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September 21, 2026

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Hideo Kojima says Sony canceled Physint over a Zoom call, and he still doesn't know why. In a new interview, Kojima described the June meeting as a shock that left him immediately worrying about bank loans and potential mass layoffs at his 200-person studio. He said he loves Sony and holds no grudge, but the relationship has changed: "the corporate structure of S.I.E. is different from the Jim Ryan days." Bloomberg's Jason Schreier later reported that the cancellation followed months of negotiations over budget overruns and missed deadlines, and that PlayStation, post-Concord, has tightened its spending discipline. Kojima Productions issued a statement calling those reports "unsubstantiated speculation" and insisting its relationship with PlayStation remains strong. Schreier responded bluntly: "It doesn't dispute any of our reporting." The hosts see this as a fundamental mismatch—the PlayStation Kojima partnered with under Andrew House and Shuhei Yoshida is not the same PlayStation in 2026, one now scrutinizing every dollar after expensive disappointments. Meanwhile, Kojima told IGN he does not yet know whether Physint will be exclusive to Xbox, its new publisher.

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  • 1 (06:28) **Kojima Says Sony Canceled Physint Over a Zoom Call** - Hideo Kojima reveals he was blindsided when PlayStation dropped the project in a June Zoom meeting, and says he still doesn't know the reason.
  • 2 (20:22) **Kojima Unsure If Physint Will Be Xbox Exclusive** - In the same IGN interview, Kojima says he doesn't know whether Xbox will keep the game exclusive to its platforms.
  • 3 (28:45) **Bungie Says "More Destiny Is Coming" After Ending Support for Destiny 2** - Bungie's new leadership publishes a blog post acknowledging lost trust and promising to restore vaulted Destiny 2 content.
  • 4 (37:00) **Discussion: Is Bungie's Pivot a Genuine Reset or a Desperation Move?** - Blessing and Tim analyze whether the Destiny unvaulting plan signals a real turnaround or a last-ditch effort to raise money.
  • 5 (41:03) **Final Fantasy VII Revelation Will Let Players Auto-Level to Skip Grinding** - Director Naoki Hamaguchi confirms an option to raise character levels automatically at specific story points, responding to player feedback about being underleveled when skipping side content.
  • 6 (47:42) **Unannounced PlayStation Rewards Program Hands Out Wallet Credits** - Sony appears to be testing a new loyalty program that gives wallet credits for purchasing select games, possibly replacing the defunct PlayStation Stars program.
  • 7 (50:25) **Wii News Channel: Lisa DualSense Controller, Hell Divers Movie Casting, and More** - A roundup of smaller news items, including a K-Pop star collaboration and a film adaptation update.

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Sony cancelled Physint over a Zoom call, Kojima’s not sure whether the game’s coming to PlayStation, and Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is going to help you skip the side content. Thank you for the support!


Run of Show - 00:00:00 - Start
00:04:44 - Hideo Kojima Says Sony Canceled Physint Over A Zoom Call And Claims He Still Doesn’t Know The Reason Why
00:18:35 - Hideo Kojima Doesn’t Know If Physint Will Be Xbox Exclusive
00:21:46 - Ad
00:24:43 - Bungie Says More Destiny Is Coming, Months After Ending Support for Destiny 2
00:37:03 - Final Fantasy 7 Revelation will let players raise their character’s level automatically to skip grinding
00:43:48 - Unannounced PlayStation Rewards Program Handing Out Wallet Credits To Some Players
00:46:26 - Wee News!
00:51:58 - SuperChats & You‘re Wrong

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