Action · Shooter

Physint

This new action-espionage game will use cutting-edge technology and a stellar cast to deliver an experience like no other. Blurring the boundaries between film and games, offering near life-like graphics and a new take on interactive entertainment.

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Genres: Action Shooter Tactical
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Publishers: Xbox Game Studios
Themes: Action Stealth

About

Physint (working title) is an upcoming action-adventure and stealth game developed by Kojima Productions and set to be published by Xbox Game Studios. The game is set to be directed by Hideo Kojima and marks his second title produced in collaboration with Xbox. The game features an ensemble cast led by Bill Skarsgård, alongside Charlee Fraser, Ma Dong-seok, and Minami Hamabe in supporting roles.

Envisioned as Kojima's anticipated return to the "action-espionage" genre and as a spiritual successor to the Metal Gear franchise, Kojima and PlayStation announced Physint in January 2024, building on their work together following Death Stranding (2019) and its sequel (2025). The game will reportedly feature synergy between interactive elements and a deeper integration of multimedia presentation, as the developer planned to closely collaborate with Sony's film production studio Columbia Pictures.

Keywords

espionage

Media

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Development

During the January 2024 State of Play video presentation, Hideo Kojima and the head of PlayStation Studios Hermen Hulst appeared together in a video message to announce a new partnership between Kojima Productions and Sony Interactive Entertainment, who were set to collaborate on another original intellectual property (IP), following their co-development of Death Stranding (2019) and its sequel (2025). The game, under the working title Physint, was described as Kojima's return to the "action-espionage" genre, being regarded as a spiritual successor to Kojima's Metal Gear franchise. In addition, Kojima described his vision for the game as built on multimedia synergy, blending the interactive elements of video games, with the presentation qualities of film, television, and music, in order to "transcend" the mediums in terms of narrative, casting, sound, and themes. This hybrid of formats was expected to be accomplished through close collaboration with Sony's film, television and music divisions, with their film production arm Columbia Pictures being involved in an unspecified capacity.

Kojima mentioned that Physint will be the culmination of his work. In December 2023, Kojima Productions filed Japanese trademarks for the "Social Stealth System", assumed to be an asynchronous multiplayer central gameplay element for Physint in similar vein to the multiplayer elements from Death Stranding.