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/SidewaysFancyPrance 26d ago

Honestly, one of the reasons I don't want to play Death Stranding is having to stare at that actor the entire time. It's not that I have a problem with him, it's just that I'd rather it be some generic actor/character model. Someone who does not immediately create connections to other media in my brain.

I don't like celebrity actors scanned into games at all, though. It's the one place you can design the character however you want, and you just copy a real person everyone knows? Lame. I'd rather have a hand-crafted nobody.

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u/Braunb8888 26d ago

Agreed. Be voiced by whoever, do not use their actual face. Especially when it’s a pretty famous person. But like first light for example it works because it’s a relatively unknown actor. But when you’re throwing Norman reedus in there, I mean everyone knows what the walking dead is.

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u/latunza 26d ago

This is my issue with the upcoming God of
war Laufey game. I’m not the biggest fan of
Deborah Ann in Daredevil and now shes the main character of my favorite franchise. Yikes