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Kojima, whose pioneering "Metal Gear" spy soldier franchise was a key element of the PlayStation's success since the 1990s, has been working on a new project, "Physint".
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Paris, France, Sept 10, 2026 (AFP) — Legendary Japanese video game creator Hideo Kojima said Thursday he had partnered with Microsoft’s Xbox for his next project after its development for the PlayStation console was cancelled by Sony.
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Kojima, whose pioneering “Metal Gear” spy soldier franchise was a key element of the PlayStation’s success since the 1990s, has been working on a new project, “Physint”.
However, “in mid-June of this year, we unexpectedly received notice from PlayStation Studios that they would cancel the Physint project”, the 63-year-old posted on X.
PlayStation did not give a reason for cancelling, saying only in an X post on Thursday: “After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to step away from collaborating with Kojima Productions on its project Physint.”
An update from PlayStation Studios: After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to step away from collaborating with KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS on its project PHYSINT. We continue to have great admiration for Hideo Kojima's vision for the game.
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“We have spent the last three months searching tirelessly for a new partner,” he said, adding that Xbox and his studio shared a “common vision”.
Kojima’s post-apocalyptic “Death Stranding 2” was considered a top contender at last year’s Game Awards in Los Angeles, and “Physint” has been billed as a return to his spy-game roots.
Today, we are excited to confirm that our journey with PHYSINT continues with Asha(@asha_shar) and the team at XBOX.
XBOX understands and shares our bold creative vision, and this expands our relationship with XBOX beyond OD. As we move forward with the development of PHYSINT,… pic.twitter.com/hZMACudGG3
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“Development of Physint, our genre-defining action-espionage title, is ongoing and will continue moving forward,” Kojima said.
He did not indicate a release date, or say if the game would be exclusive to the Xbox console.
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