you're right and wrong

there are plenty of young software developers with unutilized talent- yes- but its actually a pretty in-demand job at this point. if you know what you're doing and have some experience in game design a lot of studios would be interested in you

I guess what I'm saying is that the best designers, young or old, sort of will have their pick on where to work. and I seriously doubt the majority would pick Konami at this point. I mean, hell, respected companies like Bethesda keep posting hiring ads

there is too much demand for good people in this industry for Konami to have much luck finding whole new teams after getting rid of so many of their people. they've screwed their video game division

and its not just Kojima, over time Konami has gotten rid of like ALL of their most recognizable and valuable designers for the majority of their series