Joulukuussa 2015 Hideo Kojima lähti Konamilta pitkän palveluksen jälkeen. Mies muistetaan ennen kaikkea Metal Gear Solidin isänä. Nyt Kojima on avannut aatoksiaan Famitsulle (josta kertoi englanniksi Kotaku). Hän ei saanut läheisiltään kannatusta idealle laittaa pystyyn oma studio.
"It was three years and nine months ago that I struck out on my own. At that time, I was 53 years old. That's an age in which you'd retire, right? My family members were also against the idea [of me setting up a new studio]. I was a 53-year-old middle-aged guy, I didn't have any money or much of anything else, and it was just me saying I was going to make this open-world game."
Edes lainaa hän ei pankista saanut, ainakaan kovin helposti.
"Even when I went to the bank, I couldn't borrow money. They said, 'We know you're renowned, but you don't have any actual results.' This is the kind of country Japan is."
"But then, there was a banker at the biggest bank [in Japan] who was a huge fan of mine, and I got the financing."
Kojima tunnustaa sen, että hänen aikansa Konamilla muovasi hänestä sen, joka hän nykyään on.
"The reason why I'm who I am now is because of the 30 years I had at Konami. I am grateful to Konami, and I cannot deny that connection."
