According to Jason Schreier, Hideo Kojima's project accumulated delays and was poised to significantly exceed its budget. Furthermore, Sony doubted it would recoup an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars.

On the other hand, Death Stranding and its sequel reportedly did not meet PlayStation's revenue expectations. Both were timed exclusive games and later arrived on other platforms.

Microsoft, however, reportedly bet on Physint due to its launch on Xbox and PC. Additionally, Xbox acquired film and television rights related to the project.

Physint was announced in 2024, but it still has no release date and has not been publicly shown.