Rumour: Konami to Outsource Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania IPs

Really looking forward to Metal Gear: The Wand of Gamelon and Castlevania: The Faces of Evil.

God is it too much to ask that Naughty Dog get their hands on castlevania?

I don't suppose they would let Kojima Productions be one of those companys lol. I get a feeling like Kojima wouldn't want to anyways. It would be more exciting if they were selling the ips.

This is actually the best possible outcome (aside from Sony themselves getting the ip's) as I could imagine and see how terrible a game from present Konami is/could be.

sooo, what does this mean?

A new modern Castlevania game would be a dream.. that fact the ip has been sitting gathering dust all these years, hopefully with the success of anime on Netflix somebody will be along soon.

Let’s see what From Software could do with Castlevania. And maybe... Guerrilla for Metal Gear Solid. Or just let CD Projekt Red take a shot at both of them. We can wait ten years, right?

Metal gear survive🤔😱😁😴😂😳😄.still cant believe pushsquare gave that game a 8😒.either way sony should make those konami games happen.word up son

@Juanalf This. I was about to say that anyone they lend too, I doubt they could do much worse.

That said, I can't really ever see Metal Gear returning. I don't think Kojima wants, Konami doesn't know what to do, and it can't be too appealing for a third company to work within such convoluted plot and setting.

New games might be years away but what about remasters/remakes?

They should finish porting their existing catalogue to PC, then focus on other things.

NINJA APPROVED I HOPE THIS WORKS

They need to just port ground zeroes and phantom pain to switch, then i can die happy

I really hope the rumors about a remake for MGS 1 are true. I really want to play it and don't have the option to at the moment.

@torne Uh no? If anyone should get their hands on something like Castlevania it should be Fromsoft not ND.

License MG to Sony who will let Kojima use it to finish and touch up MGS5 and fix that reportedly cut ending and plaster his name all over the game.

Konami only know mobile ports these days, they should just outsource everything.

GIVE US A NEW SILENT HILL YOU COWARDS 😾

Let's see here...

Metal Gear Solid - Bluepoint
Castlevania - Platinum Games
Silent Hill - Tango Gameworks? Or... Capcom?!?

Like another commenter said, Sony should break out the checkbook (if they feel they have a developer that can do any of these IPs justice). Any one of these franchises, in the right hands, would be worth more than all the output of all the studios Microsoft has purchased in the last year combined. Any one of these franchises could be the next God of War for Sony.

Konami's IPs are legendary, despite the things they've done in the recent past and their seeming disgust with videogames in general. Almost Mario-tier level stuff just in terms of the brand. Such a shame to see them turn their back on the industry because the IPs they hold are top notch.

All that said, Bloober Team has had mixed results with their last couple releases and I dont trust them with Silent Hill. To me, Bloober Team is B-tier and these aren't B-tier properties. Of the three franchises, I'd say Silent Hill is the trickiest one to assign to a dev just because it is so unique and strange.

finaly my dream of the 1999 Castlevania game hinted on Castlevania Aria of Sorrow could be coming true.

@djape Sony are making a MGS film so it's likely that Sony & Konami have something agreed already for a MGS game. Certainly lines up with the BluePoint/MGS1 rumour

@djape that Konami is giving his IP to others developers(imagine a Castlevania game developed by From Software, since Konami is not developing his franchise in-houses, he decided to give some of it franchises to developers to make games of it franchises), remember of the rumors of a Silent Hill released on PS5, maybe be this is a result of that.

@Th3solution Exactly what I was thinking! From would absolutely deliver on a Castlevania game.

@Giancarlothomaz niiicee.. thanks for explanation mate 👍👍

@LiamCroft
Probably fake.

https://twitter.com/Nitroid/status/1362546878546665474?s=19

@BusyOlf that would be awesome man... cheers for clearing up

I'm so over metal gear. Just let it die. Kojima ran it into the ground and Konami capped it. Castlevania, it needs to be kept Japanese, otherwise it's just another western gothic game. Does everyone forget lords of shadow already?

Just stuff it all. Just give us Goemon and we'll call the rest even.

I really hope so. Idk about Metal Gear Solid what with the fans being devout Kojima followers, I'm not so sure they'll be open to a game without his involvement, but go crazy with Castlevania I say.

@nessisonett Did Phillips finally announce THE next gen console everyone was waiting for: the Bluray-i? I'm also looking forward to Snake is missing

@SonuvLiberty I'm pretty sure it depends on how many zeros are on the paycheck. It would be a really bad joke to see them work together after their ugly divorce, but I'd be interested in Snake Stranding.

It's hard to get excited by this limited amount of unverified information.

@Nepp67 True 😆😆 can't imagine ND making a Castlevania game @torne. Since ND is more into realism, if anything they could try MGS.

@Th3solution

From Software do Casltevania? I hope not. I dont want Castlevania to induce controller throwing rage fits with me. I gave up on games that do that a decade ago, and it's why I tried the Souls games and just said, no thanks, not for me.

I don't see how any self respecting studio could take on Metal Gear Solid without Kojima being involved. It's totally his creation would only ruin the reputation of anyone who tried to take it over.

I suppose some kind of spin off would be possible or a remake from someone like bluepoint with Kojima's blessing.

The first Castlevania Lord's of Shadow was an amazing game, and the story made me side with Gabriel. The Order royally screwed him over! Made me side with him at the end and sequel.

I'd love a new take on a 3D Castlevania, but less of an older style God of War game and more of an open ended semi-open world Metroidvania in 3D.

Hmm, the closest 3D game to that right now is Remedy's Control.

@Old-Red

True, but then maybe I could finally understand what the heck is going on in the story? 😁

Hope contra gets a second chance too.

@Kang81 this is exactly why I don't want from soft touching one of my favorite game series. Let from soft keep going with their own thing and give castlevania to someone who can take it to the next level without causing people to want to biff their controller through a wall.

@TheArt Lol I mean MGS ain't exactly realistic either but maybe

@Rhaoulos pffft Blu-Rays are so 2006. It’s all about the UHD Blu-Ray now! (For anyone tempted to well actually me I know uhd Blu rays are just standard Blu rays but on 4 layer discs).

@Kang81 I mean... Castlevania has a long history of rage-inducing games. FromSoft’s games are a million times fairer than the first 5 or 6 Castlevania games.

I hope for the Castlevania IP to land in good hands. It is my second most cherished IP in gaming (after The Legend of Zelda). Whomever takes the reigns of the franchise, I hope they have the same admiration for it as many others do.

I can clearly imagine Castlevania in hands of Square Enix, but also in hands of Vigil Games.

the best should be SEGA but....

@Kang81 Maybe the Castlevania series is a little more mainstream in appeal, although FromSoft has a pretty broad audience now and the difficulty seems to not be as much of a turn-off for a lot of gamers of late. And one thing FromSoft has shown it can absolutely nail is the creepy castle period setting with various monsters and ghouls. The game design and art would be a spectacular fit for Castlevania. And interestingly, I actually bounced off of Symphony of the Night because it was too hard! 😅

@nessisonett You beat me to it!

Don't really care about another Castlevania or Metal Gear entry. But I do care about the rumoured Silent Hill games, one being announced this summer and one being worked on by Bloober Team.

I'm okay with this as long as the studio that made the game is good, like maybe wayforward (shantae and spidersaurd devs) for contra games seems a really good match

Sitting here waiting for the suikoden to Square Enix news.

Thats fine. In the mean time im guessing most people wont mind settling for the back catalogue again then 👌

Let Kojima make another Metal Gear!

@Juanalf it exists, it's called Metal Gear Survive

Konami is dead and has been the case for a few years. They were such a 16 and 32 bit powerhouse in the 90s its all very sad but they need to hand their IPs over to someone who can revitalise them for a new generation.

Please don't let bloober team anywhere near silent hill

Revengeance 2 from Platinum confirmed, except they are trying to develop more of their own IP.

I'd love another Lords of Shadow that wasn't trash. LoS1 was great. But I guess if we're just throwing dream developers out, how about Sabotage or Yacht Club on Castlevania.

I'm burned out on free roam games but I would be really interested in an open world Castlevania game. The possibilities with such a dark theme. Could be really cool. Graveyards, castles, dungeons, cursed items, holding a lantern with raytracing in the dark.

I don't know how a new Metal Gear works without Kojima and, as much as I want a new MGS, I don't think I can tolerate another of Hideo Kojima´s self-adulation campaigns that go along with the development of his games. For example, Death Stranding might be a good game but for all his huffing and puffing about creating a new genre (he was a pioneer in the stealth genre but wasn't the only one. Remember Thief?) and he ended up with the "social strand" (really?) which, to be fair, is an evolution of From's soulslike invasion/summoning mechanics.
Conclusion: I like his game design philosophy (minus the creepy views on women) but I can't stand his narcissim.

@Th3solution After the last fiasco please no.

They should just sell the IPs

The Metal Gear IP doesn't mean much to me without Kojima. Make another solid stealth game, sure, but if it's not coming with Kojima weirdness then you might as well ditch Metal Gear's convoluted setting and backstory too.

I know the perfect guys to do it!
maybe they could get this guy named Hideo Kojima to make the Metal Gear games - and - just picking a name out of a hat - Koji Igarashi could make the Castlevania games.

Thanks and you're welcome.

I guess Konami ‘kept you waiting huh?’

I’ll see myself out...

Looking forward to Mario Gear Solid...

@Thelegend159 wait I’ll come with you!

Hi there fellow gamers.
This are some of the best news in gaming I´ve seen in quite some time.
Those Konami franchises are some of the very best and beloved buy many, myself included.
As for wich developer should take each game.....

• Metal Gear Solid I would say Bluepoint for the remake and Kojima Productions for a new one(obviously). Even though I´m a huge MGS fan, I don´t want a new one.
• Sillent Hill, the Forbiden Siren team and Kojima Productions(again).
• Castlevania, Koji Igarashi and his team just makes sense, but I believe Fromsoftware could do an amazing job in a project like this.
  And who knows, we might see some new developers take the reins and surprise us in a positive way. Fingers crossed.
  Cheers, stay safe and happy gaming to us all

@SonuvLiberty umm he's doing his own thing

@playstation1995 sweetheart it's a spinoff calm down

@Old-Red you will be ok

Blue Point would be a great dev to do a game, but I wonder if Sony have gotten Metal Gear for PS5 as an exclusive

This probably confirms those Silent Hills rumors

@RaZieLDaNtE that's an awesome list, I'm a little bit apprehensive about FromSoft turning Castlevania into a Souls game but it's obviously appropriate. I was a big fan of Lords of Shadow and I think Ninja Theory would do a good job with the franchise based off of Senua.

@Tranqbase Hi there friend. Thanks for the reply.
I agree, Lords of Shadow was pretty good.
I´ve actualy mentioned a few other developers in a different article like Team Cherry and The Game Kitchen, in terms of a 2D Castlevania game.
And I think From could do a really good 3D one, mostly because of Bloodborne, more specifically, the Cainhurst Castle area.
But now that you mentioned, Ninja Theory could also make a very interesting 3D Castlevania. Very good choice.
But who knows what we will get in the end.
I just hope whoever gets them, make them as awesome as possible. Because, we fans, deserve it.
Cheers, stay safe and have a good one