Direct quote 2009-11-04
“This point isn't limited to the game business, but if we don't have an environment where developers can make what they want and find an audience for it, then I think it's all going to come crashing down.”
What it documents
Asked in 2009 about the future of the industry, Kojima warned that if there is not an environment where creators can make what they want and find an audience for it, everything will come crashing down. He said he thinks there will be fewer people wanting to get into games, which he described as dangerous, and he specified that the point is not limited to the game business.
Source
1UP.com, by Kevin Gifford; translation of a talk published in the Japanese magazine Famitsu, 2009-11-04. View source ↗
"I think we'll see fewer people wanting to get into games, and that's dangerous."