Hideo Kojima Apologizes for Tweeting PlayStation Studios Banner, Promises That Kojima Productions Will Remain Independent

[Tsing]

Hideo Kojima shared a tweet this morning confirming that his studio, Kojima Productions, will remain an independent developer amid rumors circulating of a potential buyout from Sony Interactive Entertainment. Uh, where did those rumors come from, anyway? Oh, it was Hideo himself...

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[Grimlakin]

He has to say that... ESPECIALLY if he is in the know. His forecasting the purchase could be considered stock manipulation and he could be Martha Stewarting away the next 10-20 years.

 

[AKBrian]

It can be both.

Remember aaalll the way back in January?

"SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC (“SIE”) announced today that it has entered into definitive agreements to acquire Bungie, Inc. (“Bungie”), a premier independent videogame developer and long-time partner of SIE that has created some of the videogame industry’s most highly-acclaimed franchises, including Halo and Destiny. This acquisition will give SIE access to Bungie’s world-class approach to live game services and technology expertise, furthering SIE’s vision to reach billions of players. Bungie will continue to operate independently, maintaining the ability to self-publish and reach players wherever they choose to play."

 

[Brian_B]

Bungie will continue to operate independently, maintaining the ability to self-publish and reach players wherever they choose to play

Well..

Bungie will continue to operate independently, so long as Sony agrees with those decisions, maintaining the ability to self-publish...

And if Sony doesn't agree - Sony won't say no, you won't hear anything about it publicly. You will just see a lot of key people enter early retirement or leave to found a new studio.

Not really the best of both worlds. More like a deal with the devil - if you held stock you get a nice payout, you hope you can continue to play nice with the new overlords; but if not, ehh... take the money and run.