Bill Skarsgård, the lead actor in Physint, recently revealed more details about the game, stating that, like other works by Hideo Kojima, it will feature approximately eight hours of cutscene story.
Even before the series of changes surrounding Physint in recent months, this spiritual successor to Metal Gear, crafted by Hideo Kojima, seemed indefinitely delayed. The project’s sudden shift from PlayStation to Xbox only reinforced this perception—Kojima himself recently confirmed that he hasn’t even decided on the game engine yet.
Although Physint is unlikely to arrive until the next generation of consoles, there are signs that the project is still moving forward steadily. After much speculation, the game’s cast was officially confirmed recently, with one of the leads, Bill Skarsgård, revealing the approximate scale of the game’s cutscene content.
As discovered by Twitter user PowerUpGamingUK, Bill Skarsgård recently appeared on Josh Horowitz’s podcast, Happy Sad Confused. While his main purpose was to promote his new film Mosquito Bowl, he also took the opportunity to discuss his work with Hideo Kojima on Physint, mentioning that he had played through the entire Metal Gear series back in the day.
Skarsgård also mentioned that he once asked Kojima in person if he had any interest in directing films, to which Kojima replied that he was more interested in creating an entirely new form of media. Skarsgård believes this exploration has already taken shape, with Physint serving as proof—in addition to full gameplay, the title will include “eight hours of narrative content.”
Given that most of Hideo Kojima's works feature narratives lasting around eight hours, Skarsgård may have simply been speculating based on this convention. However, if his statement holds true, it suggests that development of Physint has progressed to a certain stage, with Kojima having a clear plan for the volume of cutscene content. An eight-hour narrative would be slightly shorter than both Death Stranding titles.