{"rewrite":{"id":"r_83d70216ca5f92dd5131059e","clusterId":"c_e3775cc5f786b7358a338dcf","slug":"kojima-poses-with-xbox-chief-asha-sharma-as-she-visits-kojima-productions","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Kojima Poses With Xbox Chief Asha Sharma As She Visits Kojima Productions","summary":"Asha Sharma, who leads Microsoft's Xbox division, visited Kojima Productions in Japan and appeared in a photo with Hideo Kojima that he posted to social media. Sharma took over the Xbox division after Phil Spencer, who had led it since 2014. Game Spark notes the visit could involve discussion of Kojima's projects PHYSINT and OD, both announced without release dates.","whyItMatters":"Sharma has been resetting Xbox's business and cutting costs, so her sitting down with Kojima is worth reading as a check on whether the projects he has announced with the company stay on track.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eSharma took the Xbox division over in February 2026, succeeding Phil Spencer, and has since restructured Game Pass, cut staff, and spun studios out. She has also spent the year talking to fans directly on X, where she reversed a policy about naming other companies\u0026#39; platforms at Xbox events and changed the brand\u0026#39;s notation to XBOX after a survey.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKojima\u0026#39;s projects with Xbox, PHYSINT and OD, remain announced without release dates. The photo is the first public sign of the two in the same room. Kojima Productions has not commented on what was discussed.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Asha Sharma visited Kojima Productions in Japan and posed with Hideo Kojima, who posted the photo. The Xbox chief has spent 2026 restructuring the division; Kojima's PHYSINT and OD are still announced without dates.","twitterPost":"Asha Sharma visited Kojima Productions in Japan and posed with Hideo Kojima, who posted the photo. The Xbox chief has spent 2026 restructuring the division; Kojima's PHYSINT and OD are still announced without dates.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"Xbox division head Asha Sharma visited Kojima Productions in Japan and posed for a photo with Hideo Kojima, which he posted to social media. Game Spark reads the visit as a possible discussion of Kojima's Xbox-linked projects PHYSINT and OD. Sharma has spent the year cutting costs and restructuring the division she took over in February 2026.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/14/172251.html\",\"title\":\"Director Kojima Poses with Xbox Chief Asha Sharma, Deepening Ties! She Visited Kojima Productions in Japan, Possibly Discussing 'PHYSINT' and 'OD' [The Hideo Next Door]\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4682,"outputTokens":598,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789389929,"createdAt":"2026-09-14T12:40:02.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-14T12:43:23.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T12:43:23.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_e3775cc5f786b7358a338dcf","canonicalTitle":"小島監督、連携深めるXBOX代表アーシャ・シャルマ氏とツーショット！日本のコジプロスタジオ訪問し『PHYSINT』『OD』についての協議も実施か【となりのヒデオ】","representativeArticleId":"a_c45230bff4e58a57815c9c82","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"PHYSINT\",\"OD\"],\"studios\":[\"Kojima Productions\",\"Xbox\"],\"people\":[\"Hideo Kojima\",\"Asha Sharma\"],\"type\":\"news\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-14T12:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-14T12:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-14T12:43:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/14/172251.html","title":"小島監督、連携深めるXBOX代表アーシャ・シャルマ氏とツーショット！日本のコジプロスタジオ訪問し『PHYSINT』『OD』についての協議も実施か【となりのヒデオ】"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["PHYSINT","OD"],"studios":["Kojima Productions","Xbox"],"people":["Hideo Kojima","Asha Sharma"],"type":"news","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}