Overview
- Hideo Kojima announced during Xbox’s Tokyo Game Show broadcast that Bill Skarsgård will play the playable lead in PHYSINT, and shared new key art and a tagline for the project.
- Last week Xbox agreed to publish PHYSINT after PlayStation stepped away from the project, leaving Kojima Productions free to retain the IP and seek a new partner.
- Reports from multiple outlets say Sony’s exit followed missed deadlines and large budget overruns at Kojima Productions, though the studio and Xbox say development is ongoing.
- Kojima confirmed the cast will include Charlee Fraser, Don Lee and Minami Hamabe, and said earlier costume fittings, talent scans and camera tests helped shape the project’s direction.
- Xbox and Kojima have framed their deal as broader than publishing, with plans to work together on film and TV adaptations, while Kojima warns PHYSINT is still years away from release.