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PlayStation Walked Away From Kojima’s Physint Over Budget Fears, but Timed Exclusivity Sealed the Deal

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Following its announcement in 2024, PlayStation and Kojima Productions didn’t talk much about Physint, the game that would mark Hideo Kojima’s return to the stealth-action genre that made him one of the most renowned game designers with the Metal Gear series. The long silence was broken this week in a rather surprising way, as it was announced that PlayStation backed away from the project, only for Kojima Productions to partner with Xbox. According to a new report from Jason Schreier, the game’s budget was among the reasons for PlayStation’s pivot, although timed exclusivity also played a part in the decision. […]

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