Even after Genius exposed the Kojima reporter as a liar, Schreier continued to write about Kojima’s departure from Sony

Insider and Bloomberg reporter Jason Schrayer have shared new details about Sony and Kojima Productions ending their partnership on spy action game Physint. Negotiations between the two sides lasted for months and were bogged down by disputes over production timelines, final budgets and strict exclusivity requirements. According to industry rumors, Hideo Kojima applied for huge financing from Japanese companies.

For Sony, the deal no longer looks lucrative: At an astronomical cost, the company will be unable to acquire the intellectual property rights, and the game will still be released on third-party platforms over time. After the breakup, Microsoft became interested in the rights to the project and offered more flexible terms. develop FresintThe game starring Bill Skarsgård is in its early stages, and the studio must now find a replacement for Guerrilla Games’ Decima engine.