{
  "id": 8930818,
  "title": "\"I thought people would leave\": Hideo Kojima offers his account of Physint's switch from PlayStation to Xbox, as his studio insist they're in a \"healthy, profitable state\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/i-thought-people-would-leave-hideo-kojima-offers-his-account-of",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-21T13:28:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Rock Paper Shotgun",
    "slug": "rock-paper-shotgun",
    "url": "https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/i-thought-people-would-leave-hideo-kojima-offers-his-account-of-physints-switch-from-playstation-to-xbox-as-his-studio-insist-theyre-in-a-healthy-profitable-state"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Hideo Koijima and his studio Kojima Productions have offered a more in-depth version of their side of the story after action espionage game Physint switched publishers from PlayStation to Xbox earlier this month. Kojima claimed PlayStation had tried to cancel the game, with a subsequent report from Bloomberg alleging that an exceeded budget, missed deadlines, and Death Stranding series sales not…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Hideo Kojima Reveals What Happened With Sony in Exclusive First Interview Since PlayStation Ditched Physint",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/hideo-kojima-reveals-what-happened-with-sony-in-exclusive-first",
        "published": "2026-09-20T11:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "GamesIndustry",
        "title": "Hideo Kojima \"couldn't understand\" why Physint \"would be on the list of being cancelled\" by Sony",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/hideo-kojima-couldnt-understand-why-physint-would-be-on-the-list-of",
        "published": "2026-09-21T08:35:21.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}