Everything related to Hideo Kojima is commented on by many people, and it is not something strange, since the Japanese developer has created over the years, and some excellent works for the most part, a highly revered figure throughout the industry. After his resounding departure from Konami, and the subsequent release of Death Stranding, developed by his new and own studio, many rumors suggested that some big company would take over his new studio. Today, after a misunderstanding, Hideo Kojima assures that his study will remain independent.
Just yesterday, Kojima posted a photo on his personal twitter account where we saw the main exclusive titles of the PlayStation brand, where the protagonist of Death Stranding was, under the seal of «PlayStation Studios». After people went crazy to believe that the purchase of the study by the giant company had just been confirmed, Kojima has had to come to the fore to deny all the rumorsemphasizing that Kojima Productions will always be an independent studio.
Hideo Kojima assures that his study will remain independent
I’m sorry for the misunderstanding, but KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS has been and will continue to be an independent studio. https://t.co/2M0n4ogRaa
— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) April 15, 2022
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It is very difficult these days to find a studio of this caliber, with so much talent and with a work as successful as Death Stranding, that continues to seek to maintain that “independence” from other companies such as Xbox, PlayStation or Nintendo, so we only hope that the situation continues like this, and that both Kojima and the rest of the workers continue to delight us with titles that are so different, special, and in a certain way, unique.