{"id":7670,"date":"2026-10-02T05:38:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-02T05:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/?p=7670"},"modified":"2026-10-02T05:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T05:38:35","slug":"xbox-playstation-collaboration-asha-sharma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/xbox-playstation-collaboration-asha-sharma\/","title":{"rendered":"Xbox CEO Says PlayStation Collaboration Is Still Possible After Physint Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-block-type=\"core\"><strong>Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Microsoft remains open to working with <a href=\"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/kategorija\/playstation\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"PlayStation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PlayStation<\/a>, despite Xbox taking over Hideo Kojima&#8217;s Physint after Sony dropped the project.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-block-type=\"core\">Speaking to The New York Times, Sharma addressed the relationship between <a href=\"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/company\/microsoft\/\" data-type=\"ohg_company\" data-id=\"184\">Xbox<\/a> i <a href=\"https:\/\/overhypedgamer.com\/hr\/company\/sony-playstation\/\" data-type=\"ohg_company\" data-id=\"188\">PlayStation<\/a> as Microsoft shifts its strategy back toward a stronger focus on exclusive games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\" data-block-type=\"core\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-block-type=\"core\">&#8220;Competition and collaboration can coexist,&#8221; Sharma said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-block-type=\"core\">Her comments suggest Xbox isn&#8217;t completely closing the door on future partnerships with Sony, even after the two companies recently found themselves on opposite sides of the Physint deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"xbox-reportedly-got-physint-for-much-less-than-sony\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" data-block-type=\"core\">Xbox Reportedly Got Physint for Much Less Than Sony<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-block-type=\"core\">Physint was originally being developed in partnership with PlayStation before Sony dropped the project and Xbox stepped in as its new publisher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-block-type=\"core\">The New York Times reports that Microsoft&#8217;s agreement with Hideo Kojima is <strong>&#8220;substantially below&#8221; typical AAA development costs<\/strong> and also includes movie and television rights for the IP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-block-type=\"core\">Separate reporting from The Game Business suggests Xbox could be paying <strong>less than $200 million<\/strong> for Physint, significantly below previous rumors of a roughly $400 million deal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-block-type=\"core\">Despite Xbox&#8217;s renewed focus on exclusives, Microsoft still has existing PlayStation commitments. <strong>Forza Horizon 6 and Fable<\/strong> are expected to release on PS5, while franchises such as Call of Duty and Minecraft remain multiplatform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" data-block-type=\"core\">As for Physint, Kojima previously said he doesn&#8217;t know whether the game will eventually release on PlayStation.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Xbox CEO Asha Sharma says Microsoft remains open to working with PlayStation, despite Xbox taking over Hideo Kojima&#8217;s Physint after Sony dropped the project. 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