Hideo Kojima Says "There Is No Retirement"

thegamer.com:

Hideo Kojima doesn't want to retire, saying that creating games is "living". These comments come on the eighth anniversary of his independent studio, Kojima Productions, with Kojima opening up on how it feels to have more freedom over his work life.

In fact, he says that he no longer considers game development to be work. In a message on social media, Kojima says, "That's why there is no retirement. Creating things is living", strongly suggesting that the Death Stranding director has no plans to leave the industry anytime soon.

"The reason why I am independent and advocate a life-long career is because for me, 'creating things' is no longer a job," says Kojima. "That's why there is no retirement. Creating things is living."

Kojima also opens up on his initial decision to leave larger companies to form his own, saying that he didn't have much support from others in the industry at the time.

"When I started my own company, I was opposed by everyone, including my peers, colleagues, and relatives, who said, 'It will never work!'," he says. "They said it was impossible without the financial and organizational strength of a company. However, someone must prove that that is an old-fashioned way of thinking."

Of course, Kojima went into his independent outings with experience in triple-A development, a lot of industry contacts, and perhaps most importantly, name power. Kojima Productions went independent after Kojima had spent around 30 years with Konami, best known for his work on the Metal Gear Solid games. Infamously, the two had a very bitter breakup, resulting in his leaving the company in 2015. Since then, Kojima has run his own company, helped by securing a partnership with Sony right out of the gate.

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