Just so everyone understands how this works: Apple’s manufacturing and supply chain is overwhelmingly China-based. Apple is good at controlling secrets, but the Chinese supply chain is awash in leaks and corruption. So Chinese brand Xiaomi learns what Apple is working on and rushes out an inferior knockoff prior to Apple’s public unveiling. And it just is what it is. Apple would love to stop it, but they can’t.
Do you know how insane it is for Kojima to be this blunt about something like this?
Japanese people are very respectful, cordial, and largely avoid gossip in such a public way.
He’s always danced around the Konami stuff… but he came out on this IMMEDIATELY.
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