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Hideo Kojima may be the creator of the groundbreaking stealth series Metal Gear, but that doesn't mean he will play Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater – Remade metal gear solid 3.

In an interview SSENSEwhen asked if he would hit the metal gear Solid Delta: The Snake released later this summer, he smiled and replied, “No, I won't.”

Ask him why he chose to make a sequel Death Stranding Instead of pursuing a new project, Kojima told the interviewer that “it’s my IP” and admitted that his decision to expand to other media such as movies and anime came from his “business side.” This is also why he developed his invisible series of metal equipment into a franchise.

“Even during my time at Konami, I was thinking about the business side. That's one of the reasons why I continued to have metal gear. But this time I had an entire studio and staff behind me, so I took on more responsibilities.”

Kojima splits pain with his former employer Konami Beginning in March 2015, when rumors began to spin, saying that the brand of Kojima Productions had been stripped from Konami's website. Shortly after that, a report surfaced Hideo Kojima will be separated from Konami After development Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain. Apparently, he and his other senior staff are working as contractors and will exit Konami when their deal ends in December.

By July, the island’s name and brand had been removed from the Phantom Pain. By August, Silent Mountain Canceled. PT was completely removed from the PlayStation store in January 2019.

Recently, Metal Gear Solid Publisher Konami is back and, to prove it, hosted a live showcase called Konami Press Start Live on June 12. The half-hour live stream introduces the game updates and looks of Konami developers and producers, introducing us to “the creativity behind some of Konami’s most iconic franchises” and giving us a wide view Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater,,,,, Silent mountain fand more. This is Everything announced by Konami Press.

While it seems unlikely (especially given the latest reviews from Kojima), Noriaki Okamura, producer of the Metal Gear series of Konami, said he would love to work with Kojima again on Metal Gear.

“But, personally, I don't want to work better than with Mr. Kojima and the rest of the team,” Okamura said. “If that could happen, it would be a dream.

“But people have turned to new things and new commitments, and that's just our current reality. We can't just think that everyone will work with us again, or make ourselves completely dependent on them.”

As for Kojima himself? Kojima Productions released Death Stranding 2last month, June 2025. There are real people Death-stayed movie with A24 On the way, Xbox-Publin ofhe described it as “a game I always wanted to make.” He's also working on it PlayStation Exclusive Action Spy Project.

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