PS5: Will Kojima Productions really be bought by Sony? Boss Hideo speaks

Just yesterday, there were rumors that Kojima Productions was about to be acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment. Why ? Simply because the new banner of PlayStation Studios – in which there are only licenses developed by developers frist party – was given a facelift, including the appearance of Sam Bridges, the hero of Death Stranding. Faced with the turmoil caused by this potential rapprochement, Hideo Kojia decided to speak on Twitter. And the least we can say is that it’s clear, clean and precise.

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

“I’m sorry for the misunderstanding, but Kojima Productions has been and will remain an independent studio“, he says. The fact that the trademark “Death Stranding” is the property of Sony Interactive Entertainment probably explains why the character played by Norman Reedus has made a place for himself on the said banner. In any case, the denial by Kojima-san is reigniting rumors that Kojima Productions is working on a Microsoft-exclusive game. Incidentally, Jeff Grubb, the VentureBeat reporter who first reported on it last yearensures that the deal between the two parties is still relevant, without it being known at the moment what it is exactly.

Recently, Gematsu confided that Sony Interactive Entertainment had asked Kojima Productions to develop the next Silent Hill, with a financial helping hand. This thesis joins that which wants Hideo Kojima to be at work on a horrifying title, knowing that Akira Yamaoka, the emblematic composer of the series, had indicated last year that his next project concerned a game expected by fans. And strangely, this interview with Al-Hub has since been withdrawn, Konami obviously attesting not to be at the origin of the maneuver. In short, if we add up the rumors, Kojima Productions would be on two projects, and this is precisely what the boss confirmed to Famitsu in December.

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