On September 11, Bloomberg reported that, according to people familiar with the project, one major reason Sony cut ties with Physint was due to the commercial performance of Death Stranding and its sequel.

But unlike the friendly neighbourhood superhero, Wolverine has a Pegi-18 rating in the UK, meaning a child cannot legally buy the game, and it contains considerable levels of blood, gore and violence. It represents a gamble for the studio responsible for some of Sony's biggest hits - will it turn out to have been worth it?