> In contrast I don't even know what Kojima's next thing is

Even after seeing both trailers, I also don't even know what Kojima's next thing is

Yes, this is exactly what I meant. I don't know what Kojima is driving at, but I'm willing to hear him out given his track record.

Kojima is a lot like Steve Jobs, in a way. He has a vision of what things could be, that often transcends the current genre categories. Or in other words he knows what we want even before we know what we want.

(hopefully less dying of treatable cancer because of fruitatarian beliefs though)

Although unlike Jobs he definitely does also have a track record of getting stuck in development hell too.

It's much too early in that project to publicly say anything substantive about it, because everything is still subject to change. All they can do right now is generate hype, which those trailers have done an admirable job of.

Can Kojima rein in his perfectionism and get that released before he runs out of money?

The guy has released quite a few games, so probably.

He doesn't have Konami's coffers anymore though.

It's being published by Sony though, who have much larger coffers than Konami, and from what I've read, Kojima has a very open agreement with them.

Sure, but a veteran of MSX titles certainly has experience working on much smaller projects than a typical modern AAA project.

Realistically?