Xbox reportedly secured Hideo Kojima’s PHYSINT under a deal worth a fraction of the budget Sony had originally allocated to the project, while Microsoft is also said to have obtained movie and television rights to the IP.

A previous report suggested Microsoft could be spending around $400 million on Kojima Productions’ upcoming action-espionage game, leading to comparisons with Xbox’s recent restructuring and layoffs.

However, a new report from Windows Central disputes that figure.

According to sources with direct knowledge of the contracts, the reported $400 million figure may have represented the budget Sony had allocated for PHYSINT rather than what Microsoft ultimately agreed to pay.

Xbox Reportedly Gets PHYSINT Movie and TV Rights

Microsoft reportedly secured PHYSINT for “a fraction” of Sony’s original deal, although no specific figure has been disclosed.

The agreement is also said to extend beyond publishing the game, with Xbox reportedly obtaining movie and television licensing rights for the PHYSINT intellectual property.

Microsoft is additionally claimed to have negotiated improved terms for OD, Kojima Productions’ upcoming horror project already being developed in partnership with Xbox.

Neither Microsoft nor Kojima Productions has publicly detailed the financial terms of these agreements.

PHYSINT is being developed as a next-generation action-espionage game and has been positioned as a spiritual successor to Hideo Kojima’s work on Metal Gear.

Bill Skarsgård will play the lead role, with Charlee Fraser, Minami Hamabe and Ma Dong-seok also attached to the project.

No release window has been announced, and following the end of Sony’s involvement with the project, Kojima has also said that its eventual PlayStation availability remains uncertain.