Kojima and Sony’s Longstanding Relationship
Make no mistake about it, Kojima went where Kojima was wanted and has been wanted for years. No one knows the full details of the Kojima/Konami break-up, and any theory is based at best in educated conjecture and at worst in wild speculation. One thing was very clear, however, Konami had lost all desire to maintain any sort of relationship with their most famous developer.
Kojima has worked closely with PlayStation on every console they’ve released since Metal Gear Solid released on PlayStation One in 1998, and the relationship grew stronger and stronger over the years. In an interview with Japanese gaming magazine, Famitsu, Kojima said “I feel I can relate to Sony, a company that was built up by engineers, and I hope that I can continue walking with them in the future.”
Despite going multiplatform with titles recently, Kojima and Sony have always been two peas in a pod. The pairing just seemed to fit moving forward. Sony made it clear through their swift movement in making this deal that whatever Kojima is putting together is desperately wanted on the PlayStation 4.
