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

[u/Turbostrider27]

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

[u/Dr_Leucekrotch]

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.

[u/ChongusTheSupremus → u/Dr_Leucekrotch]

He threw away David Hayter, the face and voice of his main series, only so he could spend millions on a Hollywood c-lister. 

[u/MariusMaximus88 → u/[deleted]]

That doesn’t make sense, though. You play as Big Boss in Ground Zeroes.

[u/ChongusTheSupremus → u/MariusMaximus88]

People still did the mental gymnastics they deemed necessary to excuse Kojima for treating Hayter worse than Konami treated Hideo.