Paraphrase 2020-03-05
“It's OK; everyone can evaluate what they want. In three to five years, we will see what people will say.”
What it documents
A New York Times profile described that Kojima knows by heart the review scores the press gave Death Stranding, possessing an encyclopedic knowledge of its reviews; Kojima dismissed the matter, saying that in three to five years it will be clear what people think.
Source
Video Games Chronicle (picking up a New York Times profile), 2020-03-05. View source ↗
“Hideo Kojima reportedly has 'an encyclopedic knowledge' of Death Stranding's review scores”