Sony gave Kojima $100 million for Death Stranding and it took years for it to break even. His games are cherished, but they’re far from the biggest earners. I’d hate to be the budget guy constantly having Kojima blow up my phone saying he needs another $5 million because he wants a side character to be played by Pedro Pascal.
That is true, i have my suspicion as well when two big publisher (konami and now sony) ditch him so suddenly, but then Sony isn’t someone that’s unfamiliar with huge and long investment and losing money. I bet they know they can’t earn that sort of money without combining PS and Steam sales, since they basically stop their games from being published on elsewhere. With Kojima wanting to work with A lister, maybe someone in sony feels like it isn’t worth their investment, since they hate money so much.
Sony gave Kojima $100 million for Death Stranding and it took years for it to break even. His games are cherished, but they’re far from the biggest earners. I’d hate to be the budget guy constantly having Kojima blow up my phone saying he needs another $5 million because he wants a side character to be played by Pedro Pascal.
That is true, i have my suspicion as well when two big publisher (konami and now sony) ditch him so suddenly, but then Sony isn’t someone that’s unfamiliar with huge and long investment and losing money. I bet they know they can’t earn that sort of money without combining PS and Steam sales, since they basically stop their games from being published on elsewhere. With Kojima wanting to work with A lister, maybe someone in sony feels like it isn’t worth their investment, since they hate money so much.