Kojima popular target for takeovers with ‘crazy high bids’
Written by ABC AUDIO on November 5, 2022
Kojima popular target for takeovers with ‘crazy high bids’
Hideo Kojima has a distinctly unique style that is loved by many gamers. The legendary Japanese developer is therefore a popular target with publishers for a takeover. For example, Kojima says he has already had ‘idiotly high bids’.
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Microsoft and Sony have recently been engaged in a real takeover war. The American company goes for the heavy hitters and has taken over everything from Zenimax and Bethesda in one fell swoop and wants to do the same with Activision Blizzard. Meanwhile, Sony is buying up all kinds of individual developers, from Bungie to the Dutch Nixxes.
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It therefore seems a logical choice for Sony to take over Kojima Productions, the studio of Hideo Kojima. After all, the two parties have already worked together for Death Stranding. There may even have been an offer from Sony, but Kojima has no intention of being acquired. He says so in his own new podcast.
“Let me make it clear that we are an indie developer. Every day I get bids all over the world to buy our studio. Some of those bids are crazy high, but I don’t want to get rich with them. I want to make what I want to make. That’s why I founded this studio. As long as I’m alive, I don’t think I’ll ever accept those offers.”
What will the new Kojima game be like?
As usual, what Kojima is working on is something the developer is pretty mysterious about. Lately, he has dropped several hints on Twitter and shared with whom he works. His new game will feature Japanese-Australian actress Shioli Kutsuna.
- Also read: Hideo Kojima shares his secrets in his own podcast on Spotify
Whether the posters are for the Xbox-exclusive game that Kojima is working on is unknown. There have been rumors for some time that the Japanese developer would make a game in collaboration with Microsoft, but that project was officially announced at the Xbox Showcase in June.
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