For over 50 years, Konami It has grown into one of the most important companies in the entertainment industry. In this sense, the Japanese conglomerate has highlighted, above all, for its foray into digital platform and video game developers.
Today, once again the branch of “gaming” in the company will have to undergo several substantial changes and this has provoked some fans of its franchises. speculate if this will affect the development of future games. The production division will change and here we explain what will happen.
Konami logo. Photo: Special
Konami and the dissolution in the production division
As we mentioned, Konami is one of the most important companies in the video game industry. Pro Evolution Soccer, Silent Hill, Metal Gear Solid and Castlevania are just a few of the recognized titles that have been added to our consoles. These deliveries – and many more – have been established in public affection, which is why the recent announcement made by the Japanese organization was startling.
The developer, through its official website, reported that as of February 1, its three production divisions attached to the company, known as Digital entertainment. These three instances, formerly known as “Production division 1, 2 and 3”, were in charge of everything related to video game creation since 2015.
Gameplay «Silent Hill». Photo: Konami
Konami revealed in its statement that these measures are being implemented with the aim of “Respond to the fast market around us”. But do not despair because although this is the dissolution of several of its most important departments, This is not an indication that they are leaving the gaming industry.
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What will happen to the divisions?
Yes, we understand that by listening to “dissolve” or “restructure” it seems that the changes will be very drastic. And in the sense of a business like Konami, the first thing that came to mind for many users on social media is that the the game development department could disappear.
Nothing could be further from the truth. What is happening is that the executive directors and staff of the aforementioned three divisions will move to new operational positions in the Japanese company. A single service is therefore intended to support the planning and development of future deliveries.
Branch Konami digital entertainment It will continue to function, apparently, without changes that affect the creation of future titles. Although good, an administrative decision of this type could delay to a lesser extentAn upcoming release or postpone the pre-production of a project. But hey, we’ll find out in time. Do you think there will be any drastic changes with the new organization chart?
Konami 50th anniversary logo. Photo: Konami
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