A pair weeks in the past, we reported that the co-founder of PlatinumGames – Hideki Kamiya – introduced his departure from the studio after greater than 15 years to the shock of many. Now, the Devil May Cry, Resident Evil 2 and Bayonetta director has spoken a bit extra on the state of affairs, revealing that he isn’t allowed to work within the video video games business for the following yr as a result of non-compete clauses.
In the newest episode of his YouTube sequence ‘Let’s Ask Kamiya’ the PlatinumGames co-founder spoke on quite a few subjects, primarily his departure from the studio. Kamiya mentioned his causes for leaving and what he’s been doing since. Interestingly, the PlatinumGames co-founder then revealed that as a result of legalities, he isn’t allowed to work within the business for the following yr, saying:
“Am I even allowed to say this out loud? I can’t work for a similar business for a yr. Due to causes. So it’ll be some time till I convey excellent news to you all. It’ll take time, however I’ll make it occur.”
When requested about his plans for the following yr throughout this interim interval, Kamiya joked “Plans? Well, I feel I’m going to…hmm…go residence and do some cooking? I did some cooking, you already know once I lived alone in school. But, as soon as I began to work, it’s not the healthiest – consuming out, comfort shops and Uber, and so on. Now that I’ve limitless time I made a decision to do some cooking, and made curry the opposite day. I had cravings for do-it-yourself curry. But you possibly can’t eat do-it-yourself curry except it’s do-it-yourself, so I gave it a attempt. I made Java curry.”
While Kamiya didn’t go into particulars as to why he can’t work within the business for the following yr, it’s most certainly as a result of non-compete clauses which some firms embody of their contracts. One developer who not too long ago concluded his personal interval of non-competition is Shinji Mikami – the founding father of Tango Gameworks. While it’s unlucky to see that Hideki Kamiya received’t be capable to work on video games for fairly a while, hopefully the creator takes time to have a well-earned relaxation.
KitGuru says: What do you consider non-compete clauses? What would you prefer to see Kamiya work on when the interval ends? Let us know down beneath.
