On March 16, 2015, Konami announced that it had restructured the game development operations to " our 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." Kojima and his company were stripped from promotional material and websites relating to the "Metal Gear" series, Kojima's Los Angeles studio was renamed Konami Los Angeles Studio, a new "Metal Gear Solid" Twitter account without references to Kojima in its username was established, and the Kojima Productions website began to redirect to the "Metal Gear Solid" website. That day, Kojima posted a photo on his personal Twitter account captioned "heading off", and a Konami filing stated that as of April 1, 2015, he would no longer be among Konami's executive officers. Speculation arose that Kojima had planned to leave Konami after the release of "The Phantom Pain", which he had described as the conclusion to the "Metal Gear" series.