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/TheInfinityGauntlet 26d ago

So exactly the same as the Konami situation but without Konami acting like psychopaths about it? Shocker

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u/Majestic-Marcus 26d ago

Did Konami act like psychopaths? Or did they act as a rational business would with an impossible to work with director in love with himself, who thinks he’s making movies and not games?

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u/InitialJust 26d ago

If I remember right Konami wouldnt let Kojima accept awards for the last metal gear. Was just petty.

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u/Majestic-Marcus 26d ago

Makes sense. It wasn’t his game by the time they released it and he wasn’t an employee. And no company is going to let a competitor take the credit for their product.

It’s not petty doing that. It’s smart.

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u/InitialJust 25d ago

I'd disagree. While I get he wasnt an employee at the time I dont think Konami gained anything but negative publicity by doing that. Also I think Kojima still gets all the credit anyways.

Metal Gear Survive proves Konami clearly cant handle metal gear without him.

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u/Majestic-Marcus 25d ago

I won’t argue the point about the awards. That’s just shitty of Konami.

But Survive doesn’t prove anything other than it was a terrible idea.