Hideo Kojima Reveals What Happened With Sony in Exclusive First Interview Since PlayStation Ditched Physint

In June, Sony approached Hideo Kojima to join a Zoom call, at the time he was working on two games - one for Xbox and another for PlayStation called Physint. Physint was a spiritual successor to the Metal Gear Solid series and was highly anticipated. Kojima brought his company president Shinji Hirano and head of talent development Aki Saito to the meeting.

Sony informed Kojima that they would no longer fund Physint, marking the end of the project. Kojima was shocked by this news and struggled to process it, as he had already scanned actors for the project and was considering collaborative opportunities. This decision came as a surprise to Kojima, who had faith in the project's potential and believed it would be successful.

He feared that the collapse of Kojima Productions could set the gaming industry back, as it would go against the current trend of independent creators succeeding. Sony has since denied these reports, stating that their studio is healthy and profitable, and that development for Physint continues with Microsoft's Xbox.