{
  "id": 8949873,
  "title": "Hideo Kojima Could Be the Catalyst for an Xbox Turnaround",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/hideo-kojima-could-be-the-catalyst-for-an-xbox-turnaround",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-21T15:15:35.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IGN",
    "slug": "ign",
    "url": "https://www.ign.com/articles/hideo-kojima-could-be-the-catalyst-for-an-xbox-turnaround"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Hideo Kojima, once a PlayStation superstar athlete, has found a new home on Xbox. This transfer of talent has given Xbox hope for a turnaround with Kojima's two upcoming projects set to be exclusive to the platform. The announcement of these projects has made Project Helix, Microsoft's next-gen console, a more appealing proposition to gamers. Xbox's strategy seems to be focusing on exclusives, with Kojima's projects, Obsidian's new Fallout game, Fable 2, and the Forza, Halo, and Gears of War franchises all contributing to the console's appeal. The Elder Scrolls 6 is also a major draw, promising to be a juggernaut for Xbox. If Xbox can keep these exclusives off rival consoles, it may see a surge in sales as fans who have been loyal to PlayStation in the past consider making the switch.",
  "summary": "To use a sports analogy, Hideo Kojima is like a superstar athlete whose previous team (PlayStation) dropped him for, reportedly, salary-cap reasons. Xbox was all too happy to sign him, and unsurprisingly, they trotted him out at the Tokyo Game Show as the new face of the franchise. As they should. If this really was a sports team, a giant banner featuring Kojima’s face would be hung up on the…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "PC Gamer",
        "title": "Kojima says his Sony split was amicable and they both still love us very much",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/kojima-says-his-sony-split-was-amicable-and-they-both-still-love-us",
        "published": "2026-09-21T13:29:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}