Hideo Kojima’s upcoming action-spy game will be published by Xbox instead of PlayStation. In a flurry of announcements from Kojima, Xbox and PlayStation, it was revealed that the PS5 maker had dropped Kojima’s next game, Physintin June. Xbox then stepped in and agreed to publish the title, and possibly future Kojima games as well. “We found in Xbox a partner with whom we share a common vision of the future and we decided to partner with them again,” said the Solid metal gear the creator wrote about X.
The shock announcement began when PlayStation tweeted that it was dropping Physint. “After careful consideration, we have made the difficult decision to not collaborate with Kojima Productions on their project. Physint“, Sony’s games division said in an article on X. It added that it hoped to continue “close collaboration” with Kojima’s studio in the future.
Just a minute later, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced that Xbox was taking over the Physint project. “Physint and DO!” she said, referring to another Kojima and Xbox collaboration. “Proud to build both with @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN in Japan. A big moment for Xbox.”
As we confirmed earlier through our official channels, in mid-June this year we unexpectedly received a notice from PlayStation Studios announcing that they would cancel the PHYSINT project. PHYSINT is an important project both for me personally and for KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS. Determined to keep… pic.twitter.com/rQqhxAnb7N
– HIDEO_KOJIMA (@HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN) September 10, 2026
Kojima later posted an X message confirming the details and stating that he was surprised by Sony’s decision. “In mid-June of this year, we unexpectedly received notice from PlayStation Studios announcing that they would be canceling the Physint project,” his message read. “Physint is an important project both for me personally and for Kojima Productions. Determined to keep the project alive, we spent the last three months tirelessly searching for a new partner” before landing on Xbox.
Additionally, in an article published on Xbox Wire, Xbox wrote: “In addition to DO And Physintthis relationship will also extend beyond gaming, with Xbox and Kojima Productions collaborating across film and television to bring new stories to wider audiences.
The drama makes one wonder what exactly is going on with the development of Physint that caused Sony to abandon it, knowing it could create bad press and hard feelings with Kojima. The game was first announced in early 2024 to great fanfare. PlayStation Studios head Hermen Hulst personally unveiled Physint with Kojima, and the end of the video pulled out to reveal Columbia Pictures, implying that the game could lead to films or other intellectual properties. Now it all seems to have exploded.
