In the wake of the latest rumors about Kojima Productions being acquired by Sony, Hideo Kojima has insisted on the studio’s independence.

Kojima Productions has opened a new office in Los Angeles, which will be focused on producing films, TV series, and music. The division will be led by Riley Russell, who previously worked at PlayStation for 28 years.

In the era of digital data, you can’t fully own the things you buy. And that’s what famous game designer Hideo Kojima is afraid of, speaking about the future without physical media.

Last week, Microsoft and Hideo Kojima reportedly signed a letter of intent. The partnership that might come out of this will see Kojima create a cloud-based game using Microsoft’s Azure tech. Over 700 gamers have taken to Change.org to prevent any official agreement from being signed.

Microsoft and Hideo Kojima reportedly have signed a letter of intent, according to the latest report. It means that they might really have intentions to develop a new game for Xbox together.

The news came soon after people started speculating that the PS5 indie game Abandoned might be connected to the famous game designer.

Google Stadia reportedly cancelled numerous projects, including a pitch for Hideo Kojima’s episodic horror game. However, the company went on to deny it was in talks with the famous game designer.

Film director Jordan Vogt-Roberts confirmed that Oscar Isaac will play Solid Snake in the upcoming adaptation of Metal Gear Solid.