It’s arduous to think about that the fallout between Konami and Hideo Kojima occurred solely 11 years in the past, however the sequence has principally been lifeless ever since. Regardless of releasing Steel Gear Survive in 2018, Konami solely extra lately started growing new releases for Steel Gear Strong with the “Grasp Assortment” sequence and a full-on remake of Steel Gear Strong 3: Snake Eater titled Steel Gear Strong Delta. Japanese voice actor Akio Otsuka, famously the voice of Strong Snake, vowed to by no means work on one other Steel Gear with out Kojima, however some feedback he made to Japanese publication Bunshun present that he hopes Konami will produce a brand new installment within the sequence for “followers all around the world.”
Reiterating his stance, Otsuka mentioned, “in relation to the Steel Gear sequence, it’s one thing Director Kojima created, and I take pleasure in having helped construct it. That’s why I mentioned ‘I don’t need to do any Steel Gear that doesn’t contain Director Kojima’. Now that I’ve mentioned it, I can’t again down.” Chuckling, he says that he feels Konami ought to create one other recreation, “for Steel Gear followers all around the world. There are followers all around the world eagerly ready for it. So let’s make yet one more Steel Gear recreation for them. I determine, since he’s [Kojima] making his personal factor with Dying Stranding, why not?”
That’s not expressly Otsuka saying he’ll contribute to a brand new Steel Gear, however it may be construed that manner. Earlier within the interview, Otsuka praised Kojima for persevering with to work regardless of the enterprise with Konami, exhibiting admiration for Dying Stranding and the way Kojima was capable of get funding from Sony for a very unique undertaking. “He went by means of so many hardships after leaving the corporate and managed to drag off this huge undertaking. Once I take into consideration that, it brings tears to my eyes,” Otsuka mentioned.
Otsuka was concerned with Dying Stranding, the place he offered the Japanese dub for Die-Hardman. Nonetheless, Kojima has been off doing his personal factor whereas Otsuka continues to contribute to a ridiculous variety of tasks. There’s no purpose he couldn’t return for a brand new Steel Gear (outdoors archival recordings used for Steel Gear Strong Delta), particularly since he is aware of how a lot followers would love that.
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