Report: Hideo Kojima Starting New Studio With Former Konami Employees [UPDATED]

He's Punished "Venom" Kojima.

DOPE

@johnymyko said:

I'm hyped!

This post sums up the thread.

PC is in such a good position as a neutral third party, I hope it stays this way for a little while longer though I do wonder when Sony and Microsoft will start to see PC as a threat.

maybe i should just get a ps4 already

PC RELEASE CONFIRMED!!! heck yeah, guess I'll never be getting a ps4 after all.

PlayStation 5 is going to be awesome!

The new KojiPro logo just makes me want a game with the sensibilities of Metal Gear and the mechanics of the Souls series.

oh man.

I came for the news, but I stayed to watch that that British man speak Japanese like a boss. Also, Kojima looks like he just got extracted from a sneaking mission.

@laxbro19: That blew me away too.

Some kind of great space opera mech game is my bet.

Congrats to Matt Kessler and PlayStation for signing gaming's most important hack.

@goodlymike said:

I love this

Can't wait for Area of the Finishers.

I'm feeling an unreasonable amount of hype towards whatever they're working on.

New mech game confirmed then?

Andrew House speaks Japanese? That was wild.

I'm really curious to see what kind of relationships Kojima proper could develop with Nintendo, Xbox, or Steam. It seems to me a smart move to work with a partner like PlayStation; you gotta have some sort of stability when starting a new business.

Wait ... hold on ... what if Kojima has some plan to make a VR game - he's done it before.

@iansavage:

You gotta be fresh son.

I don't care what he makes so long as it involves a sun sensor.

The only question I have is........How excited is Dan Ryckert?! LOL!

Did You Know: Hideo Kojima, famous for his Zone of the Enders series, also directed a "Tactical Espionage Action" game called Metal Gear Solid?

This was my favorite episode of sliders.

Wow that's cool, I didn't know Andrew House spoke french.

Awww, that's such a cute video.

Sure it makes perfect sense that one of the big three would help out Kojima on a new project. Can't wait to see what they'll be cooking up in a few years at E3.

@goodlymike said:

lmfaooooooo, good job!

I wonder if this will be a new horror game in collab with del toro?

Best possible outcome from my perspective. Unless he does a kickstarter, if there is any guy sony should bankroll it's Kojima.

@goodlymike: Haha!

Awesome news. If only Konami would sell off their IPs to more respectable companies....

Hideo fucking Kojima trying new things.

I think... I think this is the most excited I've ever been about the future of video games. Looking very much forward to where this goes!

From what they were saying in the video, I got the impression that it's a timed exclusive. This confirms it:

http://gematsu.com/2015/12/sony-publish-hideo-kojima-new-game-coming-ps4-before-pc

Q6. "What other platforms will Kojima's first independent title be available on, besides PS4?"

"The title is planned to become available on PC (after PS4)."

This is exactly what I thought would happen when the rumors started at the beginning of the year. He'd create a new independent studio called Kojima Productions with some of the key people from his old team, including Yoji Shinkawa, and he would reveal something shortly after MGS V. At this point, I find it hard to care, though. I found his last three games (4, PW and V) pretty underwhelming, each more frustrating than the one before it. I'm not even gonna finish V. At least he's finally doing something new and surprising rather than running MGS into the ground.

I'm glad he'll be making something new, but third-party exclusivity sucks. It sucks for Rise of the Tomb Raider, it sucks for Street Fighter 5, and it will suck for whatever game Kojima makes.

According to an FAQ from Sony, which was quickly taken down again!, it is a timed exclusive and the FAQ mentions that it will come to PC after the period ends, nothing about Xbox One.

Though I hope it comes to Xbox One, everyone should have the chance to bask in the glory of Kojima :)

EDIT: GameInformer have an image of the FAQ here: http://media1.gameinformer.com/filestorage/CommunityServer.Components.SiteFiles/imagefeed/featured/kojima-productions/medium-padpoet.jpg

Good for him. I hope they do something completely different from MGS. I'd also love to see Silent Hills resurrected under a different name.

breaking news, man with head has skull

@lttibbles said:

Obviously these don't mean anything but I still think it's neat.

To be fair, I'd take the more honed in story of the first act of MGS V and really good gameplay mechanics in a new game.

I kind of regret that I wasn't able to play Zone of the Enders the first time around but if Kojima's new game would be a mecha or better yet a throwback to his older projects, I'd be really stoked.

EDIT: My take away from this is Andrew House being fluent in Japanese. It was pretty pleasant watching the entire thing with him and Kojima on the same couch.

Also I'm kinda digging Kojima's facial hair.

I can't say that i'm surprised. Kojima is the only 3rd party developer who risked one of the biggest franchises into being a PS3 exclusive.

I can't wait to see his new game.

"I am pleased to announce my newest game today, Hushed Mounds!"

@dr_insane: uhh it says right in the article the game is being made for PS4. Even if it didn't, it wouldnt make any sense for anyone to start developing a game for the next console gen.

"I hope it has giant robots in it" could be the end of every article about a thing it would always be true.

hope they make something new and fresh, appreciate kojima's previous games but think it's time for him to do something new.

Hmmm, a Kojima made PS4 exclusive....How about we dust off a classic Sony IP and make some incromprehensible but fut to play Crash Bandicoot: Emotion Hyperbole V

You know, I am glad this at least sounds like it isn't going straight to a kickstarter situation. I mean who knows, chances are these days there will be one anyway XD but it at least looks like he will probably get actual funding. I will be interested to see what he makes next.

Who owns Syphon Filter?

Spiritual successor to Penguin Adventure?

Woot woot! I'm not ashamed to admit that I cheered at the end of that video. :-D Hurrah to you and your team, Kojima.

Andrew House's accent is pretty good!

That new logo is great!