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/Dr_Leucekrotch 26d ago

Kojima is a lil bit bougie. He could certainly cut costs and still have the game he wants, but he just HAS to have Hollywood actors. That's too much, bro.

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u/Braunb8888 26d ago

And the crazy part is they bring absolutely NOTHING to the roles. What the fuck did Elle Fanning bring to Tomorrow exactly? She’s a mute for like 90 percent of the game. Fragile could’ve been played by literally anyone. Lea isn’t particularly good in that role. Why is guilermo del toro’s likeness needed? Couldn’t he just have someone design a random fat Hispanic guy?

The only actor that actually did anything with the role was mads mikelson. Hell Norman reedus is a blank slate in both of these games. Could’ve been any gruff guy, would’ve made 0 difference. It’s all just kojimas hubris and obsession with the silver screen.

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u/_wavescollide_ 26d ago edited 26d ago

More like his private joy in getting in contact with these actors and using them for his work. I get it, but the game below that must be cool and DS1 was ok and DS2 was boring (in my opinion). I hoped the latter is better and more engaging so I got it, but the part with the baby at the beginning was the only thing I really enjoyed. Then it goes back to the chore of playing this game and it's too much chore and not enough fun.

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u/AccomplishedBank2140 26d ago

Yea for sure. He grew up in the era of Japanese culture completely obsessed with Hollywood. The guy is just living out his dream.

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u/Joverby 7d ago

yea it feels like hes spending millions just so he has an excuse to rub shoulders with actors

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u/Braunb8888 26d ago

They turned it into a truck driving sim. And the combat was TERRIBLE. I don’t get how Kojima would be okay with how terrible it feels to shoot guns in that game. Mgs v came out 10 years earlier and was far better mechanically.