#Hideo Kojima
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Physint Cancelled by Sony: Kojima Stunned, Eyes on Xbox
Sony Interactive Entertainment pulled funding for Physint without warning. Hideo Kojima, speaking at Tokyo Game Show, expressed shock to IGN and The Washington Post — while appearing at Xbox's booth. This sudden reversal raises a fundamental question: how can a project backed by one of gaming's most bankable creators get axed so abruptly? And what does this shift reveal about the real state of relations between star auteurs and proprietary platforms?
Physint Dropped by PlayStation, Picked Up by Xbox: Kojima Rebounds
PlayStation wanted to cancel Physint, Hideo Kojima's spy project announced as an exclusive. Xbox acquired it. The news broke tonight via a joint triple announcement from Kojima Productions, PlayStation, and Microsoft, with Asha Sharma, Xbox vice president, publicly welcoming the deal. A dramatic reversal that redraws the lines between the two console makers and raises a simple question: what is a PlayStation exclusivity label really worth anymore?
P.T.: The Ghost Following You Without Your Knowledge
Ten years after its removal from PlayStation servers, the playable Silent Hills demo continues to reveal its secrets. A hacker has uncovered a behavior of the female specter that retroactively redefines the experience: Lisa literally follows you throughout the demo, invisible, undetected by the vast majority of players. A discovery that speaks as much to P.T.'s design brilliance as it does to the absurdity of its disappearance.