Hideo Kojima says Sony canceled PHYSINT over a Zoom call

In a recent interview, Hideo Kojima finally revealed what 'P.T.' stands for. "Playable Tenis" (Source: EuroGamer)

I asked Hideo Kojima what happened. Sony canceled Physint over a Zoom call. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/0...

hideo kojima loves to ask "what if a lone soldier took down a tank????" and then present you with the most looney-tunes-ass scenario you've ever seen in your life

Hideo Kojima responds to accusations of Physint being over budget and late on deadline, says he still "loves Sony" despite collapse of publishing deal www.eurogamer.net/hideo-kojima...

L'interview d'Hideo Kojima chez IGN, c'est quelque chose. Il avoue lui-même les raisons qui pousseraient n'importe quel éditeur a annuler son projet, mais pour lui ça reste une surprise et il n'arrive pas à se remettre en question. On sent l'ego qui parle. www.ign.com/articles/hid...

Saw Hideo Kojima sharing posters for his upcoming PHYSINT projects starring Bill Skårsgard and Charlee Fraser and I thought, "what if I make MGS4 posters based on these?" ...and so I did this with Old Snake and Liquid Ocelot on them. Also, I need to up my game here, I'm kinda bit rusty.

Hideo Kojima has made me an exquisite library which he has carefully stocked with the finest tomes. As I tell him I need to leave, ‘perhaps I need to buy more books¿’ he says, persuasively. As if it’s even a question, Hideo. As if it’s even a question.

The most interesting nugget here is that Kojima not only stated that the decision wasn't said to be made for budgetary or milestone reasons (the game is still in prepro, his last game with Sony just came out & Physint was always slated after OD), but all that Sony gave NO clear reason to him. Wild.

i think its very interesting how Hideo Kojima tried the highly cinematic interactive movie experience with MGS4, realized it sucked shit and watching hours of cutscenes weren't fun, and never did it again. And then you have Sony still doing the Uncharted Formula 8 19 years later

Him getting mad a few days ago because Hunter Schafer is trans and is in Kojima upcoming "OD" game, after riding the "Asha Sharma" train when XBOX also got Kojima's "Physint" after SONY drop it... when Hunter Schafer was announced with the game in late 2023 www.gamespot.com/articles/hid...

Hideo Kojima says Sony's cancellation shocked and disappointed him, speaking to Washington post. “Corporations are like living things,” “I still have this relationship with Sony. I use Sony cameras, Walkman still. We’re not in a dispute. We’re not fighting with them.”

my mind wandered off for a second and suddenly I had conjured up the thought "what if Hideo Kojima video games all achieved sentience became a person and revealed they were actually called Hideo James"

Xbox is publishing Physint. Hmm But they recently shut... WAIT: - June. Hideo Kojima is told Physint is cancelled. - Kojima goes to Xbox to save Physint. - Xbox isn't good with money at the moment. - Next month Xbox cuts off several studios (Double Fine, Ninja Theory etc.) - Xbox publishes Physint.

If you were to be named by Hideo Kojima, what would he call you?

If Hideo Kojima, the Extremely Notable Auteur of our industry is having funding pulled out from under him, maybe your game needs to cost a lot less than you think it does, or you're taking a ridiculous and unnecessary risk.