The Japanese voice actor for Solid Snake, Akio Otsuka, has taken to Twitter to report that Kojima Productions had disbanded.
Kojima Productions, of course, was the development team behind Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
コジプロは解散させられてしまったが、チームの奮闘により作品はどうやらほぼ完成となった。掛け値なしに最高の傑作となった筈！早く「待たせたな」と言いたくて仕方ない(笑)これが最期になったとしとも…MGS は 不滅 です！
コジプ… http://t.co/9zeTNDpNxp— 大塚 明夫 (@AkioOtsuka) July 10, 2015
“Kojima Productions was forced to disband, but it appears that the work that the team has been putting their utmost effort into is nearly complete,” reads Otsuka’s tweet, via Gematsu.
“I’m not exaggerating when I say that I expect it will become their greatest masterpiece. I couldn’t help it. I just wanted to say ‘Kept you waiting, huh?’ (Laughs.) But even if this is the end, Metal Gear Solid is immortal!”
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain will be available from 1 September on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One and Windows PC. We checked it out at E3, so check back soon for our thoughts.
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