Konami isn't doing what you want, but it's making loads of money

Despite not putting out any Metal Gear or Silent Hill games, Konami is still raking it in.

[ApocalypseShadow]

Not off of me. They have nothing for me to buy. Konami has so many IPS. But it's the same across the board with other companies. Companies with amazing classic franchises that are unused.

I'd gladly buy another well made Castlevania, a good Contra game. But hey, it's Konami. They don't seem to care much anymore.

[NJShadow]

I've been going through MGS withdrawal for years. It's seriously killing me.

[ApocalypseShadow]

A remake of remaster of the original Metal Gear from MSX I'd take. I'd take a redone metal gear 2 even though Kojima wasn't involved, I liked it.

As for Solid games, without Kojima, I won't buy any new ones. I stopped after 4 as that was a good ending to Snake. I'd be very surprised if they made a good one without him. But you never know.

[ABizzel1]

Konami needs to license out or sell off their IPs, and just keep their Pachinko machines, Yugioh, and PES Soccer since those are the only thing they're fully supporting (and their money makers).

That way they can also let their developers go since they're not producing games away, and move on to other teams / studios.

[Chocoburger]

Yeah I went through it as well, here's what I do:

- Listen to the soundtracks often.

- Play the games on a higher difficulty setting (unless if you already do this).

- Play side content, such as all the VR Missions in MGS1 and MGS2:S. Skateboarding in MGS2:S. Snake vs. Monkey in MGS3. MGO2 on PS3 is now brought back via fan servers. Get 100% completion in Peacewalker and V. And of course play Rising: Revegeance, and torture yourself getting all the Trophies / Achievements (I did it, and nearly went insane doing so!).

- Check out the spin offs such as Metal Gear AC!D 1 & 2. I avoided MGA for years, but eventually gave it a try and ended up completing the game 6 times. It definitely feels like if Metal Gear was a turn based game, and its actually a lot of fun, though it has a few critical flaws, its still very much worth playing. I had to beat the game 4 times until I finally understood the story, yeah, its really that much of an insane convoluted plot.

I have purposefully not played Metal Gear AC!D 2, simply because its the last game in the series I haven't played yet, and I have been 'saving it' for later. Which needs to be soon.

There is another side story game called Metal Gear Solid: Mobile. It was only for Nokia phones, and for decades no one could play it outside of original hardware (that had to be hacked). However, finally, recently someone created an emulator to play the entire game on your PC. Give it a shot.

- You can read the novelizations or look at art books. If you don't want to buy the books, you can search for them on https://u1lib.org

- Play other games, okay, so its true nothing can replace MGS, but still, play other games. Death Stranding has a strong MGS vibe to me (which obviously makes sense), and it definitely satisfied my MGS gaming desires at least a little bit. I've gone back and replayed the Splinter Cell games, and yeah, they don't hold up as well, but some portions of the game are fun to sneak through. There's a recent MGS parody game called UnMetal, if you're in the mood for a light-hearted game, look into it. On PS4 and PS Vita there is a game that is similar to MGS VR Missions, called Volume. There's not much story, but it does have plenty of short sneaky missions.

As an MGS fan myself, I went through it all, but you have to keep busy, and find alternatives. One last thing I will say is, that its okay for stories to end, and for game series to conclude. In fact, it should happen more often than it does. As much as it sucks to say, its okay for MGS to disappear, enjoy the memories, and the future replays, because there's truly nothing else like it.

[Pepin]

Does make me wonder what the two proper games the publisher has in active development are, though...

[porkChop]

They have a horror game in development with Bloober Team. There have also been rumours of a Silent Hill reboot. That could be what Bloober is making, though it could also be a separate game. I just don't see why Konami would make 2 separate horror games at the same time.

[porkChop]

Kojima was involved with MG2. There was another sequel called Snake's Revenge that he wasn't involved with, which is actually why he made MG2.

[ApocalypseShadow]

That's the one I was thinking of in my head. Snakes Revenge which was a sequel he didn't make. I called it 2 above. But yeah you're right on the correction since Kojima calls his MG2.

[jBlakeeper]

These days in the game business it’s about finding your golden goose and milking it. Nothing more.

[MrChow666]

Konami is dead to me. They used to be one of the best but now they suck.

[Unknown_Gamer5794]

Yeah, and to think I used to view them as being toe-to-toe with Capcom for the longest time, but I guess the winner of that matchup was decided when one company stepped out of the ring to focus on their side hustle in Japanese casinos while the other has actually since ramped up production of its IPs.

At least Konami’s retro compilations are solid...however, when re-releases of old games are virtually their only major releases in an otherwise lengthy dry spell...I don’t know if I can consider that much more than a few drops in the bucket. Capcom does retro stuff too...and modern titles!

[Knightofelemia]

Konami has flipped the bird to all the fans and loyal gamers that have stuck around them from so long. Only thing Konami does now is release a broken soccer game and anniversary packs of their older titles like Contra and Castlevania. Konami should just sell off their gaming division to someone who will utilize the franchises so Konami can go back to sticking their head in the sand and make pachinko machines. And forget about their loyal fans who stuck around them. I remember the SNES the Konami logo sound you knew you were getting a good game even the same for the fans who had a Genesis at the time the sound meant a good game.

[FanboysKiller]

They live in the past and too shy to acknowledge their problems.

[360ICE]

You have to understand that to Konami this is not a problem. The priorities of a company in a capitalist economy is to maximize profits, often in a very short-term way.

[HeliosHex]

Classics are always good. But a good new ip is better.

[jBlakeeper]

Which is why they won’t make installments of popular franchises. They are already making money. You see it’s not about providing great experiences to players. It’s about lining pockets. As is everything.

[sourOG]

The tmnt cowabunga collection has made me ease off of that opinion. They are still 93% wasted potential but I won’t hate on anyone for moving in the right direction.

[XxINFERNUSxX]

That's ok, but when they do decide to make a new MGS or another Silent Hill game I'll remember this, and if they announce it for consoles & PC I'll head over to my fav torrent site and get the PC version. 😊

[mgszelda1]

Just sell the IP's

[Unknown_Gamer5794]

Heck, they don’t even need to part with the IPs entirely; just sell the right to produce games in those series while collecting royalties, or at the very least, stipulate an agreement that they still have exclusive rights to produce Pachinko machines based on those IPs to their heart’s content. It would be a win-win as they wouldn’t actually have to do anything, and they would gain capital from such a deal.

[Good-Smurf]

Let them be as they can get away with bare mininum in Japan.
They're in IDGAF mode for years now.
What a waste they have all these great IPs even do a revival of one of their obscure arcade titles would be a good start.
I wouldn't surprised they can't do it themselves anymore because they burned so many bridges with the staffs that only the highest and lowest bidder will work with them only outsourcing or a buyout would work but they're so damn greedy that even spent a cent on their well known IP is a waste to them so they won't do anything with their IPs.
They just living off on what's left in their Japanese only IPs like Bemani and their Pro Yakyu Spirits and Pawapuro series.
A lot of publishers in Japan are like that sadly not just Konami a lot of old anime could be re released but they won't bother because they can only muster up insanely expensive boxset they can't come up with something better or cheaper than that.

[franwex]

They are no longer a video game publisher. I mean, it sucks do to them giving us fun games in the past. But ultimately they are a business and decided to shift their focus on what makes them money.

Some of us still wished for Sega to do hardware. Things change.

[360ICE]

"Capitalists who don't care about fans or game quality, are still able to maximize their profits"
Just another day in the games industry.

Max operating profit does not align with max artistic or social value.

[sourOG]

Only an artist would say some dumb shit like that lol.

[360ICE]

I'm not an artist, I'm a consumer, but I'm not sure "Only the people who work in the industry would say that" is as much of a critique as you think it is? If the people working inside the industry say that, then they're probably onto something?

Also, if you think maximizing operating profit aligns with artistic and social value, I don't know what to tell you.

[sourOG]

I wasnt talking about you I was talking about your quote. They are probably an artist. Games are made to sell. They are trying to sell it to the most people possible. Only an artist would complain about capitalism, the vehicle that created their job in the first place.

Most artists would like to live on basic universal income so they can create their art nobody wants. That’s why I laugh at quotes like that. I doubt anyone that would say that knows what fans want or what quality looks like. Sounds like a typical communist.

[360ICE]

You don't have to be a communist to tell that something is deeply broken with running the videogame industry entirely on a profit-based motive. It has lead to massive consolidation (the risk of making a single unsuccessful game is too big for small companies), and an overflow of safe and formulaic games, as well as a focus on creating addictive formulas that are less about the experience or enjoyment of the player, and more about getting people hooked.

You don't need capitalism to create the job of an artist. The vehicle that created the job was that there was demand for the art the artist makes. The artist could probably have found employment in a feudalist society, for that matter, as long as they're making something someone wants.

The vehicle that killed the job, however, was capitalism. More specifically it was the responsibility of the capital owners to always seek and prioritize profit over any benefit to the worker or society. It's the only system in which marketers and business people are more important to running the art industry, than art is.

[sourOG]

I’m not saying it’s not broken but blaming capitalism for it is laughable. That’s the driving force behind all progression. All business is profit motivated. You assume that “being hooked” is a group of people that are not enjoying themselves. No one is forcing these people to buy this shit or support shitty practices. It’s not heroin lol. You blame capitalism but really it’s the idiots that enjoy these practices. If it didn’t sell it wouldn’t be sold.

That’s true. But successful artist doesn’t trash capitalism. That is their living and why they are successful. Sure you could live in the feudal palace if you are a good artist. Or barter but there is always self- incentive and being able to give people what they want.

That’s an ignorant frame of view, no offense. The reason the US has progressed so far in so many industries is because you will benefit greatly off of your ideas. If there was no incentive to make the world a better place it simply would not happen. That’s the frame of an self-centered artist pretending to care about society. Did “business and marketing” kill the game industry? No. They only make what sells. The people buying it outnumber you, it’s that simple. Is that putting “profit over art”? Sure but nobody works for free. Except unsuccessful artists.

[RaiderNation]

And this supposed to be some sort of consolation to us as gamers? I don't give a damn if Konami is making money or not. All I know is their IP's continue to lie dormant and if they have no interest in developing new games, they should sell the rights to them to someone else so we can continue to enjoy them!

[franwex]

Likewise Konami’s management and shareholders don’t give a damn about you enjoying their dormant IPs. They enjoy money.

[RaiderNation]

Jee, thanks genius. I never considered that. /S.

[GamingSinceForever]

Obviously