"I want to make what I want to make" - Hideo Kojima explains why he turned down 'ridiculously high prices' for his studio

sportskeeda.com:

Japanese game designer Hideo Kojima met up with The Games Awards host Geoff Keighley in a new podcast episode titled "The truths behind internet rumors!?"

One of the main topics of conversation was Kojima's relationship with major corporations like Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, as well as his affiliations with them as an independent studio.

He then revealed that he has received offers from all over the world. Hideo Kojima explained that he chose to refuse "ridiculously high prices" to buy out his studio, so that he "could make what he wanted to make." He stated:

Timestamp: 27:40

At the 25-minute mark of the podcast, Geoff Keighley wanted to know Hideo Kojima's take on various rumors surrounding Kojima Productions collaborating with first-party studios:

Hideo Kojima provided context for Kojima Productions, stating that the game studio was founded in 2015 after he left Konami. He clarified that there was no outside funding and that his studio was independent:

Hideo Kojima stated that the studio's very first title, Death Stranding, helped them make a name for themselves:

The 59-year-old gaming industry veteran claimed that people mistook Kojima Productions as a part of Sony because the former's studio is located right next to the latter's headquarters in Shinagawa:

Hideo Kojima added that he has a lot of friends in first-party studios and provided details about the project with Microsoft:

Kojima asserted that his studio is completely independent, with no affiliations or backing from anyone else:

Hideo Kojima then revealed that he receives "ridiculously high prices" for Kojiima Productions from all over the world. He went on to say that he didn't want money and that he wanted to work on projects that he wanted to work on. He added:

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