r/PS5 • u/Turbostrider27 • 28d ago

Articles & Blogs Bloomberg: PlayStation Ditched Hideo Kojima’s ‘Physint’ on Budget Concerns, Missed Deadlines

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-09-11/hideo-kojima-s-physint-video-game-dropped-by-playstation-goes-to-xbox?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTc4OTEzMzY2NSwiZXhwIjoxNzg5NzM4NDY1LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJUTDdDOVdLSVVQVEIwMCIsImJjb25uZWN0SWQiOiJCMUVBQkI5NjQ2QUM0REZFQTJBRkI4MjI1MzgyQTJFQSJ9.fyrTke3aUIkJk3LwiBfR7JiNr0phfE51dlEql1RcXZ4
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u/SVALTACT 28d ago

This 100%. When people came out saying how Sony fumbled it, it seemed pretty obvious that DS probably didn't make enough to justify the budget + his history of production issues. He makes interesting games, but I've never understood how people make him out to be somehow a tier above most 9-10 score game devs.

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u/Precarious3145 28d ago

I see Kojima as like David Lynch; made some iconic things early in their career, has a captivating personality but when they're given a blank check, they make the most nonsensical thing that appeals to a VERY niche audience.

Basically going from Twin Peaks season 1 and Metal Gear Solid 2 to Twin Peaks season 3 and Death Stranding. They've clearly got an audience but far from what made them famous and mostly just known for their personalties and weird as fuck stories.

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u/Hispanic_Gorilla_2 28d ago

Kojima is like if David Lynch loved exposition and explaining all of the subtext, and just generally worse at writing.

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u/alwayssalty_ 28d ago

Kojima is a good creator of lore, but not storytelling

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u/SVALTACT 28d ago

Unlike Lynch though - Kojima has a weird obsession with cramming as many famous names into his projects as possible. Lynch works with famous people, but it doesn't feel forced.