Well, he can do whatever he wants now. During a DICE Summit 2016 presentation with pal Guillermo del Toro, Kojima said he feels "very free right now", unconstrained by the dictates of executive purse strings. Subscribe to the VG247 newsletter Get all the best bits of VG247 delivered to your inbox every Friday!
Hideo Kojima, the creator of popular game series Metal Gear Solid, has officially left Konami to begin a new journey with his studio, Kojima Productions. The first step of this journey is in a newly announced partnership with Sony and a new, PlayStation 4 exclusive franchise. "I will be taking on a new challenge by establishing my own independent studio, and I am thrilled to be able to embark on this journey with PlayStation, who I have continued to work with all these past years, " said Hideo Kojima. "I cannot wait to deliver, with PlayStation, a game that will become a compelling franchise. " On his official twitter page, Hideo Kojima announced his departure from Konami in an official tweet, "My employment contract with Konami has been terminated as of Dec 15th, so today marks a new start for me, " he tweeted. "I'm committed to be involved in creative activities for as long as I live. Look forward to what's coming. " Kojima Productions has designed a fresh, sleek website, with a long speech dedicated to Homo Ludens (Those who play) and awesome looking logo.
By Brenna Hillier, Monday, 22 February 2016 03:49 GMT Hideo Kojima would like to impact the world beyond video games, and incidentally probably make a lot of money. Whatever the Metal Gear Solid creator is working on now that's he's gone indie and signed a deal with Sony, he's hoping it'll go mega. "With Sony, we are working on a project that will be a new IP, " Kojima told Gamespot in an extract from a lengthy interview. "Of course, and I have no idea if it's going to be a series or not, but I want to make something that will have a big enough impact to become a series. " Kojima explained that by "impact" he means that he'd like the game's characters and world to lead into projects beyond gaming – "such as anime, manga, figures". Kojima's fascination with cinema, anime and action figures is well-documented, so it makes sense that he'd want his own works to generate a similar level of interest among fans. I wonder whether he wanted Metal Gear Solid to spin off more transmedia and merchandise than Konami licensed?
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