Hideo Kojima admits references to himself in Death Stranding 2 are all his own doing, even if it "might cause certain people to cringe hard"

Death Stranding 2.

Hideo Kojima loves to drop little references to Hideo Kojima in his games – and Death Stranding 2 is no different – but he's admitted that it's all him, and that his team at Kojima Productions won't humor him.

Kojima-themed Easter eggs have been a thing in the director's games for decades at this point. From Policenauts onward, almost every single Kojima game has had some form of cameo from the man himself, from the posters in Metal Gear Solid 1, to becoming a recruitable staff member in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker and The Phantom Pain. But as it turns out, Kojima himself puts these in much to the chagrin of his staff at Kojima Productions.