If I confess, at that point, my thoughts have already turned to the…

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“If I confess, at that point, my thoughts have already turned to the next idea.”

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Kojima said he is very happy on release day, but confessed that by then his thoughts have already turned to the next idea: the launch is his opportunity to switch to the next project, and being able to do that seems important to him.

Source

Hideo Kojima: Connecting Worlds (documentary by Glen Milner; PlayStation Productions / Kojima Productions); official English SDH subtitles, 2023-06 (00:48:00,541–00:48:20,666). View source ↗

“I'm really happy on release day. If I confess, at that point, my thoughts have already turned to the next idea. The launch is a chance for me to switch to the next project. It's important to be able to do this.”

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