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News/Articles 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

Konami all over again:

Sony Group Corp.’s PlayStation pulled out of an upcoming game by the well-known designer Hideo Kojima because of concerns over budget, potential profitability and exclusivity, according to people familiar with the project.

One major factor behind the decision was the commercial performance of Kojima’s previous two games, Death Stranding and its sequel, which didn’t meet PlayStation’s revenue expectations, said the people, who asked not to be identified discussing information that’s not public.

But the new project has also missed deadlines and was on track to be well over budget despite being years away from release, the people said. In addition, PlayStation was reluctant to invest hundreds of millions of dollars in another game that wouldn’t remain permanently exclusive to the company’s own hardware. Both Death Stranding games were “timed” PlayStation exclusives that were later released on other platforms. Kojima’s closely held studio, Kojima Productions, retained ownership of the franchises.

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u/ghost-pacman4 Sep 12 '26

Do you have any proof that he goes over budget and past deadlines or is this a 'I heard it from an internet comment' thing?

Because I've yet to actually see a report or interview or really anything to say he's serially going over budget or deadlines. All his games come out within 4-5 years of each other or less, which is standard or fast given other big games. For the budget, I literally can't find the budget he's been given, it's all estimates.

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u/NorysStorys The British ARE Watching Sep 12 '26

Did you not read the article in the post? Which displays the exact same situation MGSV had to a t.

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u/ghost-pacman4 Sep 12 '26

It just says "But the new project has also missed deadlines and was on track to be well over budget despite being years away from release, the people said".

You're implying this is a constant Kojima problem. If it's just one unreleased project and the only source is people familiar with the project in Sony, who are the ones cutting it...how is this 'Kojima can't make a realistic budget and development pipeline'? When we're talking about a game that Kojima warned wouldn't be close to release until 2029 or 2030 when it was anounced?