During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Hideo Kojima had a few choice words to say about the Battle Royale genre and his upcoming game, Death Stranding. Thanks to the transcription from Twitter user, @kalai_chik, we have the scoop on what was said during the panel. When asked about Death Stranding, Kojima noted:

The easiest way to make money is to make a game where everyone is on an island trying to shoot each other. I don?t want to make that.

Kojima was then asked about not making a game that is similar to something before, to which he responded:

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