Sony Cancels Fizzant Xbox Picks Up Publishing
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Sony's PlayStation Studios abruptly scrapped Hideo Kojima's stealth title Fizzant, prompting Xbox to announce a publishing deal—creators uniformly slam Sony as short‑sighted and laud Microsoft for seizing a flagship Kojima project, fueling buzz after the partnership was revealed at Tokyo Game Show 2026.
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Sony Just Keeps Stacking The L's...
Sony's cancellation of Kojima's stealth game 'Fizzant' under CFO Lynn Tao's live-service chase is a generational mistake, allowing Xbox to immediately partner with Kojima and keep the project alive.
The Truth Comes Out...
The creator reacts to Sony and PlayStation canceling Kojima Productions' Fizzant, which Xbox then picked up, arguing the cancellation was a baffling short-sighted move and that Xbox saved the project, while highlighting Fizzant's commercial potential as Kojima's stealth-action return.
Sony...What Are You Doing?
Sony/PlayStation Studios' cancellation of Kojima Productions' Fizzant was immediately exploited by Microsoft/Xbox and Asha Sharma, who swooped in to publish it, framing Sony's spreadsheet-driven decision as a self-inflicted goodwill disaster.
It's All Falling Apart...
The creator argues Sony's decision to cut funding for Kojima Productions' Fizzant is short-sighted, especially as they continue investing in the failing live-service Marathon, which now has only 2-3k concurrent players and is losing more money than Death Stranding 2.
Sony... You Absolute Idiots
PlayStation's cancellation of Hideo Kojima's stealth-action game Fizzant in mid-June 2026, publicly confirmed on September 9, 2026, led Kojima Productions to partner with Xbox for Fizzant and OD, with the creator framing Sony's decision as a major fumble that handed a genre-defining title to its competitor amid a pattern of PlayStation missteps.
Sony Fumbled So Hard
At Tokyo Game Show 2026, Kojima revealed Fizzant's cast for Xbox after PlayStation dropped the project, underscoring Sony's short-sighted loss of Kojima's prestige to Xbox while PlayStation pours money into live-service flops like Horizon Hunter Gathering.
Sony's Stupidity Knows No Bounds
PlayStation's cancellation of Kojima's Fizzant over budget and deadline concerns—while pouring money into failed live-service flops like Concord—shows Sony leadership's shortsighted corporate priorities, especially as Xbox stepped in to pick up the project.