Hideo Konima once again underlined the message that ‘Kojima Productions will remain independent’ with his statement on social media.
Kojima Productions remains independent. A poster prepared by Sony Interactive Entertainment and the publication of this poster on different platforms brought some questions to mind. The poster featured games developed by Sony Interactive Entertainment’s first-party studios. However, Death Stranding stands out on the poster because Kojima Productions is not under the umbrella of Sony Interactive Entertainment, as it is known.
Kojima Productions will remain independent
The independent company, which was established in 2015 as a result of the unpleasantness between them and Konami, agreed with Sony Interactive Entertainment for the new game they would develop. Released in 2019, Death Stranding was released exclusively for Playstation on the console side. Sony and Kojima’s relationship started from here, but some rumors have been raised recently.
Around 1 pm the other day, Hideo Kojima shared the poster of Sony Interactive Entertainment on his official twitter account. This post further fueled the news that Kojima Productions was acquired by Sony. Immediately after these rumors, Kojima shared a tweet that clarified the events. in tweet;
“I see some misconceptions have been made, but Kojima Productions still remains and will continue to be independent as it has been in the past.”