You can trust VideoGamer. Our team of gaming experts spend hours testing and reviewing the latest games, to ensure you're reading the most comprehensive guide possible. Rest assured, all imagery and advice is unique and original. Check out how we test and review games here Hideo Kojima may not be making another Metal Gear Solid game, but he might as well be. As the video game auteur wraps up Death Stranding 2, the game director is in the early stages of developing two games, his cinematic horror game OD and his espionage title Phsyint. In an interview with EDGE Magazine, Kojima explained that he came up with the idea for the game when he was sick during the COVID-19 pandemic. The upcoming PlayStation exclusive was dreamt up while he was recovering as he saw the fan fervour for him to return to the Metal Gear series. Psyint is made for Metal Gear fans Speaking to the magazine, via GamesRadar, Kojima explained that he always has “lots of new ideas” that we wants to create. For example, the game director has ideas for a Death Stranding 3, although he won’t be the one to create it. For Physint, Kojima was inspired by the fans always clamouring for him to return to Metal Gear Solid after the infamous fallout between the creator and Konami. “When I became sick during the pandemic, I realised that a lot of people wanted me to make something like Metal Gear,” Kojima explained. “That’s when I had the idea for a new espionage game. I reflected, and thought the idea was good.” Kojima explained that he discussed the idea with Sony and “explored many options” to return to the espionage genre. After these discussions—which the creative didn’t explain—they “agreed on doing Physint”. The “brand-new, original IP” is described as a “next-generation action espionage game” that’s also “a portmanteau of physical intelligence”. Not much is known about the upcoming title, but many believe the game will put much more of a focus on the supernatural elements that were teased within the Metal Gear franchise. Earlier this year, Kojima explained that the game will need five or six years of development time after Death Stranding 2 releases, likely putting the game’s release date sometime in 2030. (Will we still be alive by then?) Subscribe to our newsletters! By subscribing, you agree to our Privacy Policy and may receive occasional deal communications; you can unsubscribe anytime. Share