Hideo Kojima says Sony ended partnership in a Zoom call without giving a reason

Hideo Kojima told The Washington Post that Sony Interactive Entertainment informed him in June that it was ending support for his studio in a Zoom call without stating reasons. The Physint project moved to Xbox, which will publish it. The studio said it is in a healthy and profitable state.

• Sony announced the end of the partnership in a June Zoom call without explanation
• Kojima learned of the decision with translator Aki Saito and studio president Shinji Hirano
• Xbox became the new partner and publisher of Physint, after the studio made horror game OD with it
• Studio staff learned of the partner change one day before the official announcement