Hideki Kamiya is known to be quite an outspoken character on social media, having been known to berate some fans of his on Twitter, attacking Sony in the past and even former colleague Keiji Inafune. Now it appears that he isn’t very happy with Microsoft, its marketing of Xbox One exclusive Scalebound and his designated role at Gamescom.
According to NeoGaf and our very own sources, Kamiya earlier tweeted the following;
MSのクソどもはよー…俺をナメてんのか… which, according to NeoGaf, roughly translates to:
“Those shits at MS… are they fucking with me…?”
Our Japanese correspondent Keita Iisaka confirms the above too (although we question his sanity let alone translation skills).
The tweet was then promptly deleted but not quick enough because, as you may very well know, it isn’t very hard to hide something on the internet once its posted. Furthermore, he also tweeted the following:
Kamiya might be having issues with the way Microsoft are treating or presenting Scalebound at Gamescom. He certainly isn’t a fan of their marketing as can been by his response to a fan where he describes Microsoft’s attempts as ‘generic’ and ‘junk’. Ouch!
Kamiya is known for his outburts but Microsoft cannot afford to piss off a man like him who is releasing an exclusive for the Xbox One console which will be showcased next week in Germany, a territory where Microsoft has been completely dominated by arch rivals Sony and the PlayStation 4. Maybe Kamiya is simply in a shitty mood and he has said that he ‘might’ attend Gamescom depending on his emotional disposition at the time. As of now though, Microsoft need to tread carefully and whip out a giant leaf and the most succulent grapes one can find because Kamiya is not one to hold back!
UPDATE
Responding to a user on Twitter who asked “Wonder how this will affect Scalebound”, the ever delightful developer responded with the following:
Better than ur life. RT @Lollyzpopz Microsoft fucked up like always. Wonder how this will affect Scalebound. Game might be in serious troubl
— 無職 神谷英樹 Unemployed Hideki Kamiya (@HidekiKamiya_X) July 29, 2015
Source: http://www.gameondaily.com/kamiya-is-pissed-off-at-microsoft-are-they-fucking-with-me/
