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Xbox’s Asha Sharma reportedly told The New York Times that Hideo Kojima’s upcoming titles ‘OD’ and ‘PHYSINT’ will not be Xbox exclusives. Kojima had previously turned to Microsoft for backing after funding talks with Sony Interactive Entertainment broke down, and word of this exchange getting out set Japan’s 5ch “Hardware/Industry” (Geha) board abuzz. While some in the thread welcomed the reversal on exclusivity, others questioned whether the relationship with Sony has truly been mended, raised concerns about release timing and the PS5’s remaining lifespan, and the thread devolved into the usual console-war slapfight.
OD and PHYSINT confirmed for PS multiplatform release
“They will NOT be exclusive! Asha Sharma confirmed to The New York Times that legendary developer Hideo Kojima’s games will not be Xbox exclusives.
She also said work will continue on bringing games considered Xbox “exclusives” over to PlayStation.
Source: x.com / original post here
What people said
It's not even sold here to begin with
Turns out that wasn't the case
Can that even run on PS?
then there was no reason for MS to fork over the money in the first place…
If exclusivity were fine, they'd just release it on PS
It's on Xbox because Kojima wanted it multiplatform lol
This is a company that spent a fortune buying Activision Blizzard and still ships their games on PS, let alone Switch
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Hideo Kojima pitched Microsoft and won their backing
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PS5 versions of OD and PHYSINT: release confirmed!!
Honestly, I hope this is true, because it'd be hilarious lol
Maybe because the main stage is over here?
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What a brain-dead mistake
Then just keep telling yourself PHYSINT and OD are both coming to PS5
Forever
Overseas I get it, plenty of fanboys were mad at SIE for letting him go
But if the Japanese crowd that spent all its time bashing Kojima is now begging for this too, that's a pretty embarrassing look
Main takeaway: never actually listen to their excuses
Same here
The only hardware that can't play it is PlayStation-piggy hardware lol
Really sharp move
Spoken like someone with no money lol
More like: it's precisely because they're rich that they're good at judging money
"Good at judging money," sure
Wolverine: nuked into oblivion
Saros: nuked into oblivion
Marathon: nuked into oblivion
PS5 (disc edition): discontinued
PSVR: on life support
Vita: officially declared dead after going missing
SIE, truly operating on a genius level
He split with Sony because he didn't want PS exclusivity, so just because he's with MS now doesn't mean it'll turn into Xbox exclusivity
OD, though, who knows
It's not that he hated PS exclusivity — Sony unilaterally pulled the plug on him
Is your brain rotting, making up memories like that? lol
Honestly, calling this just "a cognitive distortion" would be generous at this point
Knew it, I just KNEEEEW it!!
Hideo Kojima: "My relationship with SONY remains as strong as ever"
Which means there's a good chance he's still building it on the Decima Engine
Isn't the distribution partnership dead, though?
He can't access Decima or the asset files anymore
If it's the crowning achievement of his career as a creator, that's fine by me
Gears: "Um… could you remember me, even just a little…? Because of Asha I can't go work a PS side-gig and I'm dying over here…"
Jealous of even Gears now lol
Just go buy Wolverine already, lolololololol
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/30/arts/xbox-microsoft-asha-sharma.html
After hours of diplomatically dodging questions about competitors, Sharma was uncharacteristically at a loss for words when the conversation turned to the deal for Hideo Kojima's new stealth game, 'Physint.' After smiling at the idea of apologizing to Sony, she shrugged and said she was glad Kojima had chosen to team up with Xbox.
According to people familiar with the matter, the deal came in well below what Xbox typically spends developing a premium game, and included film and TV rights as well. Sharma also made clear that cooperation with Sony would continue, saying, "Competition and collaboration can coexist."
Lol, that just outed Re: #1 as an idiot
All MS can really say to that is "Tch, shut up already (we'll keep cooperating with Sony though ^^)" lol
Before any of that, the real challenge — the actual miracle — is whether this even makes it to release at all
Basically every Xbox game launches on PC simultaneously anyway, so there's no need to specifically call out "this title will also be on PC"
Sharma also clarified that work with Sony would continue: "Competition and collaboration can coexist."
Background and key points of this story
The source here is a New York Times interview with Xbox executive Asha Sharma, and the gist of it is that ‘OD’ and ‘PHYSINT’ will not be made Xbox exclusives — this is not an official announcement that PS5 versions are coming. The thread title’s “release confirmed” is a leap to conclusions; in reality, only a policy of avoiding exclusivity was indicated. The backdrop is that Kojima’s funding negotiations with Sony Interactive Entertainment broke down, after which he continued development with Microsoft’s backing. The NYT report notes the deal came in below what Xbox normally spends developing a premium title and included film and TV rights, suggesting this was more than just an ordinary game development contract. The thread split over whether walking back exclusivity signals reconciliation with Sony or is simply a business decision, and over when a PS5 version might actually arrive — with ‘Death Stranding,’ which took years to reach Xbox after debuting as a PlayStation exclusive, cited as a precedent.
※This article is excerpted and summarized from the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, “Geha”) thread “OD and PHYSINT PS5 versions: release confirmed!!“.
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