Physint Update: Hideo Kojima Shares New Info on His Upcoming Metal Gear Spiritual Successor

Renowned game director Hideo Kojima recently revived his Koji10 podcast and shared updates on his upcoming next-generation action-espionage game, Physint, which is a spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid. Kojima detailed the casting, story, and development of Physint in a 79-minute English-subtitled podcast, which has been summarized and transcribed by user Genki_JPN on YouTube.

Physint is a project to commemorate Kojima's 40th anniversary as a game developer, aiming to evoke the roots of the Metal Gear Solid games while offering a new interactive experience with fresh spy action. Kojima has already decided on the plot and pitched all the actors appearing in the game himself, with 70% of them being Kojima fans.

Many character names have been finalized. Filming for Physint is set to begin next year, with Bill Skarsgard, Charlie Fraser, and Minami Hamabe already scanned. Kojima, 63 years old, maintains that he creates each of his games as if it could be his last. Additionally, Kojima is developing another game for Microsoft, the PT spiritual successor OD, which is expected to be released before Physint, which Kojima himself estimated to be 5-6 years away last year.