's the worst move Konami could make to rebrand their most well known studio into a generic "Konami Studio [location name]" and remove "A Hideo Kojima game" from the branding. The only times Konami posts actual profits are years when a MGS comes out and that's the thanks they get?

It's like rebranding Pixar into Disney Emeryville and have all the marketing just say "A Disney movie".

It's hugely disrespectful towards the developers and would also indicate to me that Konami wants to distance the MGS franchise from Kojima. To make future games without him and anybody who starts with MGS5 as their first game wouldn't know any better when future games are made from some random studios.

[Dir_en_grey]

@Rashid Sayed "Konami Digital Entertainment (including Mr. Kojima), will continue to develop and support Metal Gear products. Please look forward to future announcements."

Your title"Metal Gear Solid 5 Will Be The Last Game By Kojima Productions" is based on NOTHING but one random tweet by a Japanese trash blogger that only guessed based on the logo removal. One random tweet does not warrant a rumor especially when Konami already said straight out this is not true.

Your sensationalized style of making up stuff is unethical and basically cancer to gaming journalism.

[Yahdaree]

I think its an April Fools stunt.

[user5575708]

if he's done with metal gear then so am I.

#konamiproblems

[XBLSkull]

More likely it'll be a good thing. Bungie left Halo to go make crappy games and 343 stepped in and redeemed Halo after crap game Reach.

Hopefully Kojima leaves, goes onto making crap games, someone steps in and makes Metal Gear Solid have a coherent story and all is well in the world again lol...

Honestly you can't blame people who want to move onto other things and not get stuck making the sequels to their games for all eternity.

[FriedGoat]

XBLskull, you should take this act to the stage, absolutely hilarious.

[joab777]

Don't we hear this often before a huge release like, it's his last game ever, better get it while you can.

[ZombieKiller]

Hopefully because he is starting his own studio on his own. I think that Konami is applying too much pressure on him honestly. I wouldn't be surprised if they were the ones behind the pricing of GZ and maybe he didn't like that? Kojima is about his fans first

IF he is going anywhere...Konami would be stupid to let that type of talent go.
All in all, stay or go think about what this means for the story....

I bet we will see a remake of MG 1 and MG 2 in this games story, and towards the end we would possibly get to play as Solid Snake (considering how bad he wants a remake of MGS1, this being his last game, AND David Hayters "demise") Kojima can hide things very well, but it was easier when those internets didn't exist as much.

[guiltl3ss]

Kojima has stated that this is the Metal Gear he has always wanted to make...could we be playing the establishment of Outer Heaven followed by playing as Solid Snake in his first, major infiltration mission (The first Metal Gear)? Hmm..

[spacewarrior1]

how do you fire a guy like Kojima ? his like a legend in the games industry. this is the equivalent to Take Two firing the Houser brothers.

[Blasphemy]

He has been saying this every since metal gear solid 2.Not saying that it is not true but funny how these rumors always pop up when he is about to release a new game.

[Xman2K]

Weird thing is Kojima productions was founded on April 1st 2005...

[SaveFerris]

No more KojiPro might just mean no more Metal Gear? He is a big part of Konami's success and it seems strange to do away with his name unless he is planning to step away from Metal Gear and concentrate on other projects like Silent Hills. Otherwise, if he is retiring or setting up his own studio, then I thought he would be upfront about it.

[elninels]

Kojima, up front with info? Nooooo.
He's master super troll ultimate #1.
He's much more likely to start 18 different shell studios and one real one. Each one releases a trailer for a game. And then he gets on stage at some big event to say that all these studios are faake and that all the trailers actually make up a single trailer for one game.

[-Foxtrot]

See the thing is if he leaves Konami will continue the franchise without him and it's worrying because I wouldn't want them to add more games into his universe when really Kojima has told everything he needs to tell. The story was wrapped up in MGS4 and MGSV seems to just be expanding Big Bosses story.

This is why Kojima should of made a reboot-remake instead of MGSV. Remake MGS, add new plot points, new rooms, expand the game but change things here and there so MGS2 will be different. MGS2 comes around and we could have Snake for the full game instead of Raiden, Solidus gets away in the end Ocelot is killed. That would totally change the story we had in Guns of the Patriots because Solidus Snakes plan was completely different to Ocelots.

After that Kojima could leave or create a new game because whatever they do to his new timeline he'll have the comfort of knowing that HIS timeline, the games he's spent so much of his life on, will be preserved and hopefully be left alone as they exploit the rebooted timeline.

[gangsta_red]

If Kojima is leaving then it makes more sense why he would make MGSV. It may be the ending and the closing he needs to his story that he started years ago. After that he can wash his hands of the project and let whoever else handles it next do what they please.

It's like a movie director who tells his story through a trilogy or two part sequel and then their done. Let the movie studio do whatever they please with the property.

I wouldn't want to create a whole universe and story and not have it properly end by me.

Edit:

"Why would you want to finish off a well made"

Closure...why leave your universe wide open just so the next guy can come in and screw everything up or take it in a completely different direction than you intended. I think their could be more closure added even after the end of MGS4.

Kojima can rest knowing that HIS story is finished and that fans of his series can close the book and say damn that was a great story.

Finish your story, then let someone else come in and make up their own tale and apply their vision to a brand new storyline. Having Kojima set up a world for another person to take over only puts limits and rules on that other person's vision of that game. Not only that but having that new game made by Kojima only for it's sequel to be made by another person who may not have that Kojima sense of style and story telling may just turn people off.

It's like seeing a great movie directed by Darren Aronofsky or David Fincher and then having it's sequel being directed by Brett Ratner or Roland Emmerich.

[-Foxtrot]

Why would you want to finish off a well made, crafted universe with all these games only to let the next guy p*** all over that by forcing in another story which dosen't need to be told.

Best thing to do would of prepared for the end and try to steer them on another path, a one where they won't exploit your work after your gone.

[rdgneoz3]

@Foxtrot So guessing you never heard of MG Rising?

[LightDiego]

I would like a game with Gray Fox too, just like Revengeance.

[Joe913]

Good idea Foxtrot but I honestly think if he stays but still done with MGS they will continue without him and if he left they will do the same. Even if they are Restructuring why break up the best team you have or take their name off their latest work like a lot of people say it is weird to do that seems more than just Restructuring.

[Chard]

There's nothing to worry about here.
Kojima's games can be treated in a self contained storyline. If some new director wants to introduce Liquid Snake 2.0 made from from nanomachines and Otacon's arse, then so be it. Worse things have happened in gaming.
Alternatively, there's still scope for a MGS1 remake, or even a MG remake, or some game focused on The Boss etc.

And get over your hate for MGS2 and Raiden. The game was amazing.

[ginsunuva]

Konami has the rights?

God help us

[burza1982]

Snake! What's wrong! Snaaaaaaaake!

[ZombieGamerMan]

1. It's a rumor people. 2. Why would Kojima ever leave when he's Konami's golden boy. 3.Most likely what is going could be Kojima renaming his studio . 4. Rumor

[OrangePowerz]

Why would Konami remove Kojima Productions and "A Hideo Kojima game" from their marketing?

Why wouldn't he leave? He would have no problem finding a new job. He is Konamis golden boy, but there wouldn't be a reason why he couldn't leave especially if Konami wants him to continue to make MGS games if he doesn't want to. Mikami was Capcoms golden boy, didn't stop him from leaving.

[ZombieGamerMan]

Well it could very well be an april fools joke since where close to it or and this is the more likely of things they are rebranding his studio. Right now Kojima Productions is the only thing Konami has that makes them money so they are more than likely pulling a Rockstar Games move where they just rebrand them to be better associated with the company.

Also the argument of why wouldn't he leave is baseless because there is no reason to leave, he is a VP in the company's games division and has the creative freedom to do what he wants with his games. Hell you really think Konami is always on his ass to make a new MGS game? No, they might be on his ass to have more games in the series cause it's their only profitable franchise right now but Kojima can and has allowed others to make a MGS game without him being heavily involved.

Like I said the more than likely scenario here is that they are going some rebranding or it could be something Kojima has hatched up since Kojima Productions is close to it's 10 year anniversary. Plus Konami already said he isn't leaving and it's the kind of stuff you can't lie about since TPP is months away. look at SE they announced the director for FF XV had left the game because they couldn't keep telling people he was otherwise.

[OrangePowerz]

He has freedom to make MGS games that's about most of the freedom Kojima has from Konami and who knows what happens now with Silent Hill.

He can easily open his own studio or go work for anofher company and get the funding he needs to really make the game he wants instead of having to make one MGS after another.

Konami said Kojima will be there throughout MGS5 development and never that he will be there afterwards.

There would be no gain from rebranding the studio everybody knows it as Kojima Productions and there is no reason to remove the developer and Kojima himself from the marketing.

[SmokingMonkey]

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[mgszelda1]

If Kojima is legit being forced out. Then this will be the last game I buy from Konami. I would say not to buy it, but Kojima put more effort into this than any other lead developer does these days. The interviews he's done for this game show how excited he is. Then don't get me started on the disappointment with what could happen to silent hills

[DanielGearSolid]

NOOOOO dont give gamingbolt the clicks!

(This story is true, but neogaf did all the work to figure it out)

[Pathogenic]

There is nothing wrong with Silent Hills being made by Konami. It wouldn't matter if he left or not. Fact is the game will completed and it looks too be a great game with a great storyline.

Both these games are looking to make waves in there own genres. I can easily see both games being #1 in their respective genres.

Unfortunately, I only know as much as the next person commenting. But what I do know is this "Life does goes on with or without you" Anyways regardless if it's true or not we will know soon enough.

[WeAreLegion]

So...Silent Hills?

[Pathogenic]

It has been confirmed that Kojima is leaving Konami on the release of Phantom Pain. He will finish Silent Hills before the release of MSGSV.

Head over to Gamespot for full details as an inside source at Konami has confirmed it.

[WeAreLegion]

That's great to know. Thank you!

[Tankbusta40]

Say it ain't so....

[omarcomingyo]

He says this every 5 years!! FULL OF IT!!

[Tallpine]

This is disturbing news. Sad to see amazing, passionate work destroyed because of business. The metal gear universe is one of the most epic experiences I've had the pleasure to enjoy.

[kevnb]

Funny thing how everyone thinks they know what's happening and act like they know Kojima personally.

[mochachino]

If he's leaving the series I hope he wraps up everything.

Favourite game series of all time.

[killacal13]

No Kojima on future Metal Gears, no buy from me, it is like KISS without Gene Simmons or Paul Stanley.

[Spore_777]

That headline is misleading. It should really say "The Last KojiPro Developed MGS Game Konami Will Publish."

[vivid83]

i would love to see kojima do something else i wanna see what else is brewing in that mind of his

[oguzsasi]

In 2005 - Hideo Kojima

"This fourth [Metal Gear Solid] is going to be the final one for me and Shinkawa," stated Kojima, revealing that the series' art designer, Youji Shinkawa, will be exiting with him. "There are other things that [we] want to create."

http://www.gamespot.com/art...

[Ken85]

It's a work