Would Kojima be willing to work on anything that will put money in the pockets of Konami is another question entirely, though. Kojima seems to be a man that is more about his art than he is about grudges. Since his departure from Konami, he hasn’t shared any ill will towards his former employer and seems to be focused on getting right back to creating. He definitely seems set creating something brand new for his loyal fans according to his new Kojima Productions website though, so even if he is willing to work on Silent Hills (or whatever it becomes) it may not be for some time.
But, is Silent Hills a necessity were Kojima to move forward with a different del Toro project? In November of 2014, Norman Reedus spoke out on how something needed to happen between him, Kojima, and del Toro. “I have faith that we’re going to do something though because it just seems like it was one of those things that needs to happen. It’s like destiny, it needs to happen,” he had said all those months ago. And with Kojima finally free to work as he pleases, that destiny may be closer than ever.
Now, we have no idea what this brand new franchise that Kojima Productions is working on with Sony, but chances are that it doesn’t have anything to do with Silent Hills. However, with the freedom to pretty much do as he pleases, there’s nothing stopping him from starting side projects. Of course, he can’t infringe on work he started while at Konami, but he can take the best of the best, those ideas he never put into action, and bring them to the world. All around, there may be an experience as haunting as P.T. in the future for gamers, and that’s definitely exciting.
Things are still very new in the grand scheme of things. Kojima now has time to truly sit down and plan his future, and Sony probably has a lot of work ahead of them in assisting this new endeavor. For all we know, Silent Hills may be the furthest thing from everyone’s mind as the parties involved let the excitement settle down and map out how best to move forward. It’s not every day that something as huge as this happens in the video game industry, so even if Silent Hills isn’t necessarily in the cards at this very moment, whatever does follow is sure to be amazing.
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