Kojima: Edge misquoted me Konami man not 'dissatisfied' by MGS4 Metal Gear man Hideo Kojima has disputed the notion that he is disappointed with Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, claiming that he was misquoted during the interview in question.
"On the internet, there's stuff saying ‘Hideo Kojima isn't satisfied with the PS3’. I'd like to talk about that today. I just got back from Paris and did 15 interviews and everyone asked me about it, did I say that. The meaning of what I said has totally been changed, made totally different. Today, I'd like to talk about that," he stated.
"Why did it turn into that? When I'm doing an interview, I answer in Japanese, and I can't control how the writer will interpret that into English," he continued. "What I say is then translated in English, and the writer then changes that into their own words and writes that. So, right there, the meaning of what I say changes a lot."
The interview Kojima is talking about featured in Edge's May issue, in which the Konami man was quoted as stating that the power of the PlayStation 3 wasn't quite as his team had been lead to believe.
"When we first showed the game engine at Tokyo Game Show, the staff were really proud and happy. PS3 was a dream machine, y’know, and we were going to work on this and that – we had so many ideas," Edge claim's Kojima stated.
"But when we actually started developing the game, we realised there were a lot of restrictions and so it turned out how you see it today. The original vision was to go ten steps further, the reality was just one step, which isn’t to say we didn’t progress."
Of course, by denying he ever said the above, Kojima has actually encouraged websites such as this one to reprint said comments. Spot the irony? |