This was announced almost two years ago and we have had next to no details on it since then. Kojima has teased Physint as an incredibly ambitious project that is a combination of a video game and a movie, but hasn’t really elaborated on how that will work. With that said, Kojima still has one more project he has to work on before he can fully commit to Physint. Kojima is working on an Xbox horror game known as OD, which also just got a brand new horror trailer, and it will be the next game that he releases. However, he has already started planning out Physint.
Physint Gets First Details from Hideo Kojima
Hideo Kojima’s studio Kojima Productions held a 10th-anniversary live stream that talked about the future of the company. While there isn’t really anything to see from Physint yet because there’s no screenplay or game yet, he shared a poster that reveals a very Blade Runner-esque looking character wearing a trench coat and walking down a city street with an SMG in hand. Additionally, there’s a tagline that reads: “Here comes the feeling.”
The character’s face is obscured, but it hasn’t stopped anyone from speculating about who it could be. I personally think this could be Hideo Kojima’s collaboration with Robert Pattinson, especially since the two seem to have a strong relationship. However, Kojima said he couldn’t reveal the main character as he couldn’t cast anyone in the role during the actor’s strike in 2023.
Kojima has managed to book a few people for supporting roles, though. Kojima confirmed that he has cast Charlee Fraser, an actress who made her film debut in Anyone But You and then Furiosa the following year. Additionally, Ma Dong-seok AKA Don Lee (Train to Bussan, Eternals) and Minami Hamabe (Godzilla Minus One) will also star in Physint, but no details were shared on their roles. It seems like Fraser may play the secondary character in the game, similar to Fragile in Death Stranding.
It seems like Kojima does have someone in mind for Physint‘s main protagonist, but it’s possible a deal hasn’t been locked down quite yet. Maybe we will hear something at The Game Awards in December or at Summer Game Fest, but it could also be a big secret that remains under wraps for years since this game is still extremely far away. It’s highly likely that Physint won’t release until the late 2020s or early 2030s given it’s still in the conceptual stage. Even the poster notes that Physint is just a working title, so things could change a lot in the coming years.
