Hideo Kojima posted pictures on social media of himself visiting Sony in Japan while wearing a Joy Division T-shirt — and fans are certainly getting plenty of joy out of it.

The Metal Gear creator took to social media to post the photos showing him standing outside Sony City, also known as the Sony Corporate Office Building, in Tokyo, Japan. That wouldn’t normally be anything to write home about, but given recent events, there’s plenty of context we need to run through.

Earlier this year, Sony ditched Physint, Kojima’s Metal Gear spiritual successor, leaving the legendary game developer scrambling to find another publisher for the project. In an interview with IGN, Kojima revealed how he feared for the future of Kojima Productions after Sony confirmed its decision via a Zoom call.

Kojima pitched Physint to Microsoft and new gaming boss Asha Sharma, who were suitably impressed to snap up the cast adrift project, including its adaptation rights for film and TV. In the wake of Physint’s move to Xbox, Bloomberg reported that Sony had concerns around the success of Kojima’s Death Stranding, as well as Physint’s development timeline, budget, and platform strategy. Kojima Productions issued a statement in response, although it failed to directly address Bloomberg’s reporting.

“Make no mistake, this was a serious situation for the studio with a range of potentially significant implications,” Kojima Productions said.

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