Hideo Kojima says Sony ended Physint funding through an unexpected Zoom call. The decision stunned him, since he had assumed the project was secure. With roughly 200 people at Kojima Productions, his next concern was keeping the studio moving.
Xbox became the fallback fast. Kojima already worked with the company on OD, and its team liked his Physint pitch, along with plans that could stretch into film and television. Bill Skarsgård has since been picked as the main character.
Sony has not contacted Kojima again. He says there is no feud, though a 30-year working relationship made the sudden notice hard to accept. His older Sony ties included Ken Kutaragi, Kazuo Hirai, and Jim Ryan, who originally approved Physint.
Meanwhile, Kojima says he connected quickly with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma after Phil Spencer left. The tech stack is still open. Death Stranding used Guerrilla's Decima Engine, while Physint could move to Unreal Engine instead.
Xbox became the fallback fast. Kojima already worked with the company on OD, and its team liked his Physint pitch, along with plans that could stretch into film and television. Bill Skarsgård has since been picked as the main character.
Sony has not contacted Kojima again. He says there is no feud, though a 30-year working relationship made the sudden notice hard to accept. His older Sony ties included Ken Kutaragi, Kazuo Hirai, and Jim Ryan, who originally approved Physint.
Meanwhile, Kojima says he connected quickly with Xbox CEO Asha Sharma after Phil Spencer left. The tech stack is still open. Death Stranding used Guerrilla's Decima Engine, while Physint could move to Unreal Engine instead.
