During the early hours of Wednesday, September 9th, PlayStation, XBOX and Hideo Kojima himself stirred up a hornet's nest when announce Physint, the upcoming action and spy title developed by Kojima Productions, would no longer be financed by Sony, therefore, they would no longer have any relationship with the renowned director.

However, Hideo Kojima himself stated shortly after that PlayStation Studios had announced the game's cancellation in June, and that since then, they had been trying to find a new partner to keep the project alive… and that partner ended up being none other than XBOX.

“PHYSINT is an important project for both me personally and KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS,” reads a post from Hideo Kojima’s official account. “After consulting with experts and negotiating with professionals from various fields, we found in Xbox a partner with whom we share a common vision for the future, and we have decided to collaborate with them again. We assure you that the development of PHYSINT, our innovative action-spy game, continues and will continue.”

For its part, PlayStation stated, “We continue to have great admiration for Hideo Kojima’s vision for the game. Our relationship remains strong after three decades of industry-leading, genre-defining creative cooperation, and we look forward to continuing to work closely with Hideo Kojima and his award-winning independent studio in the future.”

Of course, XBOX and its president, Asha Sharma, didn't take long to boast This interesting twist, along with OD, will make Physint another game developed by Hideo Kojima directly for XBOX.

XBOX issues a lengthy statement regarding its new relationship with Hideo Kojima

Through XBOX WIRE, a statement was published dedicated to what was announced in the early hours, mentioning that Kojima "has dedicated his career to challenging conventions and expanding the limits of video games" and that his studio, Kojima Productions, "announced the next chapter of its collaboration with XBOX."

“Creators have the freedom to choose where and how to bring their ideas to life. We are honored that Kojima-san has chosen Xbox to collaborate with Kojima Productions on Physint. His ambition to challenge conventions reflects the kind of creativity we want to support at Xbox,” said Asha Sharma, CEO of Xbox.

“This expands our relationship with Xbox beyond OD. As we move forward with the development of PHYSINT, we remain committed to redefining the action-spy genre for players around the world,” said Hideo Kojima, creator of the game and founder of KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS.

In addition to OD and PHYSINT, this relationship will extend beyond video games, as XBOX and KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS will collaborate on film and television to bring new stories to a wider audience.

While they didn't offer any updates on the development of this upcoming action-stealth installment, they stated that they expect to share information as development progresses.

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