To no one’s surprise, Kojima is intent on continuing to make “big games” for as long as he can, firmly believing this is the mission he has been given in life. Interestingly enough, this decision wasn’t always so clear. After officially leaving Konami, the Metal Gear franchise creator admitted that he was strongly considering taking a year long trip to a deserted island. Kojima shared the plan with a friend, who suggested that he should continue working instead.
One thing is for sure, however, it does appear that Kojima is enjoying being an indie developer, as he now has much more freedom and flexibility to make decisions without first having to submit paperwork for approval. The same extends to making personal statements, which he admitted was restricted when working under a big publisher.
It has been a long and strange road between these two, as the first hints at a brewing conflict first came out earlier this year after a Konami executives list left out Kojima entirely. From there, things quickly fell apart with reports indicating of more and more strange behavior occurring through the development and release of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Oddly enough, even Konami wasn’t willing to admit that Kojima had truly left after the game shipped, indicating he was simply on vacation.
While Konami has vowed to continue the Metal Gear franchise, there’s no denying that without Kojima and his core developers behind the experience, things will be a bit different. Even as reports indicate that Konami is moving away from AAA development in favor of mobile and pachinko machines, it’ll be interesting to see how Metal Gear factors into their plans moving forward.
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is available now for Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PC.
Source: New Yorker
