“I'd like to say that am not a prophet, because if I was I probably would have created a game that would sell more.”
At Summer Game Fest 2020, when fans called him a prophet after Death Stranding coincided with the pandemic, Kojima denied it with a joke about the sales of his game.
“I was pleased to receive messages from people who felt the game saved them because the game indirectly connected them to others. That was my motivation for creating things in the first place.”
“But people should know that I wouldn't do the same thing twice. I've never spoken with Hassan.”
“I can't say right now, but it's something you've never seen. It's a game, but also a movie … no, I'm starting to say it!”
“Well, this isn't fake news, but every single day from all over the world, I get messages saying, hey, make a new Metal Gear, or PT, or Boktai, or Zone of the Enders. I take this as a positive thing, but also, as adults, everyone should know that this isn't going to happen, right?”
“I've never once said anything to Phil about wanting to create a Death Stranding sequel. I don't know who pulled this kind of information from where.”