In the last few hours Konami, through the following document, announced a series of Internal renovations of its divisions, which will happen from the next 1 ° February. From this document it seemed clear (as we have had the opportunity to explain here) that the closure of three different divisions dedicated to the production of video games was imminent, putting an end to the career of the giant in the videogame field. Fortunately Konami immediately intervened on the issue, after the predictable appearance of hundreds of articles on the Web dedicated to the topic, clarifying everything.
In a statement released to colleagues on the ign.com portal, a Konami representative allegedly stated:
The announcement made refers to an internal restructuring, with the production divisions in the consolidation phase. We have not 'closed' our video game division.
We do not know the name of the representative in question. The same ign.com points out that the document in question shows several executives, who previously led the production divisions, diverted to different separate production departments. It is therefore reasonable to assume that the works dedicated to the development of video games of the now closed divisions have been divided into larger departments. The eventual abandonment of Konami to the world of video games would have completely extinguished the recent rumors related to the possibility that, currently, at the Japanese giant, the remake of Metal Gear Solid and Silent Hill (as we reported here a few days ago). The remake of Metal Gear, in particular, appears to be intended exclusively for PC gamers and PlayStation 5 owners 2019, the company founded by Kagemasa Kozuki closed the year with an operating profit of 50,5 billion yen (About 400 million euro), an increase compared to the previous year. Before saying goodbye, we invite you to take a look at our special dedicated to the plans for 2021 of some of the most important software houses, including of course Konami.
UPDATE:
Here is the official statement of the software house:
This announcement refers to an internal restructuring to make the production divisions more efficient. KONAMI has not closed the divisions related to the production of video games.
