- Sony’s upcoming live-service title Fairgames has debuted new footage, announcing a new playtest.
- This news comes hours after Sony cancelled Physint, breaking its partnership with Kojima.
- Fairgames has also had a troubled production, with developers failing to find the fun in the extraction shooter.
Sony has had a difficult few months on the PR front, with the Japanese giant repeatedly feeling the wrath of gamers for some questionable moves. From the decision to stop disc production to declaring that consumers don’t deserve tariff refunds, the company is fighting one battle after another.
Now, Sony is once again facing the heat from the gaming community for canning Hideo Kojima’s Physint. As it turns out, the Japanese giant is still insistent on its live-service titles despite dropping the much-anticipated single-player game.
Why it matters: Sony deciding to develop another live-service game instead of a genre-breaking project from a legendary developer is certainly a choice that should be frowned upon.
Looks like this is the first official look at gameplay for FAIRGAME$ aka Break In https://t.co/kuphMNor1Y pic.twitter.com/W5KE8nEO9b
— Radec (@realradec) September 10, 2026
Despite shutting down the production of Kojima’s Physint, Sony has announced new playtests for its live-service title Fairgames while dropping new gameplay footage. The Haven Studios project debuted a 2-minute trailer on Player.gg under the codename Project Espresso, showcasing its simple extraction shooter premise.
The closed playtest announcement comes less than a day after Sony officially revealed it had decided to halt the production of Hideo Kojima’s Physint, with Xbox swooping in to save the legendary game developer. The timing makes the company’s decision even more concerning, considering how Fairgames has had a troubled production so far, with developers failing to find the “fun” in the title.
Hence, going through with the launch of Fairgames while breaking a fruitful partnership with Kojima has certainly done Sony no favors in trying to improve its relationship with the fanbase.
Considering how the gaming behemoth has only debuted 4 IPs this generation, with its previous extraction shooter underwhelming the majority, the life cycle of Fairgames is already under threat even before launch.
Do you think Fairgames will survive longer than other shooting games like Concord? Do you think Sony made the right decision to go through with its production while cancelling the new Metal Gear Solid from Kojima? Tell us in the comments below or head to the Tech4Gamers forum for discussion.
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Shameer Sarfaraz has previously worked for eXputer as a Senior News Writer for several years. Now with Tech4Gamers, he loves to devotedly keep up with the latest gaming and entertainment industries. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science and years of experience reporting on games. Besides his passion for breaking news stories, Shahmeer loves spending his leisure time farming away in Stardew Valley. VGC, IGN, GameSpot, Game Rant, TheGamer, GamingBolt, The Verge, NME, Metro, Dot Esports, GameByte, Kotaku Australia, PC Gamer, and more have cited his articles.
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