Kojima vs Konami Explained | Past Mortem | SSFF

[@pulphope]

"Cameras had been installed to watch employee movement"... when the stealth game youre designing becomes way too immersive

[@CNWhatImSaiyan]

*!*

[@faded9621]

CN What I'm Saiyan? DUN DUN dun dun. Do do do do.

[@chrisromero0794]

this was beautiful lol

[@ZackDisnaughts]

:)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))))

[@kalmma7969]

CN What I'm Saiyan? I heard your comment. You, sir, are reaching new heights.

[@nicoleleah9734]

Hideo Kojima is the best release of konami this year.

[@thesquirtof8759]

I see what you did there

[@OversikerSTUDIO]

Snappy

[@sudomassive]

Ha

[@aaronlao572]

lol girl from PH commenting about kojima marry me indeed

[@lucymorrison]

@@aaronlao572 what’s wrong with you

[@scatlinksean]

Awards: Kojima wins the award for developing MGS5! Konami: We'll "accept" it on his behalf. Awards: uh...sure. Any reason why he couldn't make it today? Konami: We forbade him from showing up. Awards and Crowd: 0_0 Konami: ...What?

[@taren5245]

This is like taking credit for something that you did NOTHING for. Kojima must have put his blood and sweat into making MGS5 and he gets no attention whatsoever. Shitheads like Konami doesn't deserve an award.

[@coldbutcomfortablewinterbr2636]

what a bunch of fucking dickheads

[@Streak2K9]

Totally Karma for how Kojima did David Hayter, if you ask me.

[@Pyck3]

Streak2K9 fuck yes! Fuck kojima!

[@09csr]

*Inserts the Accept eeh.. Any awards..." remix*

[@konami5212]

Thank you for not being biased. We look forward to seeing your next video once the hitman we hired has done his job.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+Konami; hiring a hitman? that's money that could go towards a new pachinko machine, think of your shareholders!!

[@Bdan2311]

lol fake konami channel

[@LiquidSnake1988]

+Bdan2311 its meant to be fun and i hope you didnt ruined the fun.. but i was a bit surprised

[@konami5212]

Stop Skeletons From Fighting Well we're are making a hitman go mobile app... so... ;)

[@Solideyeta2]

+Konami Fake account or not that was a funny comment. But the fact that it made me smile makes it fake. lol still hate you.

[@vampsama9311]

I'll never forgive konami for what they did to silent hills .. 😡😭

[@ignacio8529]

And metal gear :(

[@bikutaa80]

By that are you reffering to when Konami dismantled Team Silent to give it out to Western programmers to make the series more Western which caused for the pieces of shit released there after?

[@foxhound-0]

i am with you

[@stealthyshibe4904]

@Wiped Out I'm pretty sure Death Stranding is a horror game.

[@NuclearHonzo]

The Best Weirdo Meow I dont think so.

[@beefboy8812]

The best thing that came out of all of this drama was that picture of Kojima drinking from a mug that said “Konami’s tears” on it.

[@psychokinrazalon]

Were they really sad, though?

[@Bob_Beaky]

Yay money! I'm glad that Konami had the sense to get rid of Kojima. Who needs creativity when there's cash to be made. Pesky art getting in the way all the time...

[@frickthefuckoff]

They are a business, not an art house lol

[@GlorifiedGameplay]

+nekusakuraba01 and you are dumb, not intelligent... Apparently :P

[@frickthefuckoff]

Glorified Gameplay that really makes no sense with the context of my answer in the slightest, so I'm just going to call you an idiot and move on.

[@GlorifiedGameplay]

+nekusakuraba01 The context of your comment was absolutely taken into account. You are justifying Konami's disregard for the player, lack of decency and utter dishonesty, by saying they are " a business". And you actually say this in one short sentence, like that's all there is to it. By doing so, you make it sound like raping babies would be justified, as long as a business is doing it for money, since it is a business. That is why I answer a very short answer, like yours. But I did not judge you on it, hence the "Apparently", I just gave you a chance to reflect on your own answer. Chill out :)

[@AzVonAzathoth]

+Galyo Windsor ??? Your kidding right? the same guy who Is addicted to movies and recently made a top 10 movies of the year video, doesn't like art. either he doesn't consider music and movies as art as well or you are lying.

[@christinalynn850]

I think we should boycott Konami products.

[@Kapenguin448]

There's not gonna be a whole lot to boycott honestly.

[@Kiyosuki]

What products?

[@mrhenrik7472]

Metal Gear Surive ffs. Hope they go bankrupt....

[@poeticdedede9069]

I already have all the GOOD METAL GEAR GAMES that KOJIMA was involved with. I'm with you

[@Ztsakkeus]

I cant even boycott, their shit wont hit my country (Finland)

[@angelgirl976]

And thus the phrase FucKonami was born.

[@mjc0961]

Thank God for Jim

[@cheeseboi588]

It’s not really a phrase.

[@TechnoSyndro]

The entire Kojima/Konami saga and the way it affected both MGSV and the people who worked on it really bums me out, but it puts a smile on my face to know Kojima can now move on from eternally making Metal Gear sequels to do something new, just as he's clearly wanted to for a long time. You're finally free buddy. :)

[@SirBlackReeds]

Unfortunately, he didn't move on to FMV-style games. Seriously, when you think about it, the ever-rising length of the cutscenes in games he's worked on, Death Stranding being the possible pinnacle, it's all a sign that he's using video game development to fill the void he has from not being a filmmaker. The man should have tried making a game similar to Quantic Dream's library. Instead he appears to be giving us a playable movie, and not in a good way.

[@MisterUnknown707]

@@SirBlackReeds Oh boy, you could not sound anymore of a Negative Nancy.

[@SirBlackReeds]

@@MisterUnknown707 Don't be an idiot. That's not being a Negative Nancy. I never said his game was going to tank so hard he won't be able to get a job in any industry after that.

[@jakemgward3686]

@@SirBlackReeds P

[@gex581990]

Konami is a modern day Atari. Once was great but is now likely to start a video game crash a lot with companies like it

[@BalrogGameRoom]

You've been killing it with these new series!! They all fit your channel super well, can't wait for more :D

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+Balrog; thanks!! we got more coming, we're just getting started!

[@TheOldKing1998]

I'd sort of like a past mortem on the fall of the sega saturn and dreamcast.

[@SigmaChicken09]

fuck off

[@Blueflag04]

+The Old King me too

[@computergenius365]

I suppose Konami has been a Contra-versial company. I'll let myself out.

[@AnimeEngine]

That pun doe.

[@bezoticallyyours83]

ba dum ting

[@ZolidSnakeSS4]

bitchslap! lol

[@Blueflag04]

this comment have "contra"st

[@Warionator]

lol bye :)

[@illford]

Konami treats their workers like they're living in 1984

[@christopherjorge9117]

And I thought pearl harbor was sneaky...

[@GiordanDiodato]

get rid of that tin foil.

[@marine76a]

Giordan Diodato bruh, Pearl Harbor totally happened lmao

[@Geneforson]

.....swoooosh

[@theofficialkebaberofarmeni7104]

I can only say that the japan crowd for konami is going -nuclear- Wild with this whole thing

[@theofficialkebaberofarmeni7104]

Also swooosh? Mmm Shitcurity? Cluwn? Space station 13?

[@salokin3087]

#FucKonami

[@bluebitproductions2836]

#swearsareforsquars

[@AlucardsQuest]

#HashtagsAreForAssholes

[@williambirkin463]

My keyboard stuck lol

[@mikeaft3585]

Thank God for Jim.

[@rycenpegagan5222]

Praise the kojima and BURN THE KONAMI #FUCKONAMI

[@polarbear242]

Konami's new CEO decides that mobile gaming is where the profit is and cuts Kojima loose while still holding onto MGS for a cash cow (Metal Gear Survive anyone?) Once again, corporate greed ruins good things.

[@Titleknown]

You know, the fact that Konami is able to essentially sit on classic gaming IP with nobody able to do anything about it despite how much value they have to the medium's history and how many artist's would be willing to take a crack at them is exactly what is wrong with the current copyright system regarding art & derivitive works and which is why I think there needs to be a nonprofit to buy up works that're of more value to other artists taking a shot at them to their current rightsholders and release them into the public domain. Hell, I could even name ten of those works from the gaming medium that such a hypothetical organization would target, one from a different console to make it a challenge!

[@kayobidragoon8550]

+Thomas Johnson Now, don't get me wrong, I believe you man, but I actually would like to hear those works from you. I actually had a similar discussion with some friends a few days ago, but we couldn't recall very many of said Titles.

[@Titleknown]

+Kayobi Dragoon Welp, I actually made a list of over ten if you can believe it, tho keep in mind I kept 'em to the IPs one could plausibly acquire (Hence the lack of Konami games) and there's a whooooole lot more games on each console I'd want to do that for too: The list would be The Guardian Legend (NES), Decap Attack (Genesis), Ninja Baseball Bat Man (Arcade), Swordquest (Atari), Gotcha Force (Gamecube), Blinx The Time Sweeper (Xbox), Skyblazer (SNES), Thrill Kill (PS1), Rocket: Robot on Wheels (N64), Illbleed (Dreamcast), Gitaroo Man (PS2), Trip World (Game Boy), Metal Walker (Game Boy Color), Car Battler Joe (Game Boy Advance), Jazz Jackrabbit (PC), Popful Mail (Sega CD), Dragonstomper (Starpath Supercharger), Kolibri (Sega 32X), and Cho Aniki (Turbografix CD) So, what do you think of the ones I'd choose as a start for each console? Creating a nonprofit like that is something I dream of doing someday...

[@Metalworks41190]

+Thomas Johnson My addition to that list would be OmegaBoost(PS1).

[@whiskeyfur]

+Metalworks41190 How about Konami's Common Sense? (wait, that went extinct not too long ago, didn't it...) nevermind.

[@Metalworks41190]

It's a damn shame ain't it!

[@DZETube]

If you have not played P.T you would not understand how much pain we feel from news of the cancellation of this masterpiece.

[@stinkfinga4918]

hopefully you didnt delete the demo... any ps4 with PT installed is priceless.

[@lipailong2]

P.T was a walking simulator with jump scares...

[@atiyan.7372]

DZE I still have PT on my PS4. It hurtssssss

[@lipailong2]

Mal Nexus No puzzles to solve, no combat, no items to collect... seems like a walking simulator to me.

[@lipailong2]

Mal Nexus For a survival horror game, combat, puzzles, and item collecting are the core game mechanics. I wouldn't exactly call blatant walkthrough bait a puzzle.

[@austin5259]

I hope they go bankrupt

[@RottenCheese]

Pachinko and Mobile is keeping them alive and well

[@austin5259]

Rotten Cheese I know, and that makes me sad

[@austin5259]

*****​ Yes, but they're not there yet.

[@austin5259]

***** Also, mobile mobile and pachinko are making them money, more if I remember correctly.

[@austin5259]

***** I just want it currently, or in the future

[@Felix.Fictus]

let Konami be a cautionary tale to all other games companies. corporate greed has driven them to the brink of death and it may be too late to save them. #fuckkonami

[@HendriS_1707]

there is no place anymore for Konami in console gaming world. at least, among the fans they've betrayed.

[@AnimeFanPan0]

yugioh is the last thing konami got left

[@presidentdwayneelizondomou1986]

What the fuck is a yugioh?

[@AnimeFanPan0]

PresidentDwayneElizondo MountainDewHerbertCamacho the card game from the popular shounen series Yu-Gi-Oh!

[@presidentdwayneelizondomou1986]

AnimeFanPan So... Its like Magic the Gathering but for nerds?

[@AnimeFanPan0]

PresidentDwayneElizondo MountainDewHerbertCamacho yeah its just another card game

[@HendriS_1707]

YuGiOh and PES... that's all. oh and few mobile games... and lots of pachinko...

[@Pinkpapi]

Current Konami is what happens when suits drive the gaming industry: Metal Gear Pachinko

[@SirBlackReeds]

And Kojima is far from blameless.

[@GameplayandTalk]

As a long time watcher from the early HVGN days, your video editing has come a long, looong way. Really impressed with the stuff you did in this episode. As for the show itself, I like this concept. I knew things were bad at Konami based on random bits I read on the 'net, but until watching this, I had no idea things were *that* bad. It's sad to know what's become of the company (as someone who grew up with their games), but I suppose if they are making money, then good for them? I guess I have keep with that outlook, as depressing as it is.

[@Krystalmyth]

Gameplay and Talk Thought I recognized his voice.

[@v80731]

THEY TOOK HIS JOB!!!!!!

[@whatevr99]

DEY DERK ET JERR!

[@CNWhatImSaiyan]

DUUR DI DUUUUUUUUUUUURRRRRRRRR!!!!!

[@williambirkin463]

Lol South Park Reference

[@crisisboy5822]

DUR DUR DURK DEEEERRRRB

[@valkaerie8715]

PERP ER PERRRRRRR

[@Nosvenicar]

Really well edited and informative. Exactly what I was looking for. A little surprised to see the relatively low views, though I definitely don't expect that to be the future of this channel.

[@rai_harn98]

Hideki Hayakawa: Major Zero of Konami.

[@Kazuhira2249]

Raihan Hakim98 lmao

[@emperorthylord]

He played konami like a damn fiddle!

[@williamhaumaha7385]

So kojima is big boss?

[@kejarebi]

@@williamhaumaha7385 Kojima is Solid Snake; Big Boss is kind of evil.

[@thedoozydan]

Konami once was Big Boss. Now it's Venom Snake.

[@Junebug89]

nothing but a phantom

[@MrStath1986]

Nah, they're Skull Face.

[@Johnny3Batony]

WHOOOOOO

[@YukoValis]

why does it make me sad? When I play old classics like Zombies ate my neighbors, Sparkster, and Gradius I remember what Konami use to be. Now they seem so evil and all I think is #FucKonami... all while remembering the past glory.

[@YukoValis]

***** yeah that is a good point, but still the studio is going downhill fast. It is ironic that you bring up Lucas arts, because the people who left and made Double fine, namely Tim is in hot water with me after screwing up their own titles . Geez

[@kurtmorales7644]

+YukoValis Sword don't forget about the puppet and what he said about gamers and mismanagement of funds

[@Th3Espr3ss0]

Bro Nintendo is fucking killin it rn.

[@GiordanDiodato]

well they did bring back Bomberman

[@VolvagiasBlaze]

Im expecting Kojima to be at Sony´s conference at this E3. I´m also expecting a lot of boos the instant a Konami title pops up.

[@numerouno2794]

+Volvagia´s Blaze Well Konami isn't really making video games anymore, just Yugioh shit and Pro Evolution Soccer. I doubt they'll be at E3.

[@VolvagiasBlaze]

numerouno2794 well who knows? maybe the announce PT the bad version.

[@numerouno2794]

The only thing I can see them doing is trying to milk Metal Gear, but that's about it.

[@thewhitewolf58]

I'm surprised that konami didn't take this video down

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+matt carnes; maybe we've been lucky or it's a hidden benefit of being small time, but this video so far hasn't caught any heat. we reviewed 4 konami games just last year and none of them have been flagged either. i reviewed the gameboy castlevania games a few years ago and that video was denied monetization but that's the worst this channel has seen.

[@Carlitonsp1]

I am Super Digging all these new series. This was really cool insight and nice brief collection of news reports told concisely. I'd actually love to hear the story of the Capcom 5 breaking down during the Gamecube era, but that might be a bit quick. "Capcom made a deal with Nintendo, but they kept losing money so they broke their contract. END."

[@YurielleX]

I can see Hideo Kojima's "Death Stranding" laughing at Konami

[@StriderVM]

In Konamis perspectice. The total sales of their single pachinko game gave Konami more income than MGSV ever gave them. Thats a success in their eyes.

[@Eagles4life221]

My naming Sux Shits going to be trash. It’s been 2 years and we still don’t know what that bs is about.

[@SirBlackReeds]

What if it sucks?

[@thisistheway5301]

@@SirBlackReeds Well, Thank God it didn't.

[@SirBlackReeds]

@@thisistheway5301 Or did it?

[@ErikCPianoman]

Thank you for making this video.

[@at0micl0bster]

Do an Episode on Clover Studios or Westwood Studios

[@TheMrCrown]

+at0micl0bster Solid GOLD Suggestion!

[@Blueflag04]

a year later....still nothing

[@Mobius_118]

Anyone notice how Kojima's logo went from the FOX logo to the MSF logo?

[@AlluMan96]

Another interesting piece to digest along with the Nikkei Report on Konami's current working conditions is to check out Jim Sterling's video topicing the general structure of Konami's workers in the Jimquisition episode "The Silent Hell That Is Konami."

[@nicolasboissiere]

... Fucking Metal Gear Survive man... I mean, they couldn't have named it something else, they just had to add salt to the wound. It looks very generic to me, it wont be canon to me, and im sure as hell not buying it. #fuckonami

[@GameofN]

Survive isn't the only half-assed Game they're releasing. They're currently fucking up the Yugioh Franchise too with really bad Games, the Movie is literally the only thing keeping the Franchise good. I gave up on Castlevania a long time ago too when a Boss was exactly made like a Giant from Shadow of the Colossus. Frickin Pachinkos Man... #FuckKonami

[@HendriS_1707]

and I can't sense any different from PES 2012 to PES 2017 ... tried them all, and all looks similar.

[@CazMeister]

Obligatory "Konami is the worst" comment. As far as recommending ideas for this new series, taking a look at the Capcom 5 sounds like a perfect one to discuss.

[@Lotus-Son]

Wow after 9 years this channel is still growing into something even more amazing.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+ThyChrysanthemum; hahaha wow, it really has been that long, hasn't it!

[@wdcain1]

This was really interesting. It reminds me of Machinema's now cancelled "All Your History Belongs to Us" series. I'm actually glad to see a History Channel esque show about video games and their company. There really are stories to be told here. For a future episode, maybe talk about Capcom in 2012 when they wouldn't stop making mistakes (cancelling MML3, on-disc DLC, not-porting popular games to the West, ect...). I can't wait for your next video and I'll be sure to check out Punching Weight.

[@The_Order_Of_William_Marshal]

Hey man. This is one of your best videos. Keep this kind of content up for sure. Nice work!

[@NeroLeMorte]

komami will go bankrupt at this rate.

[@HendriS_1707]

they won't unfortunately... at least not so soon... they still making profits out of mobile games and pachinko. and with the AAA games out of the picture, they won't have any big spending either.

[@EmpressTiffanyOfBrittany]

What about uh... Left Kojima 4 Dead?

[@HendriS_1707]

Tenchu : Kojima Production :v

[@NeroLeMorte]

Metal Gear Will (Not) Survive

[@misamisatv]

They're actually one of the better designers of slot machines for casinos.

[@kactuso]

What a video about the development of the Last Guardian? Happened a lot since it's announcement.

[@littlevince104]

+kactuso FFXV & DNF would suffice as well.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+kactuso; that's a good idea! and it's supposed to come out in 2016 too, the timing would be right. i'd be interested in researching this just to see if there's that much information out there. i get the sense that the last guardian has been "hush hush" since the beginning and that's the problem.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+littlevince104; FFXV for sure, that's already on the list!

[@littlevince104]

Stop Skeletons From Fighting 1) That's great! :) 2) Holy bejesus! Derek-Senpai noticed me!! :D

[@ThatOldSchoolMagic]

+Stop Skeletons From Fighting ever thought of doing FF7 Remake how it was Teased for years since the Early days of the PS3 & now its releasing within a few years.

[@My3ry]

Outstanding video! You went in-depth and seemed to have a real passion for your research. Would love to see this same energy towards Hellraid! Thanks for the awesome video.

[@StopSkeletonsFromFighting]

+Dereck Nelson; i really appreciate the kind words but as a "Derek" it's hard to accept the words of a "Dereck". at least you're not a "Derrick" which i think we can both agree is just too many letters!

[@YowLife]

Why do you keep calling HIdeo Kojima cute?! Is there something you're trying to tell us?

[@MetagrossOverlordX]

In terms of stuff people haven't suggested yet, how about -History of Silicon Knights (you touched upon this in your Eternal Darkness review, but I'd love to hear more cause this story in particular seems really interesting and doesn't have enough coverage) -4th-5th gen transitional games (Star Fox 2, Sonic X-treme, Super Mario FX, though I think a lot of this has been covered already) Nice to see you're exploring some video ideas, great work as always~!

[@ll_seaqueen_ll]

*DEL TORO WAS GONNA DO SILENT HILL WITH KOJIMA??* konami.. what have you *DONE?!?*

[@MelRains]

Derek Alexander is exactly the kind of guy I want to hear editorials from. I support this whole-heartedly.

[@matey182]

Seriously, you going to compare Hideo Kojima to Kim Kardashian?

[@Mabaz]

Yeah...that's disrespectful towards Mr. Kojima

[@eval_is_evil]

matey182 he didnt compare qualities,you drama queen

[@Decrystallizing]

They both revolutionized the mediums they work in. Surprisingly apt tbh.

[@DecoyOctopus33]

They both got great asses too

[@darwinci]

@@DecoyOctopus33 lol

[@FatalKitsune]

Derek and SSFF are really kicking some ass these days! Love the new videos!

[@somacruz10]

2:12 Castlevania Dawn of Sorrow!

[@marscaleb]

Thank you for this episode! I was wondering about a lot of this stuff and it was great to get it all in one video.

[@BigJubble]

Kinda curious as to what Kojima productions will do, I wonder if MGS fans could fund something to buy the rights to MG from Konami for Kojima.

[@Kris451]

RIP Jack, David, Jack, and Metal Gear in general. And at 9:09, great Resident Evil reference, AWESOME!!!

[@dtoledo477]

Hideo Kojima In my opinion is one of the best devs. He is a master. And his story lines are just so amazing.

[@Maxpain666777]

Seems the older I get the more I love this kind of stuff. I found your channel not a day ago and now I can't stop watching Your amazing man.

[@ThunderClapClide]

Would it be at all possible to explain Sega's fall from 1st Party? I've always been interested to see just what happened with those guys.

[@Lotus-Son]

You can way too many videos of sega's fall and demise all over KZbin. No point for Derrick to rehash information that's been long done and researched and talked about before.

[@Jofe000]

+ThunderClapClide Long story short. Sega screws up with the Saturn being better for 2D than 3D and by releasing the console early without telling anyone, alienating 3rd party developers. Just as 3rd party developers were getting used to the Saturn, Sega kills it and releases the dreamcast too early to be able to actually compete with the rest of the 6th generation consoles, making it more of a competitor against the PSX and the N64. The Dreamcast was Sega's last hope to get back into the top of console business, but after its failure and the Saturn they couldn't continue as a console manufacturer.

[@garlandstrife]

+Thunder Clap Clide it would be even more interesting to know about the demise of Sega as a decent developer.

[@GiordanDiodato]

only need to know this: The 32x, the Saturn's surprise launch, and Bernard "Bonehead" Stolar.

[@Kinaldio]

Extremely informative and entertaining stuff, Derek. I'm really impressed by the amount of research that went into this, and the quality of the production! Keep it up!

[@SoLinkSmash]

Inafune, Mega Man, and Capcom?

[@fedupN]

This is EXCELLENT! Good sir and madam, your works have been superb lately. Please keep it going! Both Punching Weight and Past Mortem have been terrific!

[@ty_teynium]

The Kim Kardashian of video games?! come on! I just started watching the video!

[@shadowrealmopennings8093]

So I recently found this channel through the punching weight series (which i just adore) and I'm finding many new gems the more I dig through your content! So I just came to ask if it would be possible for you and your team to make a part 2 of this video so that you could talk about the current status of Kojima vs konami? I see that you did a lot of research and it would really be appreciated being seen all placed in a cool and organized way!

[@alialmuhanna4938]

6:20 "… Kojima will (finish) MGSV …" Ha !

[@elblogdelfeno]

Man I'm loving all the content and new shows you're putting on, reaching your potential Derek! Makes me happy you're doing good.

[@AesculapiusPiranha]

Reminder that Kojima hadn't released a game in years before he was ousted, and even had to drop a project, Metal Gear Rising, which was mostly made by Platinum. Bad as Konami's crackdown on employees and restructuring sounds, it wouldn't be fair to exclude Kojima from blame. Releasing games is important and Kojima's ambition and development expenses cost Konami, with MGS5 arguably being rushed out the door with its final release. A business needs to have products to ship, not just lofty dreams that cost more than they earn.

[@remylov661]

I mentioned this as well. The problem is two-fold and were only hearing one side: and that's Kojima's. He apparently also had a close relationship with former Konami management which meant special treatment despite the cost it took to run Kojima Productions. Since Konami is a family business, they removed the old president and hired Takuya Kozuki, the chairman’s son. There's always more to a story than there's told and I personally believe that Hideo Kojima thought himself "above the law" in terms of his place at Konami. The new management made changes and he needed to fall in line. He didn't want to so he left. But you also can't hemorrhage a company by using its PR to make yourself look good and not produce anything for 6 years and tell the upper management to wait. Also? I don't know if I believe what he says about the treatment of their employees since that information only came from one news source and none of the other claims ever went to any other news outlet except the Nikkei. Oftentimes, when that's the case, it's usually not true. If it were, this story would have been shopped around from other former employees to other news outlets.

[@clockworkengine]

I agree with this to a degree, but konami can't expect kojima to singlehandedly earn their income. They know what kind of developer he is. If they needed money fast they should have put out more mobile games or something

[@mortenera2294]

Holy shit, an italian youtube channel appeared in your videos. As a person that lives in Roma, I feel proud. Keep up the amazing work, guys

[@nozoto]

Nice vid. I like the show's formula, it's professional looking... I'd really like to learn unheard stuff about the rise and the fall of Sunsoft, one day. They used to be prominent in the 8bits era, until they lost all their movie licenses and focused on developing RPGs like Albert's Odyssey which never hit american/eu soil before fading to obscurity at the end of 4th console generation.

[@GiordanDiodato]

Albert Odyssey Sword of Eldean did get released in NA.

[@zyos11]

I think that their biggest mistake was to cancel P.T. That Demo/Teaser was fucking epic,is like giving a child a small of a really good candy just to tell him that the rest is gone,to be honest I resented that so much,it made me feel bad.

[@M7MAD520]

I really hope Konami doesn't make any more Metal Gear Games ever! and i'm really happy that Hideo is free from Konami

[@babybuussj4]

Interesting new series. I think your foray into gaming journalism is very well-researched and (hopefully) something that others follow.

[@Blood0cean]

Idc they got rid of kojima. He was easily gonna get back on his feet. Im upset they have the rights to the mgs series...

[@Gamingtrevor]

That's some in-depth reporting. Great video, keep up the fantastic work.

[@acetrigger1337]

Kojima Productions. ...he came from the ashes and became a ASTRONAUT.

[@richterbelmont2]

So many hypocrites in the comment section. As if Metal Gear was single handedly responsible for making Konami a video game juggernaut. What about Castlevania? Contra? Silent Hill? Gradius? Konami was a great company but they have to adapt with the times. At the end it is still a business. Kojima was way in over his head going completely over budget on MGSV and the end result was something he took his sweet time on and still didn't finish the final product.

[@SolidShepard]

you know instead of blaming kojima, maybe Konami should've taken a long hard look at themselves. most game studios have 2 or 3 IPs that they have going, meaning a new game will release every year to every other year making money while the others are in development. it's their own dam fault they put all their eggs into the mgs basket. and the fact that the mobile games could barely slow down the dip in yearly sales income tells me that just won't cut it. soon they will be selling the mgs copyrights just to make some quick cash.....and I bet kojima studios buys it.

[@leonardoaquino3669]

+Solid Shepard " soon they will be selling the mgs copyrights just to make some quick cash.....and I bet kojima studios buys it" I REALLY HOPE SO

[@mlgslayer9933]

When del toro the Oscar winning director wants to make you a game and you cancel it, you have fucked up

[@SketchBookShortFilms]

"-at least they're making money, right?" Oh come on, Derek. You and I both know that's no fucking excuse.

[@d3v1lsummoner]

When you are a publicly traded company, your duty is to your creditors and shareholders. This means that profit (money) does become your end goal. Regardless of whether we like it or not, this is how they should operate. Whether or not this strategy is viable going forward is unknown, but the top is accountable for performance and making returns on investment.

[@Vidikron]

+d3v1lsummoner Perhaps from a pure business perspective, but their treatment of Kojima throughout this saga was shameful to say the least.

[@MissusO]

I believe his comment there was more sarcasm than anything...

[@ince55ant]

Really digging the level of research, production value and overall setup of this. Understand that it takes a lot of work but I really want loads of this.

[@chaser5616]

I finally understand why konami did fire Kojima now thanks SSFF.from what i understand Konami fire kojima because they can't take the risk, Kojima need lots of money to make games which worried Konami since they afraid MGS5 won't reach its target,add on many pirating, kojima start to go aggressive to avoid MGS5 from being pirated, which make didn't have much freedom, then kojima leave konami and work with Sony, meanwhile konami tried to keep up with their sales after the very successful game in 2015 and try to take as little risk as possible on producing their mobile games.and now 2016.comments if i miss some point

[@kamelbulle]

Just found your channel guys, really amazing content! How can you only be at 101k?!?!

[@Dproceeder]

Why is everyone content with corporations excuse being that they're making money? If that's legitimate, then so is the audience justified in saving money & not spending it. Companies & corporations were created to ease creativity and production, not to "make money". Making money is not necessarily a valid measure of productivity.

[@polarbear242]

Holy fucking shit man, spot on comment. Money is system of measurement like inches, yards, miles, hours, etc. and it is used to measure wealth. Don't get me wrong, it's a highly useful method of accounting which removes a lot of the complications of bartering. But we live in a crazy, psychotic age where people and companies, prefer to have money instead of wealth. To quote Alan Watts, they're "eating the menu instead of the dinner". When the goal is to make video games, the results are things like the MGS series. When the goal is to make money the result is MG: Survive.

[@Dproceeder]

Thanks. Nice to see not every one has adapted what appears o be the dominant mind set.

[@GiordanDiodato]

video games are a business and money talks.

[@Kewfung]

I'm getting a huge "All your History belongs to us" vibe from this show. I'm diggin it, keep this series going, awesome job guys! :)

[@RaikenXion]

Fuckin hate Konami they just went the same way as EA, all about greed and laziness, hoping to break big into the mobile-phone gaming market just because of cheap, crappy and lazy phone games. I honestly wish they would go under purely because of how they treated Hideo Kojima.

[@teamstarpug]

I enjoyed the Hgvn sege]ments years ago, but I am equally happy to see that you have ascended past the format with grace and dignity. These new shows have interesting formats, and I wish you the best of luck.

[@kishanpatel5684]

5:47 you said "gayspot"

[@trenthoman1010]

I feel like I'm watching someone layout the evidence on the Zodiac killings. Love the series!

[@tehrzky]

so only west hate konami because of those story its incredible that their networth growth. i hope square enix take those i.p.(rpg) so we can move on. castlevania, suikoden ,mgs ,zoe contra and silent hill.

[@MotherBoredom]

Damn Derek, well done. Any previous confusion over the matter is officially gone. Hope to see more Past Mortem! ;D

[@danielcossey9118]

I wish Sony was able to at least buy the FOX Engine from Cunt-nomi. Its sad to see such a great engine that so much time was put into just lay in waste while they make fucking pachinko machines.

[@hassanalzaher3893]

+Daniel Cossey Don't worry my friend, SONY has a great game engine, and more importantly great programmers and engineers that Konagi could never dream of. Remember that SONY are the company that designed the Playstation itself and yes SONY programmers are the best to optimise any game for the Playstation. And I don't thing the FOX engine was any better that its competitors, it was at the time of MGS5 and until now, at its initial level needs to be further improve and tuned multiple of times as Kojima already told about the engine. In short, in my opinion, SONY studios lack creative minds, but rich in all supportive means i.e. Kojima is in the perfect place now.

[@Liquid_Smoke]

Wow, look how much Derek has grown. cheers man, I'll kick over some scratch on patreon once I get my life in order.

[@thaiden03]

developers turned primma donna...Like that mighty # 9 creator...Inafune.

[@SilverNightbane]

Very informative and came with solid facts. I always wanted to know what happened in full detail. Thanks for that.

[@Dentenshi]

Some people write 10 stories, some people write 50, 100 well crafted stories. Hideo Kojima puts balls to the wall nonsensical plot twist and shonen anime quality writing in his work and hes considered one of the best writers of all time. Beautiful.

[@dukejaywalker5858]

Excellent video! Digging even further into the past, how about a Past Mortem about Tom Kalinske and his role in the creation of the Sonic we know today. Apparently Japan's original version of Sonic was quite different...

[@Gregtami]

Can't wait for Metal Gear Survive...NOT!

[@lvl5Vaporeon]

Id love to see a Gunpei Yokoi video honestly, that guy deserves props for his nintendo work.

[@sengweichia9696]

I wondering how much it costs konami to produce a game like MGSV that need them to sell more than 5 million to break even. In my opinion, kojima's leaving is good for both parties, kojima & konami. For the long run, the high cost demanding consule game would kill Konami as well in future, which they are have not that financial capabilities to support every project that costing money like MGSV. As for Kojima, forming a new studio and a partnership with Sony, would better off for him too.

[@distortion1582]

Seng Wei Chia Well Said

[@OnkleGaming]

This series is great, so far I've only seen bits and pieces of the story. It's nice to get a good picture of it! :)

[@OnkleGaming]

+OnkleGaming oh and #FuckKonami

[@DZETube]

Konami would have been so rich if they continued with the Silent Hills game but the fact that they cancelled it and Kojima left sucks ass. Silent Hills could have changed gaming industry forever especially since VR is becoming a new thing. So unfortunate.

[@SeiferA2001]

Keep up the awesome work sir. Im loving what Im seeing from everything you've brought out recently!