The independent Kojima Productions has a slightly altered Japanese name[b] and is based in Shinagawa, Tokyo.

[11] On March 16, 2015, Konami announced that it had restructured the game development operations to change the production structure to a headquarters-controlled system, "in order to establish a steadfast operating base capable of responding to the rapid market changes that surround our digital entertainment business".

[15] In December 2015, the production team was nominated for Developer of the Year at the Game Awards 2015, but lost to CD Projekt Red.

[16] Kojima was reportedly blocked from attending the event by Konami's lawyers, requiring Big Boss's actor Kiefer Sutherland to accept the awards for The Phantom Pain on his behalf.

[21] Kojima stated that he "will be taking on a new challenge by establishing my own independent studio, and I am thrilled to be able to embark on this journey with PlayStation, who I have continued to work with all these past years".

[35] A second trailer was shown during a State of Play presentation by Sony on January 31, 2024, confirming its subtitle, On the Beach, and a release window of 2025.

[36] That same day, Kojima announced a new game with the working title Physint, in collaboration with Columbia Pictures.

[37] In November 2024, Kojima Productions announced that they had reclaimed the intellectual property rights to Death Stranding from Sony Interactive Entertainment, and had planned to bring the game to additional platforms, coinciding with the immediate launch of Director's Cut on Xbox Series X/S, Microsoft Store for Windows, and the Amazon Luna cloud gaming service.

[43] Two years later, in November 2021, the studio announced that it would open a new business division for films and television series in Los Angeles.