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Sony exits Kojima's Physint over costs and deadlines
Livemint··12 Sept
PlayStation walked away from publishing Hideo Kojima's action game Physint because of missed deadlines and rising costs, reports citing Bloomberg said. Sony feared spending hundreds of millions of dollars on a project still five to six years from release. Xbox will now publish Physint as Kojima Productions' second Microsoft-backed title after the horror project OD.
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What It Means For You
- Players awaiting Physint may see Xbox and PC availability rather than a PlayStation-only launch.
- Game pricing and subscription bundles could shift under Microsoft's publishing model.
- Studio job postings may move toward Xbox-backed production timelines.
What's Happening
- Kojima said the studio spent three months seeking a new partner after Sony's exit.
- Xbox CEO Asha Sharma welcomed Kojima Productions to the platform.
- Reports said Death Stranding games missed PlayStation revenue expectations.
Physint publishing switch
- Kojima Productions remains independent and Sony does not own Physint IP.
- Bloomberg reports cited people familiar with Sony's budgeting concerns.
- Physint is an action-espionage project announced years ago.
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