When a game performs well, developers and publishers typically fall over themselves to boast in a press release or video announcement. And boast they should; after all, producing a successful video game is no easy feat. However, there have been no such celebrations concerning Death Stranding, which hit PlayStation 4 in November 2019. But, reportedly, the title was at least profitable for Kojima Productions.
Hideo Kojima himself noted as much in an interview with Liverdoor News. Upon being asked about Death Stranding?s sales performance, Kojima responded as follows (via Gematsu),

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