Kojima Productions has issued a statement following Bloomberg's report that PlayStation dropped the game Physint due to missed deadlines and poor profitability of the Death Stranding franchise. The studio asserts it remains in a healthy, profitable state and that development continues with new publisher Xbox, whilst encouraging scepticism towards the Bloomberg article's unnamed sources. Although Kojima Productions doesn't directly refute Bloomberg's claims, it seeks to reassure stakeholders and players that the situation is under control.

Physint's publisher switched from PlayStation to Xbox in mid-September, prompting Bloomberg's investigation into the reasoning behind the move. Kojima Productions disputes the framing of the report by questioning its sourcing but provides no contradictory evidence. Hideo Kojima acknowledged to The Washington Post that running an independent studio presents significant challenges and that he needed to secure a new partner to ensure the studio's survival. The game currently has no release date and will launch on PC and Xbox consoles only.