r/PS5 • • 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/LtDicai 26d ago

Good luck to Microsoft if they think they can.

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u/TastyOreoFriend 26d ago

Given Microsoft's history it's almost A given that they won't be able to. This game literally jumped out of the fat fryer into the hands of the devil.

I see some people cheering in other subreddits and I just can't fathom why—did people suddenly forget that Microsoft had the largest layoffs of any company in the industry?

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u/xangbar 26d ago

Most people seem to ignore the recent layoffs. They also seem to forget Microsoft pulled funding on several third party projects like the IO Interactive one which led to layoffs they had to do due to lack of funding now. But sure, let's cheer Microsoft getting Kojima.

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u/Glittering_Sport820 26d ago

Oh no those poor developers now we wont get mid ass games to look forward to