"If that could happen, it would be the dream."

When it comes to the Metal Gear franchise, Hideo Kojima's name is unavoidable, even though he left Konami nearly 10 years ago. Hired by Konami in 1986, Kojima designed and wrote Metal Gear (1987) for the MSX2, which laid the foundation for the acclaimed series.

Last Friday, Konami hosted "Metal Gear - Production Hotline #01," a livestream delivered by the creators themselves aimed at providing the most up-to-date information on the Metal Gear series. Noriaki Okamura, the current producer of the Metal Gear franchise, who had been a producer for many Metal Gear spin-off games, was asked about the possibility of original staff members, including Kojima, returning to work on Metal Gear. Okamura responded, "It’s not my place to answer on behalf of anyone outside the company, or to guess how they might feel about it.” Then, he continued to share his personal opinion on this:

"But just speaking for myself, personally, I’d like nothing better than to work with Mr. Kojima and the rest of the team again. If that could happen, it would be the dream.

But people have moved on to new things and new commitments, so that’s just our current reality. We can’t just take for granted that everyone would work with us again, or let ourselves be completely dependent on them.”I just don’t think it’s right for us to be the ones to make that kind of demand of anyone. So we’re working with the expectation that whatever we make, it’s up to us, it’s on our shoulders to do a good job.” (Thanks, VGC)

The producer also stated that, same as in the Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection, Kojima and the original team will be credited in the upcoming remake of Metal Gear Solid 3.

"They were already included in the Master Collection, and they'll also be listed in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. They’re a part of these games, so absolutely, they’re in.”

You can read the report of this news by VGC here and the full live-stream recap can be watched here. The question regarding the possibility of the original development team returning to work on Metal Gear can be found around the 11-minute 30-second mark. 

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