Konami loses its greatest developer and delists from the New York Stock Exchange as part of restructuring.
Metal Gear Solid,Silent Hill, andCastlevania.
Those are the three biggest reasons why fans are worried about Konamis restructuring.
Today saw the voluntary delisting of the company from the New York Stock Exchange.
To Konami, it just doesnt make sense to continue to trade on the NYSE.
Thats fine and dandy.
On a regular day, this wouldnt send people into a frenzy.
Except Konami has had an awful couple of weeks.
The fact that theyve all occurred in the past few weeks is almost certainly coincidence.
Konami has assured its fans and the press that it will continue to make games.
Would people care about a Kojima-lessMetal Gear Solid, for that matter?
That remains to be seen.
Could Konami be preparing for E3?
It will almost surely not announce a newSilent Hillgame at the press conference.
Not while all the commotion overSilent Hillsis going on.
But expect an announcement in 2016 at the latest if Konami decides it still wants to make games.
But again, youll hear aboutCastlevaniaagain in some shape or form in the next year or two.
Our conclusion is that Konami probably wont announce anything new this year.
Unless its a new IP.
But does Konami really sound like the company that will announce any new concepts this year?
No, absolutely not.
They have to see to it their already-successful franchises dont implode first.
But like all companies, Konami must have an eye towards the future.
And the lack of new announcements seems to point in one direction.
For the first time ever, both companies will hold press conferences to show off their new line-ups.
Can Konami really have a place in all of this?
Not if your slot machine business is booming, while your game development division continues to stagnate.
We wouldnt be surprised if Konami gave up altogether.
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