Hideo Kojima appreciation thread

από **game over** » 02 Σεπ 2012, 14:14

Confirmed: Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes is current gen - set for PS3, Xbox 360 and PC

Sony employee confirms Konami's multiplatform push; Denies next-gen shift

Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes is a multiplatform title, according to a PlayStation community manager.
Posting in the comments section of the PlayStation Blog, social media manager Sid Shuman said the game is not exclusive to the PlayStation 3 and will be available on other platforms.

"It is multiplatform, just to set the record straight," he said. "Would be great to see some exclusive content, but I don't reckon we'll know anything for a loooong time on that."

Konami has not officially confirmed which platforms Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes will be released for. Speaking at Penny Arcade Expo, Kojima said the game is currently running on a PC but that the footage was indicative of what the PS3 version will look like, while indicating it's likely to be released for Xbox 360 and PC.

This would be the first time a mainline Metal Gear Solid title is available on Microsoft's console and the PC alongisde the PlayStation counterpart.
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από **game over** » 02 Σεπ 2012, 14:21

*Kojima would 'really like' to make a Metal Gear Rising sequel with Platinum
Speaking during the Metal Gear 25th Anniversary panel at this year's PAX in Seattle, Konami kingpin and Metal Gear mogul Hideo Kojima gave a bit of insight into the future of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance as a series, as well as his continuing relationship with Platinum Games.

"First of all, I'm not a huge fan of spin-offs," Kojima said. "But as far as Rising is concerned, if it works out well, I'd really like to work with Platinum again to make a sequel."

Kojima also said that he'd "really love to make" a game with The Boss as a main character, but that it would be part of the main series if it were to ever happen, rather than a spun-off title like Rising. Kojima couldn't comment on whether Platinum Games would be involved with that game's hypothetical production, only that he's "really loving working with Platinum."
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*Kojima: Fox Engine could support Silent Hill, other Konami games
During a Metal Gear 25th Anniversary panel at PAX 2012, designer Hideo Kojima talked about the development of the Fox Engine, which powers Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes. Kojima spoke briefly about the engine's potential and versatility.

"The thing is, once we get the Fox engine moving as we do now. You can make an FPS, you can make an Uncharted, etc. But what I wanted to do is make an open-world game, and that's what I'm doing now," he said.

Kojima added that "other Konami studios may use it as well," and gave the Silent Hill series as an example.
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από **game over** » 03 Σεπ 2012, 09:03

Kojima discusses the past and future of Metal Gear
During the panel at PAX, Kojima answered some questions regarding the Metal Gear franchise, how it came to be, and what the future may hold.

The codename ‘Snake’ was chosen because it was most fitting for a character who is sneaking and staying out of sight. Kojima came up with the character of Ocelot because he really likes spaghetti westerns.
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One of the main themes of the series is surpassing your predecessors. That’s why Kojima wanted to put a lot of detail in the character of Big Boss when creating MGS3. He made Raiden the protagonist in MGS2 so we could see Snake from his perspective. Raiden also has to surpass Snake, who is already legendary in the players’ eyes. For MGS4, it was kind of the other way around, players saw Raiden through Snake’s eyes and thought he was cool, they wanted to play as him.

There are still limitations when it comes to creating games, that’s what keeps driving Kojima to create new things. He thinks it’s going to keep evolving and growing, and get better and better.

Kojima would really love to make a game with The Boss as a main character. But that would not be a spin-off, Kojima would make that as a main part of the series.