Sony’s PlayStation (SIE) withdrew from Kojima Productions’ action-espionage project Physint in June; Kojima’s studio spent three months seeking a new publisher and landed on Xbox Game Studios, which already partners with Kojima on the horror title OD KNOCK.
Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios will publish Physint and is already collaborating with Kojima Productions on the horror game OD KNOCK.
Kojima Productions’ recent output includes Death Stranding and its follow-ups, and the Death Stranding franchise is also expanding into film and animation projects.
# What happened Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) stopped publishing Hideo Kojima's Physint in mid-June. Kojima Productions spent roughly three months looking for a new publishing partner and announced that Xbox Game Studios will take over publishing duties.
# Why this matters Switching publishers can affect a project's platform plans, release timing, and development resources. Xbox Game Studios already works with Kojima Productions on a separate horror project, OD KNOCK, so the new arrangement links both projects to Microsoft's publishing infrastructure.
# Who's involved
# Development status Kojima Productions stated in September 2025 that Physint was in early planning while the studio focused on producing OD KNOCK. No new timeline or platform list was provided with the publishing change.
Kojima's Death Stranding released on PlayStation 4 in 2019, later on PC and PlayStation 5 (Director's Cut). A second game, Death Stranding: On the Beach, launched on PS5 in June 2025 and on PC in March 2026. The Death Stranding franchise has active adaptation projects: a live-action film at Hammerstone Studios and an adult animated feature directed by Hiroshi Miyamoto, plus an anime series titled Death Stranding Isolations set for Disney+ in 2027.
# Immediate implications to watch
# Bottom line
Physint , Kojima Productions’ upcoming stealth espionage game, will no longer be published by PlayStation. The console publisher has ended its collaboration on the game; meanwhile, Xbox, which is publishing Kojima’s upcoming horror game OD , has stepped in as Physint’s new publisher. Physint was first announced in Janu
Previously announced in 2024, Kojima Production's Physint will now be published by Xbox
Physint , the action espionage game Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions announced a couple of years ago , will no longer be published by initial backers PlayStation. Instead, it'll be published by Xbox, who're already handing those duties for upcoming Kojima horror flick OD . Sony have tried to paint this switch as an
In a major coup, Xbox has confirmed that it will be publishing Hideo Kojima's long-awaited action-espionage title "PHYSINT."
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