As rhe title states, SONY seems to be disappointed with the sales of Death Stranding and the direction that Kojima took with the game. This rumor comes from an unverified source. I'm commenting on it because if true it actually makes sense. Before, he must Fall From Konami's Grace, he was working on a silent hill project, PT. If I recall correctly he was working with Guillermo del Toro and Norman Reedus to make a super scary game. After eating up obscene amounts of money and underdelivering in a timely fashion, he was sacked by Konami. Our first pretty much everyone believe that going to me was being stingy and putting in ridiculous unattainable deadlines to Kojima. PT was canned and Metal Gear Solid V last released unfinished.
Shortly after being sacked by Konami and being treated like crap, Kojima made his own company. He started working with Sony to produce the game we now know as Death Stranding. The only pieces we had were some weird creepy Kojima channeling his Silent Hill mode cinematics.
We ended up with a pretentious walking simulator that mixed QWOP with the USPS.
To say that the game got mixed reactions is the nicest way to put it. Personally, I'm not a fan of it. The game feels like an anthology of Hideo's greatest hits WITHOUT being able to mention them.
The problem lies with Kojima overpromising and underdelivering. So, if the rumors are true, then it wasn't Konami's fault. Before anyone claims I'm claiming Konami's innocence, shut up! Konami is no saint, but Kojima if left unchecked, becomes unfocused and acts like a money pit. As much as I've been enjoying ragging on Kojima, it's not about hating him... it's more of hating what he has become: a bloated ego whosr lost his way. If Sony wants to continue this partnership with Kojima they need to put him on a leash.
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