Hideo Kojima Has Officially Left Konami, Opens New Studio! UPDATE: Officially Working With Sony!

Briefly: After a long and tumultuous 2015, it appears that the lengthy battle between Konami and Hideo Kojima is now over.

Based on a new repot from Japanese financial publication Nikkei, as of December 15th, Kojima has officially parted ways with Konami, and already has plans to open up a new studio. According to the reports, he’s already in talks with Sony Computer Entertainment in regards to publishing whatever he and his new team crafts next.

Of course, fans and gamers everywhere are still essentially in the dark in regards to what happened between Kojima and Konami. Back in March, Kojima Productions branding was removed from essentially all Metal Gear products. The very next month Silent Hills was cancelled and I’m still crying about it, and just a few weeks back Konami legally prevented Kojima from attending The Game Awards.

Hopefully it’s greener grasses for Kojima and friends from here on out. We’ll fill you in on any further Kojima-related news as it comes in.

UPDATE: And, he’s officially working with Sony, and has formed a new iteration of Kojima Productions. I can’t even contain my excitement.