Overview
- Kojima Productions confirmed on Sept. 17, 2026 that Bill Skarsgård will play the playable lead in PHYSINT after costume fittings, talent scans and camera tests earlier this year.
- Xbox announced it will publish PHYSINT after PlayStation stepped away from the project, a change Reuters and multiple outlets say followed a months-long search for a new partner.
- Bloomberg reported that PlayStation’s exit was driven by missed development deadlines, a rising budget trajectory, and weaker-than-expected sales of recent Kojima titles.
- Kojima reiterated that PHYSINT is an original IP that is “making steady progress” but remains years from release, and he signaled additional cast announcements and ongoing production work.
- The Xbox–Kojima deal formalizes an expanded partnership that keeps Kojima’s studio ownership of the IP and aims to develop the game alongside film and television projects while Kojima continues parallel work on OD.