Physint (working title) is in development at Kojima Productions alongside OD, with the studio currently hiring mid-career staff across multiple departments. Actor Ma Dong-seok has a confirmed role in the project.
Kojima Productions is actively building the teams for Physint, its working-titled project in development after the DEATH STRANDING series. A recent recruitment push targets mid-career staff across design, engineering, planning, sound, localization, and production support. The studio is looking for talent with experience in consumer game development, photorealistic graphics, and tools built with C++, Python, and C#, signaling a move toward high-end, global production standards.
The project also carries a personal connection for studio head Hideo Kojima. Actor Ma Dong-seok, whose role in Physint was confirmed when the game was announced, has a relationship with Kojima stretching back to 2021, when Kojima first mentioned him on X. The two later connected over a 2022 Zoom call and a 2023 visit to Kojima Productions' studio, and Ma Dong-seok went on to appear in DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH.
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Kojima Productions is recruiting mid-career staff across design, engineering, planning, sound, localization, and production support. The studio is currently developing OD and Physint (working title) after the DEATH STRANDING series, and seeks talent with experience in consumer game development, photorealistic graphics, and tools built with C++, Python, and C#.
Game Spark traced the history of Hideo Kojima and Ma Dong-seok's relationship in its Tonari no Hideo column, noting the actor's confirmed appearance in the newly announced PHYSINT. The column recounts a relationship stretching back to 2021, when Kojima mentioned the actor on X, through a 2022 Zoom call and a 2023 visit to Kojima Productions' studio, before Ma Dong-seok's cameo in DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH.