{"podcast":{"title":"Destin Legarie Podcast | Save State Plus","slug":"destin-legarie-podcast-save-state-plus-7244455","podcast_index_feed_id":7244455,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ff4863b8/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/savestateplus","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/42729342/42729342-1774884241324-e8e6594682d27.jpg","author":"Destin Legarie","episode_count":243,"summary":"Gaming industry interviews, analysis, and conversations with Destin Legarie. Featuring developers, creators, and insiders from across the industry. https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/savestateplus/subscribe","last_synced_at":"2026-09-22T06:22:11.732307+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/destin-legarie-podcast-save-state-plus-7244455"},"episode":{"title":"Kojima Productions Pushes Back on Report About Sony and PHYSINT","slug":"kojima-productions-pushes-back-on-report-about-sony-and-physint","published_at":"2026-09-20T18:33:35+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/destin-legarie-podcast-save-state-plus-7244455/kojima-productions-pushes-back-on-report-about-sony-and-physint","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/destin-legarie-podcast-save-state-plus-7244455","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/savestateplus/episodes/Kojima-Productions-Pushes-Back-on-Report-About-Sony-and-PHYSINT-e3p50pp","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/ff4863b8/podcast/play/126042361/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-8-20%2F432306381-44100-2-ed79b374f2d92.mp3","summary":"Hideo Kojima is speaking publicly about Sony’s surprising decision to step away from PHYSINT.Kojima says PlayStation informed Kojima Productions in June that it would stop funding the project, leaving him shocked and concerned about the future of his independent studio. He says Sony did not provide a reason for the decision. Kojima Productions has also pushed back on reports surrounding PHYSINT’s budget, development and the commercial performance of Death Stranding, urging fans to treat those claims with skepticism.PHYSINT is now moving forward with Xbox, but plenty of questions remain about what happened between Kojima Productions and PlayStation.Today I’m breaking down Kojima’s comments, the studio’s official response, and what this means for PHYSINT going forward.#HideoKojima #PHYSINT #PlayStation #Xbox #KojimaProductions #GamingNews","meta_description":"Hideo Kojima is speaking publicly about Sony’s surprising decision to step away from PHYSINT.Kojima says PlayStation informed Kojima Productions in June t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1688,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/destin-legarie-podcast-save-state-plus-7244455/episodes/kojima-productions-pushes-back-on-report-about-sony-and-physint/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/destin-legarie-podcast-save-state-plus-7244455/kojima-productions-pushes-back-on-report-about-sony-and-physint.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}