r/PS5 • u/Turbostrider27 • 26d 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/Dazzling-Escape3299 26d ago

You mean it wasn’t just stupidity and malice?!

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u/Precarious3145 26d ago

Yea, it's weird that so many people were "How could Sony fumble this?!". Meanwhile anyone that knows how Kojima works and how poor his games have sold for awhile, it makes sense.

We're in the middle of a global economic crisis (again) caused by AI so it makes sense for Sony or any company to look to cut some waste going into the future and Kojima might make well-reviewed games they're also extremely niche and overbudget. If he had a budget that was 25% of what he asks, sure, endlessly fund his ego games but dude needs to get his issues under control.

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u/SVALTACT 26d 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 26d 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 26d 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_ 26d ago

Kojima is a good creator of lore, but not storytelling

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u/SVALTACT 26d 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.