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Xbox expands its Kojima partnership to PHYSINT

The publishing relationship is also set to extend into film and television, according to Xbox's announcement.

Gamer Industry News Desk · Published Sep 15, 2026 · Updated Sep 15, 2026 · 1 min readSource announcement dated Sep 9, 2026
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Xbox says it will work with Kojima Productions on PHYSINT, expanding a relationship that already includes OD.

The September 9 announcement describes PHYSINT as an action-espionage project in development. It also says the companies plan to collaborate across film and television.

The statement does not provide a release date, a complete platform list, a budget or the financial terms of the arrangement. Those omissions matter when assessing the scope of a publishing partnership: a named collaboration alone does not establish exclusivity or a delivery timetable.

For studios and publishers, the announcement is another example of a creative relationship being described across multiple entertainment formats. The practical questions concern which projects reach production, how responsibilities are divided and what distribution terms ultimately apply.

Gamer Industry News will distinguish those later details from the initial announcement as the companies disclose more. This account is based on Xbox's published statement, not private deal documents.

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