Kojima Productions disputes reports the studio is in trouble

小岛制作室否认工作室陷入困境的传闻

It released a statement saying ‘the studio is in a healthy, profitable state.’ 官方发布声明称：“工作室目前处于健康且盈利的状态。”

After it was announced that Sony was dropping Hideo Kojima’s Physint, and that instead the Metal Gear Solid creator’s latest title would be coming to Xbox, there were a flurry of rumors about the falling out. Bloomberg reported that the decision was driven by a number of factors, including missed deadlines, budget and profitability concerns, and its timed exclusivity. 在索尼宣布放弃小岛秀夫的《Physint》项目，并转而由这位《合金装备》系列的创作者将最新作品登陆 Xbox 平台后，关于双方关系破裂的传闻甚嚣尘上。据彭博社报道，这一决定是由多种因素驱动的，包括错过截止日期、预算与盈利担忧，以及游戏的限时独占协议。

In an interview with IGN, Kojima said that, considering the broader state of the industry, which has seen a number of studios close, he was worried about the future of Kojima Productions: 在接受 IGN 采访时，小岛秀夫表示，考虑到目前游戏行业整体状况不佳、多家工作室相继倒闭，他曾对小岛制作室的未来感到担忧：

“I know there’s a lot of news in the game industry that many studios are closing down, many titles are canceled, and I understand the situation in the industry as a whole. But I thought Physint was okay. That Physint was safe. So I was surprised … If we lose one contract, I thought I might have to cut all the people working on Physint, right? Or our studio could end up collapsing because we’ll run out of cashflow.” “我知道游戏行业有很多工作室倒闭、许多项目被取消的消息，我也了解整个行业的现状。但我原本以为《Physint》没问题，以为它是安全的。所以我感到很惊讶……如果失去一份合同，我想我可能不得不裁掉所有负责《Physint》的员工，对吧？或者我们的工作室可能会因为现金流枯竭而倒闭。”

The company has now taken to social media to state that, despite reports about disappointing sales of Death Stranding and its sequel, and the loss of funding from Sony, it is “in a healthy, profitable state.” And that, moreover, its “relationship with PlayStation remains strong.” 目前，该公司已通过社交媒体发表声明，表示尽管有报道称《死亡搁浅》及其续作销量令人失望，且失去了索尼的资金支持，但工作室仍“处于健康且盈利的状态”。此外，他们还强调，公司与 PlayStation 的“关系依然稳固”。