Kojima Productions Narrowly Avoided Collapse Following Sony Cancellation of Physint

By Wesley Yin-Poole · IGN · 2026-09-20

According to reporting from IGN, Hideo Kojima feared his independent studio would shutter after Sony Interactive Entertainment unexpectedly terminated funding for the tactical espionage title Physint. The developer kept the news secret from his 200-person staff while scrambling t

According to reporting from IGN, Hideo Kojima feared his independent studio would shutter after Sony Interactive Entertainment unexpectedly terminated funding for the tactical espionage title Physint. The developer kept the news secret from his 200-person staff while scrambling t