{"rewrite":{"id":"r_b808cbdae197cfc4b945ef1f","clusterId":"c_72837c549d8503bb692b4b12","slug":"playstation-pulls-out-of-physint-as-kojima-productions-turns-to-xbox","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"PlayStation Pulls Out Of PHYSINT As Kojima Productions Turns To Xbox","summary":"Kojima Productions says PlayStation withdrew from PHYSINT, the espionage game it had been developing with Sony. Hideo Kojima said a notice stating the project would be canceled arrived from Sony Interactive Entertainment in mid-June, and that the studio spent three months seeking a new partner before signing with Xbox. PlayStation said its relationship with Kojima remains strong after 30 years of collaboration.","whyItMatters":"Kojima's account puts the split on Sony's side rather than a mutual exit, and the analyst explanation attached to it, a sales gap between Death Stranding and its sequel, is an estimate Sony and Kojima Productions have not confirmed.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eKojima Productions has confirmed Xbox will publish PHYSINT, the espionage game that had been in development with PlayStation. In a post on September 10, Hideo Kojima said Sony Interactive Entertainment sent a notice in mid-June stating the in-production project would be canceled, and that the studio spent the next three months looking for a new partner before settling on Xbox.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayStation\u0026#39;s own statement, issued the same day, said its relationship with Kojima remains strong after 30 years of collaboration. Kantan Games CEO Serkan Toto tied the withdrawal to a sharp drop in sales between Death Stranding and Death Stranding 2. Neither Sony nor Kojima Productions has published Death Stranding 2 sales figures; Alinea Analytics estimates 2.5 million copies.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Kojima Productions waited three months for a new partner before signing with Xbox, while PlayStation calls the 30-year relationship strong. A publisher can end a project and still keep the relationship intact.","twitterPost":"Kojima Productions spent three months finding a new partner after PlayStation withdrew, while Sony calls the 30-year relationship strong.","threadsPost":"PlayStation's notice arrived in mid-June. Kojima Productions then spent three months seeking a partner before signing with Xbox, even as PlayStation calls the 30-year relationship strong. Dropping the game and keeping the relationship are two separate decisions.","newsletterBlurb":"Kojima Productions will develop PHYSINT with Xbox after PlayStation withdrew. Kojima said the cancellation notice came from Sony Interactive Entertainment in mid-June, and that three months of talks followed. An analyst attributes the pullout to falling sales between Death Stranding and its sequel, a figure neither company has released.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GIGAZINE\",\"url\":\"https://gigazine.net/news/20260911-why-playstation-ditch-kojima-productions/\",\"title\":\"Why Did PlayStation Abandon Hideo Kojima's PHYSINT? Analyst Suggests Death Stranding 2 Sales Are the Cause\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4715,"outputTokens":623,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1789099176,"createdAt":"2026-09-11T03:54:57.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-09-11T03:58:24.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T03:58:24.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_72837c549d8503bb692b4b12","canonicalTitle":"PlayStationはなぜ小島秀夫のPHYSINTを見捨てたのか？アナリストは「デス・ストランディング2」の売上が原因と推測","representativeArticleId":"a_d637291265e8d218d2271fba","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"PHYSINT\",\"Death Stranding 2\"],\"studios\":[\"Kojima Productions\",\"PlayStation\",\"Xbox\"],\"people\":[\"Hideo Kojima\"],\"type\":\"business\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-11T03:02:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-11T03:02:00.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-11T03:58:20.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"GIGAZINE","url":"https://gigazine.net/news/20260911-why-playstation-ditch-kojima-productions/","title":"PlayStationはなぜ小島秀夫のPHYSINTを見捨てたのか？アナリストは「デス・ストランディング2」の売上が原因と推測"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["PHYSINT","Death Stranding 2"],"studios":["Kojima Productions","PlayStation","Xbox"],"people":["Hideo Kojima"],"type":"business","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}