Kojima Productions, which had previously continued its collaboration with Sony Interactive Entertainment, has chosen rival Xbox as a new partner.

On August 10, Kojima Productions announced via its official X that Kojima Productions is further expanding its scope of cooperation with Xbox and continuing the production of the next-generation stealth action new title PHYSINT. This collaboration is highly significant in that it restored the momentum of a major project that was on the verge of collapsing due to the sudden production cancellation by former partner Sony Interactive Entertainment.

PHYSINT is a stealth action game that Kojima Productions stated it would develop after Death Stranding 2. It drew attention by announcing that it aims to break down the walls between games and movies, partnering with movie production companies such as Columbia Pictures. Kojima Productions' 10th anniversary eventalso caught attention by delivering the news of collaborating with famous actors from various countries, such as Don Lee, Charlie Fraser, and Minami Hamabe.

This news has garnered significant attention given that Kojima Productions, which had maintained a partnership with Sony Interactive Entertainment, shifted its partner to a rival. According to Xbox and Kojima Productions, the two companies share creative directions at the management level. Furthermore, they gathered their intentions to pour their capabilities into the goal of completing the next-generation action stealth title PHYSINT, beyond the OD project.

It was confirmed that behind this announcement lay a sudden production halt notification. According to Hideo Kojima, last June, former partner Sony Interactive Entertainment abruptly notified the cancellation of development, putting the project's survival in jeopardy.

Kojima Productions shared that they searched for a new collaboration target over the past three months for the survival of the business and project, and Xbox was chosen as that partner. Kojima Productions also stated regarding this decision that it was a conclusion reached after listening to the opinions of various figures through multiple channels and going through a coordination process.

Sharing more detailed views through a personal social network service, Hideo Kojima stated, "While conducting negotiations while listening to opinions from people in various fields, we have come to collaborate with Xbox once again as a partner with whom we can share future visions," and added, "The next-generation stealth action PHYSINT is continuing production, so please do not worry."