Konami and Hideo Kojima should ‘kiss and make up’, says EA’s Peter Moore

Konami and Hideo Kojima should ‘kiss and make up’, says EA’s Peter Moore
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Konami and Hideo Kojima remain at loggerheads, and EA’s COO Peter Moore has weighed in on the debate, stating the two “should kiss and make up”.

In an interview with GameSpot, Moore was asked his thoughts on the situation and whether or not he would consider working with Kojima.

“I’ve always liked Kojima-san. I got on with him during my days at Microsoft. I just think… what’s going on there… I just think both of them should kiss and make up,” he said.

Moore goes on to state his belief that the two will work out their differences. “I think that Konami and Kojima will figure it out. Those kinds of business relationships [in Japan] are typically for life, and Kojima is such an important part in what has gone on there.

“Clearly, they’re at a rocky stage in their marriage. But you could take what is said about [Kojima Productions], about a game not adhering to budgets, about a game not being ready, and you could apply that to a lot of people.

“You could apply it to Rockstar, even.

“Yes, any game that isn’t iterative in nature the way an EA Sports game is, or any series that doesn’t ship every single year… those things can go on forever. Ever. There needs to be an agreement between the publisher and developer to make sure that both parties understand when the game is supposed to ship, and what it’s supposed to be.

“But with regards to Kojima and Konami, they’ll kiss and make up. They’ll be fine.”

Kojima’s very public fallout with Konami began back in March when news surfaced that the developer would no longer work with the publisher once Metal Gear Solid 5 was completed.

Kojima’s name was subsequently removed from all Konami games he was associated with, including The Phantom Pain, and P.T., the experimental horror experience, was removed from the PlayStation Network altogether.

Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain will launch September 1 on PS4, Xbox One, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. You can pre-order the game now from Amazon.