Xbox Game Studios Takes Over Publishing Hideo Kojima's Physint Action Espionage Game
- On Thursday, September 10, 2026, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced that Xbox will publish Physint, the upcoming title from Kojima Productions, after PlayStation terminated its collaboration on the project.
- Kojima Productions received notice from PlayStation Studios in mid-June that they would cancel Physint. Determined to save the project, the studio spent three months searching for a new partner.
- This partnership extends beyond games, with Xbox and Kojima Productions collaborating on film and television projects. The companies are already working together on a horror game with Jordan Peele.
- Expanding the relationship with Kojima is expected to bolster the Xbox brand in Japan and other Asian markets, aligning with the company's broader strategy to integrate gaming with film and television.
- Despite PlayStation claiming "our relationship remains strong" on Twitter, Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced the new Physint deal just one minute later, highlighting the stark timing of the transition.
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Xbox picks up Kojima’s Physint after PlayStation dropped it
Xbox will now publish Physint, an upcoming game from Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima, after PlayStation decided to cancel it. The unexpected swap came in a flurry of announcements from PlayStation, Xbox, Kojima Productions, and Kojima himself. Sony, which published both of Kojima Productions' previous Death Stranding games, framed it as a "difficult decision to […]
Hideo Kojima's Physint now being published by Xbox, as PlayStation severs ties with Kojima Productions and Microsoft steps in to take over
It looks like Hideo Kojima has made some big changes behind-the-scenes with his upcoming "action espionage" title, Physint. The game, which was announced as a PlayStation exclusive in 2024, is now in the hands of Asha Sharma's Xbox, where Kojima will reportedly be a primary focus of her new vision for the platform. PlayStation says it "stepped away from the project" earlier this year, for undisclosed reasons.
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