Kojima Productions founder Hideo Kojima posted a message that has the gaming world agitated for a possible acquisition by PlayStation.
Hideo Kojima posted an image without any caption on his Japanese Twitter account, with the PlayStation Studios logo. The message almost created an indication that PlayStation was acquiring Kojima Productions and that this was a potential announcement.
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In the image you can still see Sam Bridges, protagonist of Kojima’s game Death Stranding, among the PlayStation Studios titles (the first from left to right).
But Hideo Kojima himself returned to Twitter soon after and denied that was happening. “I’m sorry for the misunderstanding, but Kojima Productions was and will remain an independent studio,” he replied.
I’m sorry for the misunderstanding, but KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS has been and will remain an independent studio. https://t.co/2M0n4ogRaa
– HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_FR) 15 avril 2022
What happened was likely exacerbated among gamers and journalists due to the race between major studios, including PlayStation, to increase the number of acquisitions and expand their already giant gaming empires. Additionally, Kojima Productions is a strong partner that has a close relationship with Sony, and Sony has expressed interest in acquiring more studios.
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Besides appearing in the image posted by Hideo Kojima, the Death Stranding game was added to the PlayStation Studios official website banner recently, so it’s likely the creator was just proud to see his game among so many greats. featured titles. .
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