Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding creator Hideo Kojima is not eager about promoting his studio, Kojima Productions.

During the newest episode of his Brain Structure podcast (through Metro), the veteran developer indicated he is obtained a deluge of acquisition presents from “all around the world,” however that Kojima Productions will likely be remaining impartial.

“Let me reiterate that we’re indies. We don’t have any affiliations in anyway and we’re not backed by anybody,” he mentioned. “Every day I’m approached by presents all around the world to purchase our studio. Some of these presents are ridiculously excessive costs nevertheless it’s not that I would like cash.

“I wish to make what I wish to make. That’s why I created this studio. So so long as I’m alive, I don’t assume I’ll ever settle for these presents.”

It’s attention-grabbing to see one of many sport business’s most outstanding personalities shoot down acquisition discuss throughout a 12 months that has seen some big M&A strikes.

Over the previous 12 months we have seen Microsoft buy Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, Sony splash out $3.6 billion on Destiny creator Bungie, and Swedish conglomerate Embracer purchase virtually all people else.

Kojima fashioned Kojima Productions in 2015 after parting methods with Konami in fairly acrimonious circumstances. In the years since, the Japanese studio has launched Death Stranding, opened a brand new multimedia division in California, and has now partnered with Xbox Game Studios to develop a brand new mission.