The Washington Post September 20, 2026 • 11:21

Hideo Kojima explains the surprise split with Sony - The Washington Post

By Gene Park

Hideo Kojima explains the surprise split with Sony - The Washington Post

Celebrated game director Hideo Kojima wrestled with Sony’s surprise cancellation months before it went public, he said in an interview, fearing “our studio could collapse.”

In a Zoom call in mid-June, Sony delivered bombshell news to Kojima Productions: The tech giant would stop funding the studios next project, the highly anticipated espionage game Physint. After the c… [+104 chars]

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