{"id":33273,"date":"2024-07-02T12:14:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T03:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=33273"},"modified":"2024-07-02T12:14:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T03:14:44","slug":"konami-addresses-harsh-criticism-from-mgs-fans-metal-gear-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/konami-addresses-harsh-criticism-from-mgs-fans-metal-gear-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Konami addresses harsh criticism from MGS fans: \u201cMetal Gear is dead, and you\u2019re the ones who killed it.\u201d\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Metal Gear Solid Delta<\/strong>, the remake of 2004\u2019s Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater is coming this year. Konami has gradually been releasing more info about the new game via their Metal Gear Production Hotline programs on YouTube. The latest episode, released on June 28 (with English subtitles), revealed some of the scathing feedback Konami has received about their recent attempts to revive the Metal Gear Solid series, indicating that fans are skeptical about an MGS game with no Hideo Kojima involvement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like the first broadcast back in March, the most recent episode featured Metal Gear series promotion manager Jiro Oishi and production producer Noriaki Okamura. This time, they were joined by another MGS veteran, creative producer Yuji Korekado. The program gave a breakdown of the feedback that Konami received on the questionnaire issued during the March broadcast. Positive feedback accounted for only 24%, with 11% of the answers being negative. The majority of the feedback was neutral (64%), with even some of the positive responses remaining cautious (\u201cI feel like you really do care, so I\u2019m giving you the benefit of the doubt.\u201d).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"621\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240702-33273-003.jpg\" alt=\"Metal Gear Production Hotline survey results\" class=\"wp-image-33281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240702-33273-003.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240702-33273-003-380x197.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240702-33273-003-768x397.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240702-33273-001.jpeg\" alt=\"Metal Gear Solid Production Hotline feedback breakdown\" class=\"wp-image-33283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240702-33273-001.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240702-33273-001-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240702-33273-001-768x432.jpeg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The strong negative comments, such as \u201cMetal Gear is dead, and you\u2019re the ones who killed it,\u201d and \u201cYou\u2019ll probably do a bad job on the next game too, so I\u2019d rather you just give up,\u201d refer not only to recent issues with the\u00a0 Metal Gear Solid Master Collection but are likely rooted in fans\u2019 widespread dissatisfaction regarding Hideo Kojima no longer being involved in MGS, and the circumstances surrounding his departure from Konami.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"METAL GEAR - PRODUCTION HOTLINE #01 with EN subtitles (METAL GEAR OFFICIAL) | KONAMI\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mXoV47YGV70?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima had overseen the series since its conception in 1987 right up until he left Konami in 2015. The games released by Kojima Productions, his development team within Konami, received high acclaim- including those outside the Metal Gear series. However, the Kojima Productions team was dissolved in 2015 following Konami\u2019s reorganization, and Kojima was no longer on the company\u2019s executive board. Kojima then left Konami in December 2015 to set up his own company, KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS (capitalized).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"http:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240702-33273-002.jpeg\" alt=\"Metal Gear Solid 5 The Phantom Pain Kaz Miller Big Boss\" class=\"wp-image-33282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240702-33273-002.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240702-33273-002-380x214.jpeg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/20240702-33273-002-768x432.jpeg 768w\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Amid these changes at Konami, there were also a number of incidents that called into question their treatment of Hideo Kojima. For example, Kojima\u2019s last Metal Gear game, Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain, won a couple of awards at The Game Awards in 2015. However, Konami\u2019s legal department reportedly refused Kojima permission to attend the event. The Japanese actor who played Snake, Akio Otsuka, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AkioOtsuka\/status\/619604474022096896\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">stated<\/a> that Kojima Productions had been disbanded, and there were many other hints that Kojima\u2019s departure from Konami was not amicable. In addition, the sudden removal of the \u201cA Hideo Kojima game\u201d branding from the box art and promotional material for Metal Gear Solid 5 rankled many fans of the series.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It seems that with the Metal Gear Hotline Production program, Konami is trying to foster transparency and open communication with MGS fans. Okamura assured viewers that Konami is listening; \u201cWe pay attention to this feedback, and we take it seriously.\u201d Many of the comments on the video praised Konami for sincerely addressing and responding to negative feedback.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.konami.com\/mg\/mgs3r\/us\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater<\/a> is scheduled to be released on PC (Steam), PS5 and Xbox Series S|X later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Written by.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/author\/verity-townsend\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Verity Townsend<\/a>\u00a0based on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/articles\/newsjp\/konami-metalgear-20240629-299757\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">original Japanese\u00a0article<\/a>\u00a0(original article\u2019s publication date: 2024-06-29 13:3<\/em>3\u00a0<em>JST)\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ahead of Metal Gear Solid Delta\u2019s launch, Konami\u2019s YouTube program Metal Gear Production Hotline tackles complaints from MGS fans head-on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":33280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-33273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - 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