Irate PlayStation fans have started a petition to cancel Hideo Kojima’s rumoured Xbox exclusive game, describing it as a “betrayal”. The amusing Change.org page insists that the industry veteran has been “blinded by greed” and must return to the “winning side”, after reports noted that Kojima Productions is on the cusp of signing a deal with Microsoft which would see it leverage the computing giant’s Azure servers to create a cloud-based experience.
“Not everyone has good enough Internet to stream games,” the petition reads. “Not everyone has enough money to buy a new console or build a new PC. Please Kojima, don’t leave us.” Unfortunately for the creator, the page doesn’t seem to be attracting a whole lot of attention: at the time of typing it’s only received around 70 signatures. “I’m signing just to point out how f*cking stupid you all are,” one commenter wrote.
It’s worth remembering that Kojima Productions is a fully independent studio and is free to work with any partners it pleases. Rumour has it that Hideo Kojima had planned to create a game for Stadia, before Google pulled the plug on its first-party projects. As such, it makes sense that he’d take those ideas to Microsoft, who have a similarly capable cloud infrastructure. After all, even Sony has announced a strategic partnership with the Windows giant – it’s all business at the end of the day!
[source change.org, via venturebeat.com]
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Surely this petition was just set up by someone trying to amuse themselves.
Right?
Right.
😩
When did people get so entitled and think they could petition absolutely everything they don’t agree with. Besides, at this stage everything is complete hearsay so what is the point until we know the facts?
“Not everyone has good enough Internet to stream games,”
As stupid as the petition may be I agree on this
What’s a petition? 🤭
This is just weird.
That whole petition makes my spine cringe to the bone.
Wait to people start petitioning on the GoT director's cut.
Well this is sad. Really really really really sad. Pathetic even. When something can make me cringe that badly despite being totally ill from getting my vaccine, you know it’s bad.
@Shepherd_Tallon <insert the recent star wars meme>
One, him working for Xbox is a rumor at this point so they are already seriously jumping to conclusions and two, he's a game developer who looks for partnerships to help keep his company and staff afloat because his company is not independent like say Rockstar. Just because most of his games are synonymous with a certain platform holder doesnt mean you are entitled to anything he does or that he is "betraying" you. Internet is full of so many entitled brats.
@nessisonett Congrats on getting it! I was lucky not have any side effects, besides some shoulder pain.
@Divergent95 I’m one of those people who rarely gets ill but when I do then it’s really bad. At least it’s preferable to getting Covid 😂
Oh look, the internet being the internet!
Are we sure this is a PlayStation site?
🤔
He can do what he wants of course, fans are also free to voice their disapproval. As a big fan of his previous game I'm sad that his latest venture won't be coming to PS but so be it. A lot of games I would be interested in aren't, it's just the way of the world.
Either have the money, time and space to commit yourself to more than one platform or make a choice. Maybe one day I'll have no choice but to either get an Xbox or download their app via my smart TV but that's far off in the future.
Bit hypocritical that one of the reasons against this is that not everyone has enough money to buy a new console, but that’s exactly what they’re expecting Xbox owners to do if Hideo Kojima stuck with Sony.
And this is why I don't visit this site very often, it's either Xbox related stuff or over-pessimistic articles. The person who started the petition is actually an Xbox fanboy:
https://twitter.com/kevink08/status/1410860414317912066
I thought you guys could've made a little better research, I suppose the clicks and views are more important.
@Spoonman-2 I think an ition is a type of Snake that people keep as a pet
I have a half mind to start a petition to cancel PlayStation fans. Granted, that's my 24/7 half mind about all fans in existence, myself included, but nonetheless.
Truly pathetic
This is so embarassing. How entitled are some people?
@Shepard93n7 Man gaming is getting as dumb and slimy as politics now. How pathetic. Can't we just go back to the days of accusing inanimate objects of having a non-binary sexual orientation?
@Shepherd_Tallon You would hope so wouldn't you?
But unfortunately to certain people who seem to have an intellectual capacity problem, net rumours are reality, and reality can be changed by a petition on change.org.
If it wasn't a sad indictment of where the world is, I'd be laughing so hard!
In the words of a wise man I know: hahahahahahaha!! Can't say I'm surprised with this, though. Next up: Playstation fans start a petition for Forza Horizon 5 to launch on PS5, but only on the full feature console (the one with the disc drive, the digital one is for peasants and not really a PS5 at all/s).
I’ve only ever signed one petition in my life... for Tesco to bring back their delicious Potato Triangles. Still waiting 🙄
lol, why tho? Hideo and his team are completely independent. Let him develop games to whichever platform that he wants to.
That is mental, even for the internet. I hope he doesn't but even if he did choose to go there, with the way Sony seem determined to lose this generation could you blame him?
@nessisonett Indeed lol! You'll be feeling great in no time, trust me
How embarrassing 🙄
Some fanboys can be so… sad…
@Rikkiburns11
Aha!
Thanks for clearing that up 😶🌫️🐍
Surely they jest right? They are not actually calling to cancel something that literally doesn't even exist? Talk about a 🤦♂️.
Be careful someone might not like a comment and start a petition ....ffs the world is mad
This is probably a troll but wow. That's embarrassing.
Of course I wonder how Sony feels about Kojima potentially making Xbox games using their engine that he got for free? 🤔
I’m not the biggest Kojima fan, in fact, I think he’s overrated, but seriously people? The man is a game developer, he has the right to put his games wherever he wants. The more places his game’s are the more money his company can make and the more support they can gain. Stop with the entitlement.
Embarrassing for whoever set that up and for anyone who signs it.
Kojima is an indie dev and can go work for whatever platform he wants.
You can't tell me he didn't pitch whatever game he wants to make to Sony first considering he also pitched it to Stadia?
@3Above what makes you think they would even use that same engine?
Oh c’mon! Ridiculous
This....this is embarrassing. Please dont let playstation consumers be tainted through association
@PegasusActual93 Hideo Kojima and Microsoft have signed a letter of intent that states the two parties intend to work out the details on a publishing agreement for a new Xbox game, according to sources familiar with the matter. This signifies that both parties have agreed to a generalized deal while lawyers continue hashing out the finer points. They're actually closer to working together in reality than what was rumored, which has been a rumor up until now.
@Tharsman just a guess really but seeing as he didnt have one at all prior to using Decima Engine it stands to reason they didnt develop a new one from scratch in 2yrs. But I could be wrong and he might be using Unreal 🤷🏾♂️
I think its a troll petition. (From some guys with tortuous brain)
The only thing that fascinates me is that the press reports on it
"Irate PlayStation fans", when the petition was from a guy just trolling? Took me less than a minute to find out, come on.
@3Above Unreal, or anything Microsoft might be able to let them use, and that’s anything from Halos Engine all the way to idTech or even the Forza engine. There is no shortage of options.
Really Sammy? You're reporting on dumb troll petitions and passing it off as news?
@JJ2 Yeah I think this is a troll too. I'm saddened by how quick the media jump on Negative Sony news. We had a great announcement of new content yesterday and all they could talk about is the "Messy Upgrade path". It gets harder and harder to be excited about anything unless you ignore the internet.
Sounds like a bunch of babies throwing a tantrum.
They can cry those salty tears
@redapt Push Square doesn't do research often or they just copy 'news' from Resetera unfortunately.
@gollumb82 Xbox fans petition for a good Single Player game, ANY good Single Player game, to be released on Xbox.
😉
Not everyone has enough money to buy a new console or build a new PC.
Those Playstation fanboys? I dont get this site anymore. There are more bashers then Playstation fans here. Better watch my back now now because being a fan of a platform makes you fanboy now.
@Rob_230 Xbox fanboys can be just as awful, same with Nintendo fans.
Anyway, apparently this is someone trolling and what a shock, PushSquare fell for it. Anything that can put PS fans in a bad light is a win for them, real or imagined.
Hmmm, I wonder if I'll get more than 70 people to sign my petition if I started one for Sensible World of Soccer to come to the PS5? Or Impossible Mission? Or Jet Set Willy? Or Summer Games? Or Law of the West...
@Tharsman How do you know who even made this petition assumption i guess.
Sammy you are really getting a old with your bashing everything to get those clicks i guess. A little research would be nice before you blast everything and especially towards the Playstation community somehow now.
After the number you did on Returnal with your articles i tend to take you a lot less serious. Its a pity there arent a lot of Playstation sites which i like.
The people who sign this are doing nothing but embarrassing themselves and PlayStation
Hahaha this is funny. The Sony simps are out in full force with this.
This is sad if it is being serious. Also it's just a rumour. Can we petition Sony to make a new State of Play though? 🤣
@Fenbops Microsoft fans are always reasonable and man those Nintendo fans too its not like they break a PS4 Pro because a game that looks like Zelda is released on Playstation.
I need a Legend of Dragoon petition revival now.
Oh dear, looks like some PS fans are feeling...
'Abandoned'.
(Did you see what I did there?)
This is just business, not a betrayal. But once we start hearing more about Kojima’s Xbox game, I fully expect him start talking about how PlayStation sucks and he never needed them anyway.
@Flaming_Kaiser where did I say they don’t? I was just commenting on this story, nothing else.
I just hope it comes to xCloud. I am taking as many games they want to give me for $15 a month 👍
Make it happen Microsoft.
Where do I sign??? Kojima betrayed PlayStation Fans before when the PS3 was getting a kicking from the Internet he went on a Microsoft's show to show MG:Rising :-/ But then I forgave him because he didn't even bother making the game(and it was rubbish in the end to) So let him take Microsoft's money and RUN off again
@Flaming_Kaiser it does not matter who made it, given we already sad fanboys honestly agree with the petition.
Kojima better run and hide (in a cardboard box). Change.org success rates might as well be 100%. RIP.
LOL
I needed a good laugh before to work. Yes, a Change.org petition will DEFINITELY convince Xbox to cancel their deal with Kojima. *****.
Entitled gamers, showing the bad side of us gamers, it's funny that it was started cause ya know these petitions have a 100% success rate and all , im sure hideo will comply and stop any plans he has🤣🤣🤣
Hideo is like evrey other developer, they go to who offers the most money, and this time Microsoft threw their spare change at him
Obviously I’m not a fan ox Xbox and all but this is ridiculous man. To the donkey the started this petition you make us look bad you moron!
Kojima has full autonomy and can do whatever he wants and PlayStation fans need to accept that third parties have no benefit being platform exclusive when they can make more money on multiple platforms, unless a platform holder is footing the bill for development thus obligated to remain exclusive. It's not like the PS1 and PS2 days when third parties could get away with only releasing games on PlayStation due to the sheer size of the playerbase alone being enough for returns. Remember the outrage when Devil May Cry 4 and Final Fantasy XIII went multiplatform? You can blame the PS3's low sales as the cause of this and it was from that point that all former third party exclusives would become multiplatform.
This is why first party games are more important than ever for a platform's success but unfortunately the current PlayStation administration seems to think otherwise.
Can we at least wait and see if it's even real?
Well I'm boycotting until it comes out on Atari Lynx
So one person starts a petition (real or simply trolling) and this reflects poorly upon an entire fanbase?!
Sorry, not having that. Plenty of people out there are idiots including many that don't own a PS.
It's just a shame that there was such a quick breakdown in the relationship between Hideo and Sony after Death Stranding. Maybe this was his original intention though, to shop around, see who's offering the most money/freedom. It's Hideo's decision and whilst I don't like it, I respect that as an independent developer he is free to go with whomever he chooses.
This is going to define this generation, fans on all platforms waiting to see which developer is next to be snapped up or sign some sort of exclusivity deal thereby depriving millions of gamers from playing their latest product.
It really does seem as if all bets are off!
Why even give this any attention? Only a 100 idiots have signed it. Moving on!
So is Sammy not going to man up and change the article since its been proven it was made by an Xbox troll? Or would that take away from your salary in negative articles?
Leave Britney alone!
So....they want to take away his independence that he thought so hard for?
I know this represents very few Sony/Kojima diehards and was probably started as a joke, but Come on....we all know he prefers PlayStation and his success/audience will mostly be on PlayStation, but part of Sony's Moto is to give established creators the freedom to do what they want. Herman has also stated that they like to start up their studio in exchange for a game and then let them go wherever they want and strike whatever deals they please. And that's the correct moto. One I'm sure will have an everlasting effect in Kojima-san, Jade Raymond, etc and will always have them coming back to Sony due to said goodwill.
Chill.
Hahaha, wow. This is so stupid..
@gollumb82 PlayStation fans petition for Halo Infinite on PS5!!!!!
@Shepard93n7
This article didn't age well.
Thats dumb like kratos say to atreus be better.playstation fans are better than that.word up son
@mariomaster96 True, but all companies know that, so there will be an alternative for some years to come, even if it is less physical and more download based. My downloads are slow, but with ps4 games are about 7 hours and with a big old HDD it's not so bad. However, since games are getting bigger it may be less tolerable and so internet speeds for more rural areas will need to improve before the majority will be on board with download only. Cloud based is definitely suburbs and cities only for the foreseeable future.
Man, I thought the pc master race fanboys were bad, but the sony fanboys take the cake and then some, with this bullshyte. I can only imagine the rage these poor little fcuks go through, probably screams at the screen during fortnite.
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Christ, people are so entitled. He can do whatever he wants.
What a crazy self entitled world we live in
What a bunch of donkeys. The only ‘winning side’ was SEGA and they lost.
Something I believe to be TRUE, more than 70 random gamers across every platform will do something dumber than this today.
So I'm just going to give it a pass and laugh at this person for having stupid moment in life.
I find it hard to believe that these disgruntled PS owners are anything more than a small group of whiney babies on whatever social media platform.
Never liked kojima most overglorified game dev of all time
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@Ward_ting May not be official as of yet but lets not forget how it got here. Kojima pitched his idea (the same one he is most assuredly pitching MS) and they turned him down. Again, Sony turned him down. He then pitched it to Stadia and they put a green light on it. And that green light ended when Google closed all in-house development. So Kojima and MS started getting cozy.
People are weak now days
"Not everyone had good enough to stream games or money for a new console/pc". Ok, they'll miss out. Xbox and PC fans who can't afford a PS or have good enough internet for PS Now have never played Bloodborne. Should it have not been made because Dark Souls has fans on Xbox?
These guys are sad.
@DertieBertie Have you seen some of the bat$hit crazy people on YouTube supporting PS? There are plenty of sane people but come on we all know there are some fanboys that PS console has that feel they are owed for their allegiance and just make us well-balanced people cringe in embarrassment with some of the things they do or say. I am talking super fanboys. Xbox doesn't seem to have them the way PS has. At least they don't post videos of themselves sitting in a car outside their house crying about their plastic box vs another plastic box. Heck, PS fanboys went all bat$hit crazy and created a fire Ryan petition, and thousands signed it. All because every moment of every news cycle wasn't about PS but Xbox for a few months and Ryan was not personally speaking to them about plans in motion. They wanted Sony to consult them first (sound familiar? Just like this Kojima expectation of what he owes them - the PS fanboy). And you think somehow this new one is beyond and obviously fake? Look around you woke cancel culture makes people think they have some power that they really don't have.
Another example of why Sony fanboys deserve to be the butt of the joke.
Is it that hard for this website to fact-check and then post about something?
Everything about this is sad. The fact that it happened, the fact that people actually believe this, and the fact that its even being reported on. Just terrible all around smh
Hearing rumblings on social media it was an Xbox fan trolling that did it.
Hey y'all, you wanna sign my petition to just turn off the internet? Just... turn it all off.
Just pull the plugs worldwide and return to a time when people did dumb things, we never knew about it and lived in ignorant bliss.
Man, I really hope Sony buys Kojima Productions, that'll make these people so happy. And then after being bought, Kojima Productions exclusively makes games for Xbox, never for PlayStation.
Just when I thought the Pokemon fanbase was still the worst fandom on the internet....this happens.
Sony Fanboys are the worst when it comes to the gaming scene, this is no surprise.
In the end there is no sides we are all gamers through and through no matter what we choose to play our games on. I wish Sony fan boys would learn this and grow up.
Wow. That’s pathetic.
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@Carl-G did you really just call one of the best metal gear games rubbish? MGR was amazing
@Tru you must not be on Twitter. Literally Sony fanboys are the worse. They are always starting crap
Just another dumb “article” on here. If anyone is wondering the guys twitter handle who made this “vrinn10”. Its just some troll. I literally found that in like 30 seconds of looking..
lol
Crazy fanboys suck.
@nessisonett Side effects are a funny thing. All I ever got from either vaccine dose was a mildly sore arm. Which one did you get?
This is the dumbest thing I have read today.
Ehh. His last few games stories have jumped the shark ...
@Ralizah I got the Pfizer one. Which has hit me like a truck so not exactly looking forward to dose 2. Friendship ended with Ibuprofen, now Paracetamol is my best friend.
Christ. The Covid 19/new generation 2 year release-lull is really driving gamers mad, isn't it? If gamers don't have enough games to play, go for a walk or read a book or something, don't do ridiculous crap like this. I hate this console war crap. We should want all the VG companies to be at their best, not their worst. In 10-15 years time, we'll all just be jumping between the PS/Xbox/Nintiendo game streaming services, anyway. .
People are crazy. Why make a petition to cancel a project. I would petition to make games multiplatform, for games I like. I would like to see something new from kojima. And would be nice to see more Japanese games on xbox, as there rarely is any. That is something I would petition for.
6 year olds dude.
Lol Funny that people bother with that.
Hey... maybe they aren't working with them at all? XD
Microsoft famously stinks at dealing with the japanese market and developers.
So, less signatures than comments on this article then.
Kojima literally made possibly the most boring walking simulator in human history as his last game so maybe it's time to release him
@Flaming_Kaiser I'm more amused by how he's quiet about it and hasn't once responded to any of the criticism of posting about it. Especially now that it's obvious that it was done to troll the community. He can at least own up to it and apologize for it, but I guess some people feel they are too good for it I suppose. Makes me glad I rarely ever comment these days.
@Subsided A typical sentiment from someone who hasn't even played the game at all.
@nessisonett Only had mild flu like symptoms after getting the second jab the other day as well as a sore arm. Apart from that everything went A ok.
@RubyCarbuncle ya I've very much picked up a ton of packages and had to deal with not only being bored walking but coupled with extremely dumb weight management mechanics to make the walking just a little more excruciating
@Subsided Oh cmon it's more than that and if you played it you would know this 🤣
Wait you love this guy but you want him to lose a potential source of revenue that may allow him to continue making games? Fanatics are weird.
There's is more comments than signatures in on this article.
Let the extreme PS fans cry out, it is super funny.
Leave him be. He shoul be free to publish his pretentious ***** games on the platform that he prefers (or pays him more for it).
Good riddance I say. This guy is so full of *****...
@nessisonett sorry to hear you are not well..my first jab made me feel really unwell for around a week but my 2nd one just gave me aching elbow for some strange reason..hope you feel better soon..
@mariomaster96 just because I don't have a good internet, it doesn't mean that no one else should be able to experience a certain game. I'm not the center of the universe. I can play something else.
But it's all about mimimimimi for entitled people.
@Steel76 something tells me that they did try to get a life, they failed and now they want everyone to be as miserable as they are. It's what sad people do, unfortunately.
@naruball And where exactly did I say that I don't grant people to play a certain game, huh? I just agreed that many people don't have good enough internet to stream games and that's it
@mariomaster96 and where exactly did I say that you said that, huh? I was making a general comment about entitled people. You may wanna read my comment again and stop jumping to conclusions.
@DertieBertie So it's just a troll then?
These 'petitions' and fan 'tweets' would never see the light of day if gamer media didn't jump all over them for clicks.
This whole thing is a huge misunderstanding. It’s not going to be a cloud exclusive game. The whole thing is about Microsoft Azure, which is what Crackdown 3 is built on. Azure is/was 20 times more powerful than an Xbox One so they could do stuff within that game that would have been impossible without Azure. It even says in the article "Kojima Productions is on the cusp of signing a deal with Microsoft which would see it leverage the computing giant’s Azure servers to create a cloud-based experience." It has nothing to do with cloud gaming as we know it
@Shepard93n7 This comment should have more likes. Well done sir.
Worse things happen at sea.
I'm glad most of you PlayStation fans agree this is cringe who tf thinks it's ok to tell a highly respected developer what todo with his investments so what if he's making a game for Xbox he likes money right like 99.9% of human kind likes money so stop being so entitled let the man do what he feels is right and even if it means a game made by him may not be on playstion so what sony stone walls us enuff you know but respect to everyone in comment section for seeing how dumb this is
@nessisonett it happens my arm hurt next day its your immune system in work mode witch is a good sign iv had both doses and and feel as fine as I could be
@naruball actually technically you are the centre of your own Universe everything is the centre of the universe as theres always something around you
Whoever it was should get a free PS5 from Sony, and then give it to me.
You know, PC, Nintendo, Xbox, and PlayStation all have their stupid, toxic fanboys but this really takes the cake.
Just let him do his magic wherever he wants. Who knows, might even create something worth getting an xbox.
Can you really blame people for this kind of stuff. These companies spent decades creating 'loyal' fans to buy their games and also to become console fanboys. And suddenly as it it gets more toxic and people get more tribal, the game sites and publishers wonder why people get so angry.
I'm all for a Xbox Hideo game but find it stupid how the gaming press and game publishers still aren't taking responsibility for creating this toxicity.
Hey @get2sammyb , are you going to update this article and correct it?
Because we already know this petition was created by an Xbox fanboy trying to pass off as a PS fan.
It's crazy to me how some consider themselves journalists and not even take their time to do research, not only that but also refuse to correct themselves. Even worse when they call themselves PS fans but use a fake headline to not only bash on their own community but also gain some easy clicks.
Well done guys 👍
Stupid crybaby fanboys! Get over it!
@mariomaster96 not everyone can afford luxury cars but should Lexus stop making vehicles?
Change.org has become a joke. That site does did more harm than good to society.
@Matt2018 of my universe? Sure. Of the universe? Not so much
@Hopewell You really compare video games to luxury cars? lol
Of course "winning side" could mean something more abstract but it's still odd to claim someone to be blinded by greed because one has left the winning side. Like... what?
wish you would stop with this PlayStation fans thing a few jokers on Twitter would be the better way🤣 I really don't care, Kojima, is not a Sony-owned studio so... & it was an Xbox fan who made it by the way.
@DertieBertie Totally believable. Have you seen some of the crap fanboys do on YouTube? This would not seem out of place for some of those wackos. I have seen a fanboy (full-grown man) cry in a car in their driveway (i.e. like the Brittney Spears fan - Leave Her Alone) all because some mag/video was not praising their love to his god, the PS. Then there is the one with the PS fan who gets all teary-eyed about Game Pass ruining the world and PS is the only one that can save us from that evil. Yeah, we know that guy is 25 year old virgin and prime for cult membership. Plenty more (Xbox and Nintendo have them too, but PS because it has more users so it has more wackos). So, yup. this is totally in the realm of possibilities. And let's not ignore that thousands signed a petition asking Sony to fire Jim Ryan (just as crazy as this petition). So, let's not think this is not possible.
@UmaBunda "Hey @get2sammyb , are you going to update this article and correct it?"
Not likely considering they probably would have by now. Integrity is rare in journalism these days.
"Because we already know this petition was created by an Xbox fanboy trying to pass off as a PS fan."
I suspect he did and went and posted it anyway for what you mentioned down below as "easy clicks." Even if he didn't know, that doesn't excuse not looking into it first instead of opting to ride the jumping to conclusions train.
"It's crazy to me how some consider themselves journalists and not even take their time to do research, not only that but also refuse to correct themselves."
Well not exactly true as Sammy and company will correct and update when it's actual news that they goofed on. Apparently, click baity posts are excluded in such matters.
" Even worse when they call themselves PS fans but use a fake headline to not only bash on their own community but also gain some easy clicks."
Responsible journalism is hard to come by anymore, so I wouldn't expect much from this site or any other site to be honest.
"Well done guys 👍"
Well done indeed.
@ImGumbyDammit it's hard to tell which ones are doing it for the views, though.
@InsertUsername While I agree with everything you said, Sammy and others have repeatedly said they don't consider themselves journalists. There's no standard in video game websites, it seems. And it works for them so nothing will change.
@Shepard93n7 a little research goes a long way don't it?
@Tasuki as if Ninty or MS fans are any better.
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