Day 91: Silent Hills is still cancelled, Hideo Kojima’s still parting ways with Konami, and we still don’t know why we have been made to suffer like this. However, according to rumours on The Codec podcast, we might be a little bit nearer to the closure our society so desperately needs.
Hahaha the artist versus the business
Once again, Kojima had to decide between his business self or his artistic vision. In other words, the mission or his beliefs. Duty to his publisher or his personal feelings.
I for one am glad he choose the right choice even though it'd potentially upset the higher ups. This series deserves to go out on the highest note without cutting any corners.
People like Kojima and companies like Konami simply do not mix well. He needs to work in an environment where nobody will try to limit his creativity.
Good luck making phone games konami, go ask Sega how that worked out.
Realistically, it sounds like Konami had a reason to be upset about Kojima basically bleeding them of money. It's simply business and if they can't afford it, there isn't much they can do. Metal Gear Solid might be my favorite series, but I understand that Konami has other projects and business ventures. We still don't know the budget, but too much into one game is a risk, no matter how you slice it.
On the other hand, Konami needs to share profits. Kojima made these games and trying to remove his identity from his work is disgusting. It's like they are willing to pay him because they have to, but not reward him for successes.
I see both circumstances and there's some justified reasoning from both ends, but I still think Konami could have done more to keep this positive.
Taking this with some salt since it's from an associate of a second-hand source, but it seems right.
I feel Konami is still at fault for handling this the way they did instead of being more approachable. Instead, they went for spite.