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Director Hideo Kojima made a surprise appearance at XBOX Fanfest Tokyo, and new visuals along with additional cast members for his upcoming title “PHYSINT” were revealed on X (formerly Twitter). On the 5ch “Hardware/Industry (Geha)” board, opinions were divided: some were frustrated that no actual gameplay footage was shown, with the reveal limited to live-action visuals and cast announcements; others debated the merits of using live-action actors as a directing technique; and still others speculated about Xbox’s exclusivity strategy and the rollout of the Switch 2.
What people said
Nice one, flip-flop hater, lolololol
What's done is done, pal, lolololol (lit. "spilled water won't return to the tray")
Asha probably came all the way to Tokyo just to hear Kojima's grievances behind closed doors.
No way they'd put their own first-party titles on that platform after that, lol
So there you go, Mr. Barrier — nice try, lolololol
Even if they wanted to bring Gears out, it'd never get past CERO anyway lol (CERO: Japan's game ratings board)
Why would the people bashing Kojima right now suddenly turn around and start bashing Microsoft instead? Lol
If it happens a third time, that'll just mean Kojima gets bashed even harder lol
Before that happens, won't Sony want to recoup its development costs by bringing Death Stranding stuff to Switch 2 — maybe under the Bandai Namco label?
Doesn't feel like it has any aura at all
And yet this one actually got me excited
The moment I found out he was casting real-life actors, I couldn't get hyped for it at all.
Kojima's changed.
I really hate it when he uses real people as a way to dodge actually creating original characters.
Who's that?
Kind of feel bad for the fans who didn't get picked for this.
Are they seriously going to keep doing a surprise appearance every year until the game actually comes out?
He only got as far as doing scans with Sony's equipment — nothing had actually progressed, which is why he got cut loose.
The fact that they didn't force him to delete the scan data is already a pretty generous concession.
Here's the cast we can announce so far for "PHYSINT." More amazing cast reveals are still to come — look forward to it! 🔥🔥🔥
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HSadDsYakAAPqE6.jpg
https://x.com/Kojima_Hideo/status/2100539157433233556
Hideo Kojima @Kojima_Hideo (2026/09/17 19:37:47)
Here are the new visuals for "PHYSINT"! 🔥🔥🔥
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HSaZJ6obcAAHBvS.jpg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HSaZJ6qaQAA46_c.jpg
https://x.com/Kojima_Hideo/status/2100534676280717755
Nah, this is basically a movie at this point lol
Is he even making a game? Lol
I want to hope for a gritty, macho spy game like the Snake days, but it's rough when it gets compared to that.
The die-hards who still defend MGS4 even though it has nearly 10 hours of cutscenes — longer than the actual playtime — aren't going to be fazed by a bit of movie footage.
Honestly, holding a Back to the Future 1-2-3 marathon would be more worthwhile.
Is this cast even "star-studded"? Never even heard of them.
Exactly — and that hypothetical "third time" would be the perfect excuse to bash the other platform.
I get why Sony would get bashed — like "how dare you toss aside the guy who kept giving us ammo to bash you with!"
But is there actually a reason for Microsoft to get bashed if they cut Kojima loose?
Even without a real reason, those people will just cook up some twisted logic to bash anyway… you'd think you'd have seen that plenty on Geha by now.
I get what you're saying, but at that point it's not even about Kojima anymore.
Actually, now would be the perfect time to troll:
"Oh, so you actually wanted that washed-up old has-been creator, huh, lol"
"Guess even the Xbox fanboys wanted to play Metal Gear after all, lol"
"Table scraps, lolololol"
something like that
Every Metal Gear except 4 has already come out on it, and even 4 just broke out of its "PlayStation prison" with this latest remaster…
Are you visiting from a parallel universe or something?
Oh, sorry — Metal Gear 2 was so bad I stopped following the series, my bad for not knowing.
I don't think someone who's actually good at working the room gets dropped and then immediately fires off a tweet summoning his fan funnels (a Gundam reference for siccing your followers on people) lol
Background and Key Points of This Topic
As background to this thread: there had previously been talk of a partnership between Kojima Productions and Xbox, and with the outcome of that still unclear, his appearance at XBOX Fanfest Tokyo left many wondering “why is he standing on an Xbox stage now?” — and that confusion became the starting point for the discussion. The debate largely split into two focal points. One was how the new title “PHYSINT” was presented, with frustration that the reveal centered on live-action visuals and cast announcements while no actual gameplay footage was shown. The other was speculation over whether future development would be centered on Xbox or PlayStation. Opinions on the use of live-action actors were also split, with some welcoming it as an extension of the directing style honed in the “Metal Gear Solid” series, and others viewing it as an avoidance of creating original characters. The long development time, a byproduct of the project’s large scale, was also a topic of discussion, with the lack of further updates feeding the unease.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (Hardware/Industry, “Geha”) board thread “Director Hideo Kojima Makes a Surprise Appearance at XBOX Fanfest Tokyo! The Venue Erupts with Joy!.”
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