PlayStation discontinued its involvement with Kojima Productions' Physint due to budget overruns, profitability concerns, and exclusivity constraints, with the studio instead partnering with Xbox to develop the action-espionage title.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma, in her first six months leading the company, personally responds to customer support tickets a few hours monthly to better understand players and their issues. She has also overseen major changes including price cuts to Game Pass Ultimate, layoffs, and strategic decisions like green-lighting a new Fallout RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and signing director Hideo Kojima for multiple projects.
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma promoted PHYSINT, a Kojima Productions action stealth game that shifted from PlayStation exclusive to Xbox exclusive after Sony canceled it. Microsoft is leveraging the deal on social media, with Sharma leaving a message at Kojima Productions, as both companies face scrutiny over their recent decisions and upcoming console strategies.
Xbox boss Asha Sharma visited Kojima Productions to mark a new partnership, discussing the action-espionage game PHYSINT's switch from PlayStation to Xbox and the project OD. The visit signals a significant collaboration between the companies for future game development.
Sony halted development of Physint, a Kojima Productions game, due to missed deadlines, budget overruns, lack of permanent exclusivity, and disappointing sales performance of the previous Death Stranding titles, which failed to meet PlayStation's revenue expectations.
Microsoft acquired Xbox exclusivity for Hideo Kojima's Physint after Sony cancelled the PlayStation-exclusive project due to missed deadlines, budget overruns, and poor performance of Kojima's previous titles. The cancellation triggered Kojima's departure from Sony and a partnership with Microsoft for Physint and the horror game OD.
Sony PlayStation withdrew funding from Hideo Kojima's espionage game Physint due to budget overruns, missed deadlines, and concerns about profitability and exclusivity, citing poor performance of his previous Death Stranding titles. Kojima subsequently secured publishing support from Microsoft's Xbox division.
Sony cancelled Hideo Kojima's Physint, a Metal Gear Solid spiritual successor that was PlayStation-exclusive, just as PlayStation Studios faces creative stagnation with formulaic single-player games. The project is now being funded by Xbox, depriving PlayStation of a distinctive creative direction when it needs innovation most.
Xbox has become the new publisher for Kojima Productions' upcoming stealth espionage game Physint after PlayStation ended its collaboration. The game, first announced in January 2024, marks an expansion of Xbox's partnership with Kojima Productions beyond the horror title OD, and is expected to launch as a next-generation title several years from now.
Xbox will publish Physint, an upcoming action-espionage game from Kojima Productions, after PlayStation cancelled the project in June. This is Xbox's second Kojima collaboration alongside the horror title OD, with plans extending to film and television adaptations.
PlayStation cancelled Kojima Productions' PHYSINT project in mid-June, but after three months of negotiations, Xbox agreed to become the new partner to continue development of the action-espionage title.
Hideo Kojima's upcoming action-espionage game 'Physint' has moved from PlayStation to Xbox after Sony cancelled the project in June. Xbox and Kojima Productions are expanding their partnership beyond games to include film and television collaborations, with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma and Kojima having discussed creative plans over several months.
Microsoft has acquired publishing rights to Physint, Hideo Kojima's action-espionage game, in a shift from the originally announced PlayStation partnership. Sony decided to cancel the project, leading Kojima Productions to partner with Xbox, which is also collaborating with Kojima on film and television ventures.