The most interesting nugget here is that Kojima not only stated that the decision wasn't said to be made for budgetary or milestone reasons (the game is still in prepro, his last game with Sony just came out & Physint was always slated after OD), but all that Sony gave NO clear reason to him.
Wild.
I asked Hideo Kojima what happened. Sony canceled Physint over a Zoom call.
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Hideo Kojima explains the surprise split with Sony
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.”