# Sony Cancels Physint Development, Xbox Picks Up Project

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/sony-cancels-physint-development-xbox-picks-up-project/
- Published: 2026-09-10T08:27:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-10T14:37:31+00:00
- Original publisher: Push Square
- Original article: https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/09/sony-cancels-physint-development-xbox-picks-up-project
- Topics: Entertainment, Gaming

## Key points

- Sony cancelled Physint; Xbox Game Studios has taken over as publisher
- Kojima says PlayStation axed the project abruptly in mid-June
- Adds to strain on PlayStation's single-player reputation amid fan discontent

## Summary

Sony has confirmed it has cancelled Physint, the Metal Gear Solid-style espionage project from Hideo Kojima's Kojima Productions, with development now continuing under a new publisher, Xbox Game Studios. The switch matters because Physint was originally unveiled as a major PlayStation-backed exclusive, and its loss represents a further blow to PlayStation's single-player line-up at a time when fan sentiment towards the brand is already strained by a string of cancelled live-service projects.

Sony's public statement softened the news, saying only that it had made "the difficult decision to step away" while praising Kojima's vision, but Kojima himself was more direct, revealing that PlayStation Studios cancelled the project outright and without warning in mid-June, prompting a three-month search for a new partner. Kojima Productions, which already collaborates with Xbox on the horror title OD, said it found a "common vision" with the company and confirmed development is continuing, though the final game will likely differ significantly from the PlayStation-backed version, which had involved Sony Pictures' production facilities and cast members including Charlee Fraser, Don Lee and Minami Hamabe. Whether the finished title will still appear on PlayStation platforms remains unclear.

## Coverage

- [Push Square: Sony Cancels Physint Development, Xbox Picks Up Project](https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2026/09/sony-cancels-physint-development-xbox-picks-up-project)
- [Engadget: Xbox swoops in to publish Hideo Kojima's 'Physint' after Sony dropped out](https://www.engadget.com/2254521/xbox-publishes-hideo-kojima-physint-after-sony-withdrawal/)

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