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New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma signed Hideo Kojima's spy-thriller Physint after Sony walked away from the project. According to reports, Xbox is paying far below its typical premium game budget.
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Xbox CEO Asha Sharma confirmed the company is spending significantly below its typical premium game budget for Kojima Productions' Physint, and that the deal includes film and TV rights.
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Asha Sharma addressed the shifting relationship between Xbox and PlayStation in a New York Times interview, noting that the two rivals can work together while competing. She also dismissed the idea of apologizing to Sony over Xbox's publishing deal for
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Hideo Kojima's stealth game Physint will cost Xbox significantly less than the $400 million budget he originally quoted to Sony, according to multiple industry sources.
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Journalist Jason Schreier reports that Hideo Kojima asked PlayStation for a substantial sum to develop the stealth action game Physint, despite retaining IP ownership and planning multiplatform release. Sony pulled out citing concerns over cost, progress
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Hideo Kojima says platform availability for the tactical espionage game remains undecided, with Xbox now publishing after Sony's surprise exit in June.
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After Sony ended support for Physint, Hideo Kojima raced to secure new publishing partners within months, revealing financial pressures and strategic challenges that echo across the struggling game industry.
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Hideo Kojima has clarified that PHYSINT's exclusivity to Xbox remains uncertain, despite the publisher switch from PlayStation. In a new interview, Kojima revealed Xbox's broader vision for the IP across games, movies, and anime, while the game's engine
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After Sony dropped funding for Physint and the project moved to Xbox, Kojima Productions issued a statement asserting the studio remains profitable and its PlayStation relationship is strong.
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After Sony pulled funding in June, Physint moves to Xbox publishing. Hideo Kojima says he loves Sony but won't confirm if the game will ever reach PS6, and the studio is still experimenting with engines including Guerrilla's Decima.
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Hideo Kojima revealed he was blindsided when Sony cut funding for Physint in June via Zoom call, forcing the renowned designer to quickly pitch the espionage game to Microsoft. Kojima believed the project was safe from industry turbulence, calling it "the
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Hideo Kojima's upcoming spiritual successor to Metal Gear has revealed its setting through new artwork featuring actor Bill Skarsgard. A poster tagline reads "The next Cold War begins," suggesting the stealth game will explore espionage during modern
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