Hideo Kojima hits back at ‘Physint’ cancellation rumours: “We encourage you to take them with a dose of scepticism”

Hideo Kojima’s Kojima Productions has issued a rare statement hitting back at speculation around why PlayStation cancelled work on espionage game Physint. READ MORE: How NBA 2K became the evolved rap version of FIFA’s indie-obsessed soundtrack Earlier this month it was announced that PlayStation had cancelled work on Physint, a new action-espionage game from Metal Gear and Death Stranding mastermind Hideo Kojima. The project was first announced back in 2024 and was due to launch in 2030. No reason was given for the decision though a video from games journalist Jason Schreier claimed PlayStation backed out of the project after Death Stranding 2 wasn’t as commercially successful as the company had hoped, and that Kojima was already going over budget on Physint and had missed several deadlines. Responding to the speculation, Kojima Productions said: “Normally, we would not comment on unsubstantiated speculation on the internet, but these aspersions around our relationship with PlayStation, the commercial performance of the Death Stranding franchise, and the broader production planning and investment for Physint, have reached beyond the studio and have touched our fans, our creative pa...