Stunner: PlayStation rebuffs Physint and Kojima, XBOX steps in

In a complete shocker last night, PlayStation announced it would no longer be behind Kojima's next game, Physint. This was expected to be his return to the espionage genre, a spiritual successor to Metal Gear Solid. Immediately following this announcement, XBOX posted that they were now publishing the game, and will be also taking up for the media side as well – Kojima is wanting to get into film with Physint. We don't know a lot more in the behind the scenes operations, but this is quite unexpected. Below are the accounts from PlayStation, XBOX, Kojima, and Asha Sharma as posted.

XBOX and KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS Expand Partnership to Publish PHYSINT

Hideo Kojima has spent his career challenging conventions and expanding what games can be. Today, KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS announced the next chapter of its partnership with XBOX. “Creators have choices about where and how they bring their ideas to life. We’re honored that Kojima-san has chosen XBOX to work with KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS on PHYSINT. His ambition to challenge conventions […]

XBOX WireJeff Rubenstein

As confirmed earlier through our official channels, in mid-June of this year, we unexpectedly received notice from PlayStation Studios that they would cancel the PHYSINT project. PHYSINT is an important project both to me personally and to KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS. Determined to keep the project alive, we have spent the last three months searching tirelessly for a new partner. In the course of seeking advice and pursuing negotiations with people across many fields, we found in XBOX a partner with whom we share a common vision for the future, and we have decided to team up with them once again. Please rest assured that development of PHYSINT, our genre-defining action-espionage title, is ongoing and will continue moving forward.

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