Guillermo del Toro: 'F**k Konami', cancelling Silent Hills was 'moronic'

[VAMatt]

VAMatt said:
The problem, as near as I can tell, is that Kojima is that stereotypical artist that doesn't give a shit about the business side of his art. Konami exists to make money. They make great games only as a way to achieve that end. They have a legal and moral responsibility to take care of their shareholders. They don't have any obligation to let an artist burn through unlimited cash to achieve his vision.

Yes, the business side is responsible to keep restrains, but some may end up limiting the revenue... if a guy have proven record to have fantastic project, that are expensive but get good margins the company needs to be aware of how to control the costs the right way without creating additional problems.

That's what I'm saying.  All signs point to Konami not being able to keep Kojima's games from destroying their budgets.  Also, they're moving into a different part of the gaming industry, where Kojima-type game creators probably cannot operate profitably.  Therefore, they had to get rid of the guy.