Credit: Shuka Yamada, translated by Ko Ransom.
One of the longest interviews I've seen Kojima do. It's honestly a good read and I recommend you take a look.
Looking back
- He ended up in hospital due to exhaustion over working on MGS.
- He was a manager in KCE Japan, which gave him the experience needed for Kojima Productions.
- Is very grateful to Kagemasa Kozuki (founder and chairman of Konami) whom he repeatedly praises in the article.
- He had worked on a screenplay for a short movie, but Covid scrapped the chances of that happening.
- Covid did change and pause production quite a bit.
- Is thinking a lot about AI, algorithmic recommendations for example. Will you never have to meet someone you don't like?
- Is not a fan of the idea that you should be told what entertainment to watch.
- Is concerned that only "pleasing" entertainment will survive and others will be lost.
- Has a lot to say about Covid, and remote working in the future (not a huge fan of it).
- Rushing into the Metaverse is not advised.
- Will be hiring more international developers.
- 0 chance of opening an overseas studio though.
- He thinks he's making the right choice with working with more Hollywood actors, cites Idris Elba in Cyberpunk as an example.
- Will not work on licensed IP.
- He wants to become an AI and stick around.
- Won't be just a Hollywood explosions style movie.
- Hasn't made up his mind about Sam appearing.
- Death Standing the game is a game. "Games are games", no need to turn it into a film.
So something new.
- Been in concept development for 5 or 6 years.
- In presenting the Microsoft project concept, people thought he was mad and said no.
- Microsoft got what he was trying to do.
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