Complex sentence: The general consensus was that such shortcomings with the design choices had resulted from Konami giving strict deadlines for the game's release, as well as their dissatisfaction with how much money Kojima had spent on development.
Split into simpler sentences: The general consensus was that such shortcomings with the design choices had resulted from Konami giving strict deadlines for the game's release. This also tied in with circulated rumors that Konami had been unhappy with how much money Kojima had spent on development.