yes and this is why i say they are close

it's the same way sucker punch signed the same kind of contract with Sony before they were bought

Fair enough, my point is just that their contract is coming to a close and we don't know what it will be like after that. This is the first contract thatgamecompany has had with Sony, so maybe they'll want a new one or maybe they'll move on to other things.

:(

XD

if the mastermind leaves, the studio will probably suck and it's games wont be the same anymore

Well i wouldn't be that drastic. Many of the studios that have lost their big names have not diminished since the loss (Sonic Team, for instance, produced Sonic 2006 under Yuji Naka as the last game, so they've arguably improved since losing him)

As far as affecting the PS3 or Sony as a company this doesn't mean much. Losing the main guy from a team that makes a game every 5 years really won't put Sony / PS3 in a bad position. I'm sure the games will be just as low-key and still as high-quality- afterall, David Jaffe left Santa Monica and it is still awesome. People really shouldn't assume that the quality of Team ICO will drop because of his absence. It might, but we don't know yet.

If this rumor is true, of course.

That would make me very sad..