Ryan Payton, the Assistant Producer of Metal Gear Solid 4, has left Kojima Productions. Payton cited personal reasons for his departure.
“Back when I joined Kojima Productions in 2005, I hit the ground running and didn’t stop until we shipped Metal Gear Solid 4. Then, for the first time in three years, I wasn’t working on any games and I had a three month vacation ahead of me. I went back home to my family’s place in Washington state and literally three weeks after MGS4 launched we were hit with some pretty heavy news concerning my mom.”
Payton did not go into any specifics about the news concerning his mother. As for his future, Payton said that he will look at employment opportunities in North America, so he can be closer to his family.
While his desire to be closer to his family trumped his work at Kojima Productions, one of his regrets, he said, will not being able to work on Metal Gear Solid 5.
“It’ll be hard not being involved in MGS5, but I’ve got the utmost confidence that Hideo Kojima, Ken Imaizumi, and our amazing team will put together another blockbuster game. I’ll be cheering from the sidelines,” Payton said.
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