Former PlayStation head Shuhei Yoshida reacted to Sony's unexpected decision to end its collaboration with Kojima Productions on the game Physint.
Yoshida expressed his surprise on his X social media page. In the original, he wrote the Japanese phrase "びっくりしたなあ…", which can be translated as "This surprised me..." or "I didn't expect this..."
PlayStation officially announced that after "careful consideration", it made the "difficult decision" to cease collaboration with Kojima Productions on Physint. However, the company emphasized that it continues to highly value Hideo Kojima's vision, and its relationship with the developer remains strong after three decades of working together. Sony did not disclose the reasons for abandoning the project.
Kojima himself did not linger without investors for long. Xbox picked up Physint, becoming the new publishing partners for Kojima Productions.