Shutting down the WWE servers wasn't what did THQ in, though.

Surprised? I think its more the dissapointment that one of our childhood developers are turning their back at us, I have a lot of fond memories playing their games from the late 80' and 90', it' a sad thing to behold this company go ape shit.

@Ris- even as a huge Metal Gear Solid fan still completely understand that this company cannot afford to continue to make those games and stay in business and it's probably correct for them to bow out of such high end game making if it's going to risk them the entire company.

I don't understand what you mean by turning their back on us this isn't a friendship this is simply business.

I still don't completely understand what made you ever think that was going to happen? Metal Gear Solid 5 I stated was literally my game of the year last year it was an amazing title but it did not move enough units to justify a sequel even near the same cost or development time.

Something selling well does not mean the company made a return the only way you know that is if you could see how much they spent on the game in the first place and I believe 5 to 7 million units is not that good when you're factoring the game was available on 5 platforms.

The only retarded thing I found is that no one wants to actually do the hard math and numbers to factor in that those games do not make enough money to continue to support the company.

It's one of my favorite series tp but at least I'm grounded in reality and I'm able to discern the difference between what I personally like and simple business.

simple business tells us that this company could not continue to create games at such a cost because Metal Gear Solid 5 was not moving Assassin's Creed numbers.

Me liking the series is completely irrelevant to the hard real facts surrounding the company.

When regarding business I never post my personal opinions or feelings about a game on whether I like it or not or anything like that because it's biased and irrelevant to the point being made and I'm saying this to one of my all-time favorite series too.

@Raven- Agreed. N4G legit hates reality.

MG might be my all time favorite video game IP's, but one must be able to discern from what one personally likes and business. Many on here LOVE posting with so much emotion, they fail to realize that isn't what funds games.

MGSV imho was the best game to release last year, on many platforms, crazy amount of detail and replayablity, yet couldn't out sell a normal Assassins Creed on 3 platforms, yet MGSV was on 5...

That is extremely telling about the situation the publisher is faced with. They likely made enough to cover their loans on the development, but not enough to actually produce another one.....on LESS platforms. That I fully 100% understand based on that I'm not thinking of this as some die hard fanboy, I thinking of this as objectively as I can and as unbiased as I can.

I don't see a reason for them truly to ever make another one without a lower budget and a huge overhaul.

I feel like in terms of the public's perception of them, they have shot their foot off. They have turned into one of the most hated gaming companies today. Sure, creating more profits is fine and all, but look what is happening because of their aggressive pursuit of more money. they are shutting down servers for games that aren't even that old, and throwing their legacy under the bus. I'm not too familiar with what's happening at konami, but with the cancellation of P.T and breaking Kojima productions down, i feel like they hit some financial problems and are now over correcting. It's just a shame, that's all.

@Grey- "Sure, creating more profits is fine and all, but look what is happening because of their aggressive pursuit of more money"

That isn't happening "because" that is happening because it is actually what they need to do to get more money in the first place.

The result is intended....

" they are shutting down servers for games that aren't even that old, and throwing their legacy under the bus"

Versus what? Going out of business? Would it be "kool" for them to just go out of business just to sound "boss" ? This is a move they must take to even remain a company and I can't say I honestly disagree with them. If its not working , they might as well figure it out now. MOST companies didn't get to do that, they simply went under and it was too late.

At least doing this we get a fighting chance that their IPs can be come profitable again someday. Who knows, they might outsource Kojima or another team to handle some of their IPs or they might sell them outright if this transition is permanent.

Who knows. As a person that owns a small business and aids other small businesses, I honestly can't disagree with the moves they are making right now. Even as a hardcore MG fan, I put those feelings aside and try to look at the bigger picture.

Your essay is redundant "bro". I never said that konami shouldn't take the actions they have taken to preserve themselves. you came up with that one. I just said it was a shame and that their public image has been destroyed. I don't care about the implications that has on the company. I'm not about to pull up a pdf of Konami's financial reports for the fiscal year who gives a shit. I'm simply lamenting a once great company. Not about to go to business school to uncover what really happened if that's okay with you.

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