Konami Does A Gaffe With Metal Gear Survive, Pro-Kojima Dev Leaves Secret Message

It’s no secret that Konami is likely one of the least popular video game companies right now, largely because of its treatment of Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima. The publisher has recently tried to get back into the good graces of gamers with Metal Gear Survive, an online MMO survival spin-off of MGS V: The Phantom Pain. Unfortunately, it seems Konami just couldn’t help but provoke players with an unreasonable feature.

Although the Japanese publisher did promise that there would be no loot boxes in the game, it seems it found a way to charge players something extra on top of the base costs. The problem is that it’s related to what would have otherwise been a staple feature in any other title. Konami is basically charging players for save slots and each one costs $10 a pop, Polygon reports.

Naturally, gamers were outraged at being made to pay for the privilege of creating more than one character and highlights what companies would do when given wiggle room to take advantage of their consumers. Multiple save slots have been standard features in video games since the concept was devised. As with extra skins and alternate costumes, however, it seems a private company decided that it was going to nickel and dime gamers with regards to even that.

The launch of Metal Gear Survive wasn’t all bad news, though. It would seem that one or more developers decided to hide their pronouncement of allegiance to Kojima and his former development studio, Kojima Productions in the game.

Players noticed this amusing message while looking at a list of characters where players are instructed to add their names, PC Gamer reports. When reading the initial letters of every name, they spell out KJP FOREVER. While there has been no official confirmation regarding the matter, it’s a little difficult to brand this development as mere coincidence, not when it’s this perfect.