Paraphrase 2022-12
“And in order to appeal to those who didn't play the first one, I've made the game nostalgic, but also new.”
What it documents
Following the DS2 announcement at The Game Awards 2022, Kojima released the only detail he wanted to give: he believes a lot of people like Sam and hopes those people will return to play DS2, and that to appeal to those who did not play the first game he has made the game nostalgic but also new; he said he cannot say any more right now.
Source
HIDEO KOJIMA presents Brain Structure, ep. 16 «Hideo Kojima x Norman Reedus» (Spotify Studios × Kojima Productions); official English dub, own transcription, 2022-12 (00:17:43–00:18:06). View source ↗
“I believe a lot of people like Sam, and so I'm hoping those people will return to play DS2. And in order to appeal to those who didn't play the first one, I've made the game nostalgic, but also new. I can't say any more than that right now.”