Overview
- Kojima confirmed in a recent KOJI10 podcast that PHYSINT is continuing with Xbox as publisher after PlayStation withdrew funding earlier this year.
- The story and plot are written but the full script remains unfinished, and Kojima said filming with the cast is targeted to begin next year.
- Bill Skarsgård is confirmed as the lead and Kojima said Skarsgård, Charlee Fraser, and Minami Hamabe have completed performance scans while Don Lee and others are still to be scanned.
- Public reporting has questioned the reasons Sony left and the size of Xbox’s deal, and Kojima and his studio have not disclosed exact budget or contractual terms.
- Kojima frames PHYSINT as a cinematic, experimental take on spy action that will deliberately differ from Metal Gear and is planned as a cross‑media effort that could include film and TV.