{
  "id": 10331626,
  "title": "Industry insiders and Tokyo gossip suggest Kojima is getting less money from Xbox than original PlayStation budget for Physint",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/industry-insiders-and-tokyo-gossip-suggest-kojima-is-getting-less",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-28T01:19:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PC Gamer",
    "slug": "pc-gamer",
    "url": "https://www.pcgamer.com/games/industry-insiders-and-tokyo-gossip-suggest-kojima-is-getting-less-money-from-xbox-than-original-playstation-budget-for-physint/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Industry insiders and Tokyo gossip suggest that Hideo Kojima's upcoming project, Physint, is receiving a smaller budget from Microsoft compared to the original PlayStation deal. Kojima Productions is reportedly working with a tighter budget, and it is unclear how much has already been spent on the project. Microsoft's acquisition of Kojima likely serves as a Public Relations victory, but financial difficulties at Microsoft could lead them to make financial compromises on the project.",
  "summary": "Whatever this game costs, people seem to agree it's in the nine figures.",
  "key_points": [
    "Hideo Kojima's Physint project gets smaller budget from Xbox.",
    "Kojima Productions works with tighter budget.",
    "Microsoft acquisition seen as PR victory."
  ],
  "editors_take": "A smaller budget for Physint compared to the original PlayStation deal puts Kojima Productions in a tighter financial spot, potentially impacting the project's scope despite Microsoft's public relations gain.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}