Hideo Kojima has finished what might be his last Metal Gear game, ever. How the series will be treated in the future remains to be seen, especially since the budget seems to be the root of the problem that led to Kojima leaving Konami.
It's not just the fans that is unhappy with this, but also the EA boss Peter Moore. In an interview with Gamespot, he says:
"I've always liked Kojima-san. I got on with him during my days at Microsoft. I just think... what's going on there... I just think both of them should kiss and make up."
Moore isn't as pessimistic as many other analysts though, and think Kojima and Konami will make amends and be friends again to continue the work they've done:
"From my experience, and I've spent a lot of time working in Japan, I think that Konami and Kojima will figure it out. Those kinds of business relationships [in Japan] are typically for life, and Kojima is such an important part in what has gone on there.
Clearly, they're at a rocky stage in their marriage. But you could take what is said about [Kojima Productions], about a game not adhering to budgets, about a game not being ready, and you could apply that to a lot of people."