1) He's obviously leaving. If he wasn't leaving, they would've said so. They've basically confirmed it by releasing TWO statements where they NEVER deny it.

Sounds like Konami caught wind that if Kojima dies or leaves then the whole Konami brand is taken down with him. The only way to become a strong brand is to kill off the Kojima brand and focus on the Konami brand. That makes sense now when you think about the "power struggle" that the two entities had. Kojima was a…

"Heyyyy Kojima, how's it hangin'.