Hideo Kojima visited the Sony City complex in Tokyo, despite rumors of deteriorating relations with the company after the cancellation of the joint spy project Physint and the transfer of funding to Microsoft.
Sony's decision caused dissatisfaction among fans. According to rumors, the company did not want to fully finance a game whose rights it would not own. Some observers suggested that this would lead to a breakdown of the long-standing relationship between Kojima and PlayStation.
However, the Japanese game designer's visit to the Sony office indicates the opposite. In a comment to the press, Kojima emphasized that he still has respect and sympathy for the company, and the closure of the joint project did not leave any mutual grievances.
Earlier, there were rumors in the industry that the budget for Physint could reach $400 million, but various sources claim that Microsoft agreed to finance the project on more moderate terms. Kojima's visit to Sony City could have been a simple friendly gesture: the developer's studio office is very close to the company's headquarters.