Hideo Kojima's New Studio Will Remain Below 100 Staff - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 23 May 2016 / 4,439 Views
Hideo Kojima revealed during a roundtable discussion, attended by Gamereactor, about some of his plans for his own studio, Kojima Productions.
Kojima is aiming to keep the studio below 100 employees and is currently searching for technology to use.
"I'm aiming to keep the staff less than 100 people," said Kojima through a translator. "I am searching for technology and at the same time hiring new people, and visiting the (...) studio to get inspiration about what kind of studio I want to make/create."
"I've found that at any studio the kitchen is very important... I saw at DICE in Stockholm they had 40 microwaves, and also there's so many coffee makers, and I understood that that is very important."
During development of Metal Gear Solid there were over 200 employees. He wants to keep it around 100 people, so can can "connect to the developers directly."
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Very smart man. If you have too many people to manage and to have to aspire to your ideals, the message you want to send to them will get muddled. You also won't be able to spend as much time with each person.
I hope in the future they expand beyond 100 people. They need around 200 people to make MGS open world. Rockstar North has over 350. Konami probably treated their staff badly for him to notice the kitchen.
Kojimas studio in 3-4 years is like Rockstar Games and Naughty Dog. High quality and love in detail.
