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Physint Exhibition Display Reveals a Metal Gear Connection
A Tokyo exhibition revealed new details about Physint, an upcoming game from Kojima Productions.
The game marks Hideo Kojima’s return to action-espionage, a genre closely associated with his Metal Gear games.
A displayed model of a bipedal robot strongly resembles Metal Gear war machines.
The exhibition also showed a statue of the protagonist, played by Bill Skarsgård, in different disguises.
The connection matters because Konami owns the rights to Metal Gear, so Kojima cannot make new games in that series.
The display suggests Physint will draw on Metal Gear, but no release date or further next steps were given.
Images from a Tokyo exhibition marking Kojima Productions’ 10th anniversary show a bipedal robot model for the studio’s upcoming game, Physint.
The robot resembles the Metal Gear war machines from Hideo Kojima’s former franchise.
The exhibition also displays a protagonist statue showing Bill Skarsgård’s character in different disguises.
A document on display has the words “A new Cold War begins” on its cover and includes a list of intelligence-collection terms.
Physint will mark Kojima’s return to the action-espionage genre.
- Who
- Kojima Productions, the studio founded by Hideo Kojima, is developing Physint. Its announced cast includes Bill Skarsgård, Charlee Fraser, Ma Dong-seok and Minami Hamabe.
- What
- Exhibition images reveal a bipedal robot model and other concept material for Physint, showing a connection to Metal Gear.
- When
- The exhibition was reported on Nov. 9, 2026. Physint’s release date is not stated.
- Where
- The “Beyond the Strand” exhibition is taking place in Tokyo.
- Why
- Kojima has said he wanted to return to stealth-action because of demand from Metal Gear fans.
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Kojima said during Physint’s presentation that the game would be the culmination of his work.
Polygon reported that images from the Tokyo exhibition revealed Physint-related displays.
- Exhibition
- Beyond the Strand,” Kojima Productions’ 10th-anniversary exhibition
- Location
- Tokyo
- Protagonist actor
- Bill Skarsgård
- Other announced cast
- Charlee Fraser, Ma Dong-seok and Minami Hamabe
- Document cover
- A new Cold War begins
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