Hideo Kojima has been on a technology research trip in the last few days, and after landing in Bellevue to visit Sucker Punch and in Bend to pay a visit to Sony's local studio, he woke up at 3:30 in the morning to go straight home to SCEA's headquarters in San Mateo, California.Below you can get a glimpse in PlayStation's North American sancta sanctorum, courtesy of Kojima-san himself.

Of course Kojima-san and Mark Cerny met with SCEA President Shawn Layden.

Incidentally, after seeing the picture with Kratos, the folks at Sony Santa Monica extended Kojima-san an invitation to return to their studios, showing a picture of a previous visit.

One thing is for sure: While Kojima-san never really ages, he does look quite a lot better with a beard.

Incidentally, he also showcased a version of the Kojima Productions shirt in white, which is definitely quite spiffy.