Hideo Kojima and PlayStation announced last year they were teaming up to create a new action espionage game called Physint, a welcome genre return for fans of Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid series. In a new interview with French magazine Le Film Français, Kojima said Physint is five to six years away from release.
This timeline isn’t too surprising – Kojima Productions’ next release is Death Stranding 2: On The Beach on June 26, and the studio is already developing its next game after that, OD, for Xbox. Assuming Kojima Productions has no other surprises, Kojima claimed last year that Physint’s development would begin in earnest after the launch of Death Stranding 2 (likely up to bat after OD), so the five-to-six-year timeline makes sense.
“Besides Death Stranding 2, there is Physint in development. That will take me another five or six years. Maybe after that, I could finally decide to tackle a film,” Kojima told Le Film Français when asked about directing a movie, as reported by Video Games Chronicle.
Kojima also told the magazine he received many offers to direct a movie when he left Konami in 2015. Considering how much Kojima loves films and the people behind them, seeing him direct one wouldn’t be surprising. Consider those extra-long Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding cutscenes practice for his directorial debut.
While waiting for Physint, check out Game Informer’s Death Stranding 2 hands-on preview, and then read about how Death Stranding 2’s interactive encyclopedia helps players make sense of the lore. After that, check out this breakdown of the members of Death Stranding 2’s Drawbridge organization.