Does Kojima own the rights to Metal Gear?

Currently, that’s the only way Kojima can work on both Silent Hills and Metal Gear, as Konami is the sole owner of both IPs. While Sony is reportedly looking to buy both from the publisher, it’s unlikely Konami would part with its strongest franchises, especially factoring in the aforementioned reboot.

Does Hideo Kojima own Metal Gear Solid?

Metal Gear (Japanese: メタルギア, Hepburn: Metaru Gia) is a series of stealth games created by Hideo Kojima. Developed and published by Konami, the first game, Metal Gear, was released in 1987 for MSX home computers.

Does Sony own the rights to Metal Gear Solid?

Sony are not buying Metal Gear Solid or Silent Hill IPs Hideo Kojima confirmed in his latest interview. However, while the game is indeed in the works and it’s coming to PlayStation 5, Sony will not get the IP rights as Konami are not interested in selling those.

Does PlayStation own Kojima Productions?

Hideo Kojima has been closely associated with the PlayStation brand for as long as the former has been around. When he broke ties with Konami and reformed Kojima Productions as an independent studio, he immediately signed on with Sony for Death Stranding, a PlayStation console exclusive.

Is Metal Gear Rising connected to Metal Gear Solid?

Metal Gear Solid Rising was changed to Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance to reflect that this isn’t Solid, but is rather being made as a Metal Gear spinoff featuring Raiden as the main character. It is now set after Metal Gear Solid 4. Metal Gear Rising is not part of the Metal Gear Solid series.

Is Abandoned Metal Gear Solid?

With literally no details about the survival horror, it’s led gamers to wonder whether Abandoned is actually a secret title from an established IP. Blue Box has done its best to distance the game from these rumours, but now, the latest update hints that Abandoned is a secret Metal Gear Solid game.