{"id":1204804,"date":"2026-02-20T01:14:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:14:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rHgKemoFnbVJkwQQ29vWrR"},"modified":"2026-02-20T01:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:14:52","slug":"kojima-says-his-next-espionage-game-will-keep-us-waiting-another-5-or-6-years-but-then-he-might-finally-get-around-to-directing-a-movie-im-getting-older-and-i-would-prefer-to-do-it-w","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/kojima-says-his-next-espionage-game-will-keep-us-waiting-another-5-or-6-years-but-then-he-might-finally-get-around-to-directing-a-movie-im-getting-older-and-i-would-prefer-to-do-it-w\/","title":{"rendered":"Kojima says his next espionage game will keep us waiting another &#8216;5 or 6 years&#8217;, but then he might finally get around to directing a movie: &#8216;I\u2019m getting older, and I would prefer to do it while still young&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>There is, as ever, a lot going on in the world of Hideo Kojima. In an interview published in a recent issue of French film magazine <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lefilmfrancais.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Le Film Fran\u00e7ais<\/a>, Kojima spoke about his ongoing projects (via <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.videogameschronicle.com\/news\/hideo-kojima-reveals-his-next-espionage-game-physint-is-5-6-years-away\/\" target=\"_blank\">VGC<\/a>): There&#8217;s Death Stranding 2. There&#8217;s the <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/the-death-stranding-movie-is-being-written-and-directed-by-the-guy-behind-pig\/\" target=\"_blank\">Death Stranding film adaptation<\/a> in production at A24. And of course, there&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/kojima-is-making-a-new-action-espionage-game-after-death-stranding-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Physint<\/a>, Kojima&#8217;s upcoming return to the tactical espionage action that secured his global reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Kojima told Le Film Fran\u00e7ais that it&#8217;ll probably take the better part of a decade before we can play his Metal Gear successor. &#8220;Besides Death Stranding 2, there is Physint in development,&#8221; Kojima said. &#8220;That will take me another five or six years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"YSAbGqvsdr9uJBvCV44vtP\" name=\"(4) Death Stranding 2 On The Beach - State of Play Announce Trailer PS5 Games 00-04-16.jpg\" alt=\"deaths stranding 2 on the beach\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/kojima-says-his-next-espionage-game-will-keep-us-waiting-another-5-or-6-years-but-then-he-might-finally-get-around-to-directing-a-movie-im-getting-older-and-i-would-prefer-to-do-it-whi.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Kojima Productions)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Once Physint is squared away, however, Kojima told Le Film Fran\u00e7ais that he might finally turn his attention to directing a movie of his own.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Maybe after that, I could finally decide to tackle a film,&#8221; Kojima said.<\/p>\n<p>During Physint&#8217;s announcement at the January 2024 PlayStation State of Play, Kojima said Physint would be a &#8220;next-generation action espionage game&#8221; that is &#8220;also a movie at the same time in terms of look, story, theme, cast, acting, fashion and sound.&#8221; Action espionage? Basically a movie? Inevitably wild casting and fashion choices? That checks all the Metal Gear boxes. (They&#8217;re cardboard boxes, presumably.)<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1280px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"SKv4AmPy7TkTBTmtaehafC\" name=\"Death Stranding 2 Neil\" alt=\"The character Neil in Death Stranding 2, who here is posing like Solid Snake.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/kojima-says-his-next-espionage-game-will-keep-us-waiting-another-5-or-6-years-but-then-he-might-finally-get-around-to-directing-a-movie-im-getting-older-and-i-would-prefer-to-do-it-whi.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Kojima Productions)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>According to Kojima, we shouldn&#8217;t be surprised to hear it, because he said in February 2024 chat that he&#8217;s making Physint because <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hideo-kojima-says-physints-happening-because-you-lot-just-wouldnt-stop-asking-for-a-new-metal-gear-and-after-a-brush-with-death-hes-decided-thats-not-a-bad-idea\/\" target=\"_blank\">we all kept demanding more Metal Gear<\/a>. That&#8217;s an interesting quote in retrospect now that we know Kojima Productions was already busy <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/hideo-kojima-says-death-stranding-2-has-so-much-tactical-espionage-action-that-even-his-own-staff-worried-it-was-getting-a-little-metal-gear-ish\/\" target=\"_blank\">turning Death Stranding 2 into Metal Gear<\/a> anyway, but I&#8217;m not complaining about a surplus of hypercompetent bandana-clad stealth goofballs.<\/p>\n<p>What&#8217;s curious about Kojima&#8217;s conversation with Le Film Fran\u00e7ais is that he didn&#8217;t mention OD, the horror game <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hideo-kojima-announces-od-with-jordan-peele-it-is-a-gamebut-at-the-same-time-its-a-movie-but-at-the-same-time-a-new-form-of-media\/\" target=\"_blank\">announced in 2023<\/a> as a collaboration between Kojima and Jordan Peele. Similar to Physint, Kojima described OD as a game that&#8217;s &#8220;at the same time a movie, but at the same time a new form of media.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In January 2025, Kojima said that the productions of both OD and Physint had been <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/it-sounds-like-well-have-to-wait-even-longer-to-find-out-what-the-deal-is-with-od-hideo-kojima-and-jordan-peeles-game-movie-and-new-form-of-media-that-had-the-trailer-with-all-the-faces-cryptically-talking-at-us\/\" target=\"_blank\">suspended in 2024<\/a> because of the SAG-AFTRA strike. Kojima clearly seems willing to acknowledge Physint&#8217;s ongoing development, but OD&#8217;s current status is unclear.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:3840px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"PgtAxr2xFzdNu4deKyxsJN\" name=\"(4) Death Stranding 2 On The Beach - State of Play Announce Trailer PS5 Games 00-03-10.jpg\" alt=\"deaths stranding 2 on the beach\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/kojima-says-his-next-espionage-game-will-keep-us-waiting-another-5-or-6-years-but-then-he-might-finally-get-around-to-directing-a-movie-im-getting-older-and-i-would-prefer-to-do-it-whi-1.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"3840\" height=\"2160\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Kojima Productions)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If he does make an eventual pivot to directing movies, Kojima said it&#8217;ll be the culmination of a life-long fascination.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I grew up with cinema. Directing would be a kind of homage to it,&#8221; Kojima said. &#8220;Besides, I\u2019m getting older, and I would prefer to do it while still young.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Kojima&#8217;s currently a spry 61 years old, and he&#8217;s spent those six youthful decades as an open and unabashed movie nerd. It&#8217;s hard to miss: Most of his oeuvre is a pastiche of 90s techno-thrillers, and he&#8217;s been <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/action\/hideo-kojima-is-heading-to-sydney-film-festival-for-a-live-discussion-with-mad-max-creator-george-miller\/\" target=\"_blank\">cramming familiar actors and directors into his game casts<\/a> ever since his production budgets have supported it.<\/p>\n<p>My only concern about Kojima&#8217;s directorial debut is what kind of runtimes he&#8217;ll subject theater audiences to. If Death Stranding had about <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/after-literal-hours-of-death-stranding-cutscenes-hideo-kojima-threatens-that-his-next-game-will-transcend-the-barriers-between-film-and-video-games\/\" target=\"_blank\">four and half movies&#8217; worth of cutscenes<\/a> in it, how long are his movies going to be if there isn&#8217;t any pesky gameplay to get in the way?<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/kojima-says-his-next-espionage-game-will-keep-us-waiting-another-5-or-6-years-but-then-he-might-finally-get-around-to-directing-a-movie-im-getting-older-and-i-would-prefer-to-do-it-while-still-young\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is, as ever, a lot going on in the world of Hideo Kojima. In an interview published in a recent issue of French film magazine Le Film Fran\u00e7ais, Kojima spoke about his ongoing projects (via VGC): There&#8217;s Death Stranding 2. There&#8217;s the Death Stranding film adaptation in production at A24. And of course, there&#8217;s Physint, Kojima&#8217;s upcoming return to the tactical espionage action that secured his global reputation. Unfortunately, Kojima told Le Film Fran\u00e7ais that it&#8217;ll probably take the better part of a decade before we can play his Metal Gear successor. &#8220;Besides Death Stranding 2, there is Physint in development,&#8221; Kojima said. &#8220;That will take me another five or six years.&#8221; (Image credit: Kojima Productions) Once Physint is squared away, however, Kojima told&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/kojima-says-his-next-espionage-game-will-keep-us-waiting-another-5-or-6-years-but-then-he-might-finally-get-around-to-directing-a-movie-im-getting-older-and-i-would-prefer-to-do-it-w\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1204805,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[5491],"class_list":["post-1204804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-gaming-industry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kojima says his next espionage game will keep us waiting another &#039;5 or 6 years&#039;, but then he might finally get around to directing a movie: &#039;I\u2019m getting older, and I would prefer to do it while still young&#039; | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"There is, as ever, a lot going on in the world of Hideo Kojima. 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