Kojima had enough clout to make whatever he wanted at Konami.
What broke the camel's back was his insistence on gobbling up bigger and bigger budgets for singular games that took years to develop and deprive the rest of the video game division of resources. Kojima effectively reduced Konami to a blockbuster-or-bust game studio when their output used to be a lot more varied.
Deprive? This is fucking Konami.
A recent study reveals Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain made an impressive $179 million in global sales within the first 24 hours, more than doubling its cost.
It's no secret that Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was a huge success at launch, but until now it was unknown just how successful Konami's latest title was. However, thanks to a new report, we now know Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain made a whopping $179 million globally on its opening day.
What makes Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's success even more remarkable is that the game was made for $80 million, meaning it paid for itself twice over within the first 24 hours. And considering the fact that the remaining new releases slotted for this year have yet to launch, there's a good chance Konami's Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's total sales numbers will easily clear 10 million units sold globally.
https://gamerant.com/metal-gear-solid-5-sales-day-one/
Oh no, we made money in 24 hours! Lets cry about it, torch a whole team, act like lunatics to staff/employees and career off the deep end and make Pachinko machines almost full time.
Konami had something good with games, Konami blew themselves up chasing after gambling and easy wins.