Kojima Productions could be acquired by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Hideo Kojima has confirmed that his development studio will remain independent.Kojima clarified the status of his studio earlier today (April 15), after he shared an image of an updated PlayStation Studios banner on his Twitter.
The updated banner now includes Death Stranding, which was Kojima Productions’ first game as an independent studio.“I’m sorry for the misunderstanding,” Kojima clarified in a quote tweet, “but Kojima Productions has been and will continue to be an independent studio.”I'm sorry for the misunderstanding, but KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS has been and will continue to be an independent studio.
https://t.co/2M0n4ogRaa— HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) April 15, 2022As the banner has the PlayStation Studios logo in the middle, many were under the impression that Kojima Productions was going to be acquired by Sony.
Whilst Sony does in fact own the trademark for Death Stranding, as can be found here, it doesn’t own Kojima Productions itself.After its PS4 release in 2019, Death Stranding came to PC in 2020 as part of a publishing deal with 505 Games.
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