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This week, PlayStation announced that it had pulled out of publishing Hideo Kojima's next game, Physint. But the company didn't give a reason. So I made some calls. Here's why PlayStation bailed and why Xbox snapped Kojima right up: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Jason Schreier
This week, PlayStation announced that it had pulled out of publishing Hideo Kojima's next game, Physint. But the company didn't give a reason. So I made some calls. Here's why PlayStation bailed and why Xbox snapped Kojima right up: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Video Games Chronicle
Report: PlayStation cancelled Hideo Kojima’s Physint because Death Stranding and its sequel did meet revenue expectations
Rock Paper Shotgun
Earlier this week, Hideo Kojima-helmed action espionage game Physint switched publishers from PlayStation to Xbox, a leap across the console divide which might make it more likely to get a PC port. At the time, Kojima claimed PlayStation had tried to can the game, while the console makers tried to paint the divorce as an amicable split. Now, a report's shed more light on why Sony decided to ditch Physint. Read more
Eurogamer
Following Sony's announcement earlier this week that it had "stepped away" from Kojima Production's previously PlayStation-exclusive "action espionage" Physint, a new report has claimed Sony's decision was the result of concerns over "budget, potential profitability and exclusivity." Read more
Polygon
PlayStation canceled Hideo Kojima's Physint, leading it to being picked up by Xbox. A new report shares insight as to why Sony may have canned it.
IGN
Cutting ties with Kojima and poor Wolverine reviews are just the latest issues in a difficult generation for PlayStation. The platform's future has never looked bleaker.
Bloomberg News center
Game designer Hideo Kojima shocked fans this week by announcing that his next game, 'Physint,' will be published by Xbox instead of PlayStation. Bloomberg News has the scoop on what happened and why.