With the release of Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeroes on the horizon, series creator Hideo Kojima recently spoke about his hopes for the series, and the impact he hopes it will have on the Japanese AAA game scene.
“We’ve seen a phenomenon around the world,” Kojima told gamestm. “Young people are losing interest in high-end games and focusing on mobile and social titles, especially in Japan. I wanted to show people that Japanese high-end games are still worth playing and that big Japanese games still have a future."
Kojima said the decision to split MGS: Ground Zeroes and MGS V: The Phantom Pain into two individual titles wasn't a stretgic sales move, but rather one of necessity, as The Phantom Pain wouldn't be ready to launch in the next-gen launch window.
Publisher Konami announced a price cut last week for Ground Zeroes, decreasing the digital and retail price for the PS4 and Xbox One versions from $40 to $30. This illustrates Kojima's hopes that the series will help rekindle the perceived drop in "high end" games, and open Ground Zeroes and the subsequent sequel to wider audiences.
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