Hideo Kojima visits Sony City in Tokyo on 13 October 2026

IGN reports the photos were taken at Sony City in Tokyo, Japan.
The coverage also links the visit to Physint, but not all details about that project have been independently confirmed from the sources provided.

What happened

Hideo Kojima shared a post on 13 October 2026 that read: “Visited Sony City.” The embedded tweet from @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN contains that exact text and is dated 13 October 2026. That confirms Kojima publicly said he had visited Sony City that day.

IGN says Kojima shared photos from the visit and was wearing a Joy Division T-shirt. That detail comes from IGN’s reporting, not from the short tweet text itself. The provided tweet embed confirms the visit and the date, but not the clothing detail. In the available sources, Sony City is also explicitly placed in Tokyo, Japan.

IGN’s coverage also frames the visit in the context of Physint, Kojima Productions’ action-stealth project. In the supplied context, Physint is described as an announced project seen as a spiritual successor to Metal Gear. At the same time, the reports differ on the status of the partnership around that project. So based on the evidence provided, it can only be stated cautiously that the visit is being discussed in connection with Physint and Sony, not that every business detail is fully settled.

Timeline

13 October 2026 — Hideo Kojima posts on X: “Visited Sony City.” The tweet embed confirms the date and exact text.
13 October 2026 — IGN publishes a story about Kojima’s visit to Sony City in Tokyo and mentions a Joy Division T-shirt in the headline and text.
13 October 2026 — The coverage links the visit to Physint, while other context in the same source set points to differing reports about Sony and Microsoft.
13 October 2026 — Multiple related articles in the supplied external context describe Physint’s status as a topic of debate around Sony’s involvement.

Background

Physint is the announced action-stealth project from Kojima Productions. In the supplied context, the game is described as a spiritual successor to Metal Gear, which explains why any development around the title draws major attention in games media. The available sources name Kojima, Kojima Productions, Sony, Microsoft, Asha Sharma, and IGN as part of the broader reporting around the project.

The external context shows that several versions of the story are circulating. One source, Dot Esports, says Kojima explained how Sony’s decision to drop Physint threatened his studio and responded to reports of a split. Another source, an IGN article in the context, says PlayStation dropped Physint over missed deadlines and budget concerns. A third source says Xbox would take over publishing Physint after Sony pulled out. Those different wordings make it clear that the project’s status is not described consistently across the reporting.

The fact report provided by the user also warns that the claim Microsoft has taken over Physint and the film and TV adaptation rights is low-confidence within the available evidence. The exact nature of Sony’s decision is also unclear: the sources refer to dropping, pulling out, or ending the partnership, but not to one fully confirmed business decision. So the safest source-faithful framing is that Kojima visited Sony City on 13 October 2026 and that the visit was linked in multiple articles to ongoing reporting about Physint.

The available social evidence mainly supports the visit itself. The tweet from @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN contains only the text “Visited Sony City.” and a link, while the additional tweets in the set mostly refer back to the same post. That means the social post is clear, but details like the shirt or the business consequences of the visit depend on the separate news articles rather than the tweet alone.

Sources

X post from @HIDEO_KOJIMA_EN: “Visited Sony City.”
IGN: “Hideo Kojima Wears Joy Division T-Shirt to Sony Visit, Sparking Johnny Silverhand Arasaka Tower Comparison”
Additional context from related reporting on Physint and Sony/Microsoft