Hideo Kojima has revealed a new poster for Physint, along with who will star in the game. Physint was a surprise announcement at the January 2024 PlayStation State of Play event, with the project coming as a collaboration between Kojima Productions and PlayStation. The new game, which may very well go by a different title by the time it actually hits store shelves, will mark Hideo Kojima's return to the stealth-action genre ala Metal Gear Solid.
After Kojima's split from Konami, Kojima Productions started work on Death Stranding, an ambitious open world game that was way different from the Metal Gear Solid games. Death Stranding was followed up by the direct sequel, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, and next on Kojima's plate is the Xbox-published horror game OD: Knock. Fans hungry for a new Kojima experience in a similar style as the Metal Gear Solid games can rest assured that Physint is on the way after OD, though very little is known about the project.
Hideo Kojima Shares Update on Metal Gear Successor Physint
Hideo Kojima shares an update on the development timeline for Physint, the spiritual successor to his popular espionage franchise Metal Gear.
Physint Poster
At the special event celebrating 10 years of Kojima Productions, Kojima revealed more details about Physint. It was confirmed that Physint's cast would include Charlee Fraser, Don Lee, and Minami Hamabe. Fraser was featured in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, while Don Lee is known for films like Train to Busan and Eternals. Minami Hamabe, meanwhile, starred in Godzilla Minus One and Shin Kamen Rider. Beyond confirming Physint's cast, Kojima also showed off a poster for the game that has serious Metal Gear Solid vibes.
The poster features the tagline "Here Comes the Feeling" and shows what appears to be a military operative in a trenchcoat armed with a gun. This will be Physint's main playable character, but Kojima has not decided on a look for them yet, and so that remains a mystery for now. The poster art does make them look a lot like Metal Gear Solid protagonist Solid Snake, though. Considering when Physint is expected to release, it's unlikely that fans will learn too many more concrete details about the project at any point in the near future.
OD: Knock is the next game expected to release from Kojima Productions, and that is without a solid release window at the time of this writing. Physint is likely going to be a PS6 game, and that console has yet to be revealed by Sony. Estimates suggest that the PS6 will release around 2028 or thereabouts, so Physint is years away. Still, it's nice to get an update on the project, and it will be very interesting to see how it compares to the Metal Gear Solid games once gameplay is finally shown.