Hideo Kojima has revealed new info on what happened with the cancellation of “PHYSINT” in an interview with Gene Park on the Washington Post: - Sony told Kojima they are cancelling the game via a Zoom call, not in-person - Hideo Kojima says Sony gave him no reason for the cancellation. He described being shocked rather than angry - Kojima is still extremely confused by the cancellation as Physint is the biggest selling game he could possibly make - Physint is still very early in development as an engine has not been chosen yet, most of the studio is focused on “OD” - Kojima spoke to multiple publishers but landed on Xbox due to their established relationship on OD, Xbox said it was “an easy call” - Kojima says the plot and overall game concept are written, storyboards exist, 3D modeling has begun, and actors are being scanned. - Sony’s decision reminded Kojima of Konami canceling Silent Hill - Kojima insists there is no feud with Sony. Despite being shocked and disappointed, he says Kojima Productions still has a strong relationship with PlayStation and that the companies are “not in a dispute” or fighting. - The entire staff was informed about the Xbox switch one day before the announcement. - Kojima rejected speculation that the split involved Sony’s move away from physical gaming. He personally prefers owning physical media. - Kojima expressed concern about the games industry’s increasing aversion to risk. He worries rising development costs are pushing publishers toward proven blockbuster franchises such as GTA VI rather than experimental & risky projects. - He also sees Kojima Productions’ survival as important symbolically for indie developers as the studio is fully independent Honestly, it just sounds like PlayStation made an incredibly short-sighted decision to make up for their recent losses and failures on live service games. I don’t think we’ll see Kojima ever work with them again which is really sad as he’s always been the PlayStation guy. I hope Physint and OD end up amazing!