PlayStation Pulls Out Of PHYSINT As Kojima Productions Turns To Xbox
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.
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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.
Kojima 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.
PlayStation'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.
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