
Even long before Death Stranding 2, Hideo Kojima was no stranger to leaving references to both himself and his past games in his work. Now, though, he says that the latter is something he sees as "kind of unavoidable."
Death Stranding 2 had plenty of fun Easter eggs and references to find, from Kojima himself smiling down from the stars when Sam takes a bath, to the return of the iconic "kept you waiting, huh" line from Metal Gear Solid. Speaking to The Washington Post in a new interview, Kojima acknowledges these nods, apparently laughing before saying, "It's the same person making the games, right? So it's kind of unavoidable in that sense."