But the original Japanese tweet was different...Kojima doesn't write that he became independent. Instead, the original tweet was more matter of fact. "The company was established on December 16, 2015," it reads. He goes to write that he didn't have a proper office, but a small temporary one. "There was no staff, no office, no equipment, nothing. I only had a Kojima Productions logo, a notepad and a pen, and my own computer. While coming up with the project plan, I recruited staff and looked for an office and a game engine. But I wasn't at zero, because the only things I did have were a dream and connections." Kojima didn't say he was going independent, but rather, setting up the company. He acknowledged that he has connections. Of course he does, he's Hideo Kojima!
