https://wccftech.com/kojima-says-he-couldnt-have-gone-back-to-linear-games-with-death-stranding-after-metal-gear-solid-v/

Hideo Kojima went up on Geoff Keighley’s gamescom 2019 Opening Night Live stage to unveil some new characters and gameplay footage of Death Stranding ahead of the November 8th release on PlayStation 4.

Kojima-san also spoke with some of the press while he was in Cologne. For instance, in an interview published by German site 4Players, Hideo Kojima said he just couldn’t have gone back to a linear game with Death Stranding after implementing open world design in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.