New Silent Hill by Konami

[DerNebel]

kurasakiichimaru said:

DerNebel said:

Dude Konami hasn't made losses since at least 2008, so can we not act as if they are financially struggling here? Also companies can and often do take out loans from banks and Konami has a decent credit rating so they are definitely not confined to their own cash reserves. Yes MGSV is expensive but do you think it won't make its money back? And do you think Konami doesn't know it will make its money back?

There would be a budget and there would be money in games made from their IPs if Konami just gave a damn.

Lol and where do you think those profits are coming from? Certainly not from the game division when Konami's operating income per year is almost the same as MGSV's budget.

Reports has already been said that Konami cancelled other titles because of MGSV. They could get those debts but interest also comes with it. Konami isn't that big of a company to leverage anything. What if those titles flopped? Then losses will rack in eventually. Reality is that. That's why they're doing pachinko business with their IPs as implied by their financial statements about utilizing their know-hows to leverage developments of other games while MGSV is constantly draining their money last year.

Since 2008 Konami has not once lost money on their gaming segment, not once. You know what segment they lost money on in 2013 and 14? Their Pachinko business.

MGS V is not Konamis problem, that game is a sure profit maker even at its current budget (especially with the currently weak Yen) and Konami is in no danger of bankruptcy in the forseeable future. And sure they could lose money if their games flopped, that's literally how this and every other business works, Konami are just seeking the easy way out.

The certain profit that MGS V is going to make could have already been used to finance other games, that's how investments work.