Hideo Kojima on His 58th Birthday Says He Plans to Continue to Create Things - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 25 August 2021 / 1,233 Views
Hideo Kojima, the creator of Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding, turned 58 years old a couple of days ago and via Twitter discussed his upcoming plans.
Kojima says his creativity is just as strong as it used to be and until his brain loses its creativity he will continue to create things.
"Turned 58 years old today, and although my body is failing me, my creativity is not waning yet," said Kojima. "Until my brain loses its creative power, I'll continue to strive to create things. That's my instinct, and that's what I love to do. Thank you.
"In case you're wondering, I'm the same age as Brad Pitt, and Tom Cruise is one year older."
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— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) August 23, 2021
In case you're wondering, I'm the same age as Brad Pitt, and Tom Cruise is one year older.
Kojima earlier this month said he is worried about the future where physical media no longer exists.
"CDs will be gone soon," said Kojima. "When I think about it, I still buy them. Even though I have them in bulk."
"Eventually, even digital data will no longer be owned by individuals on their own initiative," he added. "Whenever there is a major change or accident in the world, in a country, in a government, in an idea, in a trend, access to it may suddenly be cut off.
"We will not be able to freely access the movies, books, and music that we have loved. I would be a have-not. That's what I'm afraid of. This is not greed."
The digital video games market continues to grow year-over-year. Sony and Microsoft have two next-generation consoles that come without a disc-drive, the PlayStation 5 Digital Edition and Xbox Series S, respectively.
A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel dedicated to gaming Let's Plays and tutorials. You can contact the author at wdangelo@vgchartz.com or on Twitter @TrunksWD.
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Personally, I think Kojima is one of the best game producers out there.
He is solely responsible for some of the best gaming experiences in my own life.
That being said his last outing with Death Stranding left me a bit disappointed. The story (as zany as it was.), the characters, the cinematography, the soundtrack all screamed next level but the most important part (the gameplay.) left a lot to be desired.
I mean, as much as I love the atmosphere doing the 94th consecutive fetch quest does get old fast. It's a testament to his amazing storytelling that gamers would endure essentially the same mission over and over again just to get unravel more snippets of the story.
I love Kojima's work but I really hope now that he is on his own that he doesn't fall prey to to what seems to infect most "geniuses" when the have total control over a project; namely, completely losing touch with the audience they once had. Even geniuses need to have others to reign them back.
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MGS1-MGS3 are works of art.
kojima is a national treasure,
he must be preserved for a very long time haha!
dude is a genius in video games!
Kojima should direct a movie. I enjoy his games. But clearly filmmaking is something he has always been keen on.
They are making more profit now with non AAA games.
Momotaro made several times more profit than any MGS game, while selling less overall because of a smaller budget.
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