Hideo Kojima shoots down Sony buyout rumor started by Hideo Kojima

Hideo Kojima has denied a rumor that Sony is preparing to acquire Kojima Productions, saying that the whole thing is a “misunderstanding” started by a tweet posted by, uh, Hideo Kojima.

The buzz began earlier this week when, as noted by GamesRadar, Sony expanded the banner image on the PlayStation Studios website, a splice-up of iconic Sony videogame characters including Kratos, Aloy, and Deacon, to include Sam Porter Bridges from Death Stranding. Then, yesterday, Kojima himself tweeted the same image, complete with the PlayStation Studios logo: