小島真的很會。
以小島秀夫的案例而言，他其實跟科拿米是不歡而散的，但是整個輿論的過程當中，小島本身沒有對科拿米發表過意見，大部分對於科拿米的批判都來自於周邊，像是評論網站、甚至頒獎典禮的主辦方，因此科拿米承受的砲火不是來自於小島本人。
而小島在整個事件三年後接受採訪才談到科拿米，結果一開口是感謝科拿米。
從善良單純的面向來看，可以說小島是衷心的，自然而然地說出這些話來。但是從公關操作的面向來看，這是極之高明的發言。
因為自己得到輿論的支持，還賣乖感激當初把他開除的公司，但是這段訪談他一開始都在講自己的慘況，這一點明顯讓人自然而然的對於開除他的人有負面心態，因此這番話，最後無論如何感謝科拿米，大家都會更對科拿米做的事感到不爽，會有一種「科拿米放棄小島實在是他們太傻了」的想法。
小島真的很會。
When Hideo Kojima was interviewed by Famitsu, he said:
“It has been 3 years 9 months since I step out to be independent, I was 53 years old that year, it was close to retirement ages, and my family was oppose my decisions. An 53 years old man, no funds, have nothing, alone, and want to develop an open world game.
Media and other people in the same industry looking down on me and think I will not be success, it is because there's no huge successful indie game developer in the world yet till then.
I went to bank, they doesn't want to approve my loan, because I don't have my own portfolio, regardless I'm a well known game creator. But thanks to the boss from the bank is one of my biggest fans, I was able to get a loan.
To let my team feel secure, I need to rent an office that looks elegant and professional, but almost all of those office are very strict on examine profile. Luckily the current office building top management is one of my biggest fans too, I'm able to enter it.
It is because of my 30 years working career in KONAMI, I am who I am now. Thus, I'm very grateful to KONAMI.”
