Xbox picks up Kojima’s Physint after PlayStation dropped it
Xbox has secured the publishing rights for Hideo Kojima's upcoming game Physint after PlayStation canceled the project. The move strengthens the partnership between Xbox and Kojima Productions, with both companies planning to collaborate on future film and television projects.
Why it matters
This shift highlights the intense competition between major console manufacturers to secure high-profile exclusive titles and expand their intellectual property beyond gaming.
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 step away from collaborating with Kojima Productions,” but insisted their “relationship remains strong.”
Kojima put things more bluntly on his personal X account, claiming that Sony gave the studio an unexpected cancellation notice in June, and that it has spent the last three months “searching tirelessly” for a new publishing partner. He called Xbox “a partner with whom we share a common vision for the future.” It might have helped that the two companies are already working together, with Xbox lined up to publish the studio’s next game, OD.
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