PlayStation will decide to turn off the tap Fresintthe new project consists of Hideo Kojima and his Kojima Productions, due to a combination of budget issues, missed deadlines and limited commercial prospects. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, citing people familiar with the matter, said Sony would carefully evaluate the investment it still needs versus the results achieved with Kojima Productions’ latest title, another analyst’s assumption.
deciding factors
One of the factors that had the biggest influence on this decision was Sales of Death Stranding and Death Stranding 2which will not meet the revenue share set by PlayStation. Added to this are the internal problems of Physint development: the project is likely to miss some deadlines and is destined to significantly exceed its expected budget, despite being still a few years away from release.
Another factor involves the issue of exclusivity. Sources revealed that PlayStation was originally unwilling to invest hundreds of millions of dollars In a project destined to remain exclusive only for a while. Death Stranding and its sequels were originally released on the PlayStation platform before being released elsewhere. Kojima Productions also retains the intellectual property rights for both series.
Sony Tries to Cancel Hideo Kojima’s Physint, Now an Xbox Project Like OD
In this case it would be Xbox Enter Gamewhich also sees Physint as an interesting opportunity for its multi-platform strategy. An important element will be represented by PC: according to Bloomberg, the previous Death Stranding game also generated good revenue on the platform, while Sony has decided not to release its single-player game on PC. Conversely, Xbox also releases its games on PC, and is willing to release Physint on both Xbox and PC.
Possible agreements also include me Film and television rights to Physint and ODKojima Productions’ experimental horror project. The strategy would be in line with plans by new Xbox chief executive Asha Sharma, who has said expanding video gaming into film and television is an element of her vision for the division.
