>>714078307 (OP)
>Kojima won
Yes, he did.

>>714078307 (OP)
Honestly well deserved. DS2 is amazing and I can't stop playing!

i went to eb today and was shocked by the price, wasnt planning to buy it cos i hated the first game

>>714078617
Blast status: having

>>714078307 (OP)
I literally can't stop playing, because DS2 has an extremely addictive gameplay loop and it is also a beautiful game to look at - not just graphically, but also aesthetically. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if DS2 breaks Metal Gear Solid sales records and even becomes Kojima's best selling game.

>>714078524
Death Stranding was also back in the top 10 for a short time, which is absolutely nuts for a 6 year old game.

>>714078307 (OP)
Good

>>714078307 (OP)
DS2 is a game I have no interest in playing, but I'm happy it's doing well.

I really did not enjoy DS1. Nor do I give a shit about celebrities in games. But I guess I'm happy to see Hideo's game studio doing well.

>>714080936
This is fine.

Hopefully Kojima can pull you back in with Physint. DS2 was clearly also influenced by Kojima's next game, so we got a small taste of what to expect and it is very good. :)

>>714080618
I actually started playing the first Death Stranding only a few days ago on PC. Played about 10-20 hours of the game so far and its been great, I do like the gameplay loop Kojima and his people made here.

>Physical
Whole 5 sales!

>>714078307 (OP)
Can't wait for the "1 million players" announcement"

>>714081979
Yes. Mario Kart World had 4 sales in the UK.

port to xbOX ALREADY AAAAAAAAAAAAA FUVK YOU SONY FUCK YOU FUCK YOU

>>714078524
>pc cucks prepping the exclusive bull

>>714078307 (OP)
Very few people can say they've interacted with their oshi on this level.

>>714082510
Kojima does not even know who she is. He is a sellout whore who advertises literally anything on his Twitter.

>>714082640
If that was even remotely true that would be impressive if only because during the interview last week he talked about watching Pekora for five years

there's zero competition, its the only big budget release in a long while yet its doing considerably worse than the original, gg

>>714082727
He also said that Lycoris Recoil is his favorite anime of all time when it was ongoing, and that any [insert product] is the thing he can't live without, always uses and finds it the bestest ever.
You are either clueless or a literal retard if you think that any of this is genuine.
Dude is 60 years old, he made the games he wanted to and does not care anymore.
Even his new studio and DS is just a way to sell his name to Sony. He was busy having fun and traveling around the world, eating in fancy restaurants, using Sony's infinite credit card during DS1 development. He wasn't even working on the slop.

>>714082854
Yup. It's funny because snoys were saying that UK sales and physical copies are meaningless in the other thread but now they're celebrating because the headline is positive

who buys this shit? boomers who remember kojima's early garbage?

>>714083036
Again I would be impressed if that was even remotely true since that'd mean he'd talk about streams that don't exist anymore from four years ago, collected merch that was exclusive to cons and showed off his LEs, and would regularly post about Pekora before and after becoming the world's most popular female streamer.
Genuinely, this is isn't me being facetious. It'd mean that Kojima has such a discerning eye that he saw Pekora and went "I'm gonna use the popularity this girl has roughly half a decade from now"

>>714083591
>He does not know what I am talking about
>He wasn't following Kojima before DS1 release
It amazes me that newfags keep pouring in and discovering internet even today, living in an alternative reality.

>he'd talk about streams that don't exist anymore from four years ago, collected merch that was exclusive to cons and showed off his LEs, and would regularly post about Pekora before and after becoming the world's most popular female streamer.
It's called paid sponsorship, yes. Companies often give you free merch and ask you to promote their things, as long as they are paying you.
He is not using her popularity, it's Holo paying him to promote their V-tuber. Why Pekora? She is probably so fine with working on Holo, they know that she won't ever leave, so it's safe to bet on her.

>>714078307 (OP)
>Incomplete info

I wonder why would people lick Kojimas ass like this for free

>>714084089
>It's called paid sponsorship, yes
I had a feeling from your other posts, but now I know you're just being desperate and have your judgement clouded. A sponsorship this long has far more convoluted implications than just him being a fan - one known to actually watch and chat in streams for years. Not sure how this explanation is more credible to you than him just liking Pekora and deciding to put her into his game.

>>714082032
Please understand, different eras

>>714084669
Astro Bot selling more physical than a Kojima game is fuckinh hilarious.

>the only ps5 game ever released is topping the sales chart
shocker

>>714084089
>it's Holo paying him to promote their V-tuber.
"Holo" is just a branch under Cover and Cover absolutely would never do promotions without having giant fanfare surrounding it.
Also they wouldn't pay for something like that in general since it's a waste of money and the only thing they're ok with wasting money on is holoearth.

>>714084798
The era changed between 2024 - 2025.

>>714084582
His game is a product, Holo also treats their V-tubers as products. Kojima is known to be a sellout and an old, bored from everything man.

I don't know what is more likely, in the year 2025. A viral, masked marketing or him liking a V-tuber for real, at his age. And Pekora of all people, she is just an entertainer with a neutral-cheerful demeanor, she is not putting anything personal or intimate in her streams, it's just work for her. There is nothing to fall in love with this much. ESPECIALLY if you are fucking 60 and not 14 anymore.

>>714084875
>would never do promotions without having giant fanfare surrounding it.
Why not, are you working in Cover? There are different kind of promotions.
>it's a waste of money
Says who?

>>714085116
Did you actually watch the interview?

>>714085116
>A viral, masked marketing or him liking a V-tuber for real, at his age.
Depends on what your definition of viral is, since it's not like he openly liked pekora overnight.
>she is just an entertainer with a neutral-cheerful demeanor, she is not putting anything personal or intimate in her streams, it's just work for her. There is nothing to fall in love with this much. ESPECIALLY if you are fucking 60 and not 14 anymore.
I understand your confusion now with that viewpoint lmao
No wonder you're lost here.

>>714085421
Top right is Uncle Roger.

>>714085421
what connection does gen hoshino has with this game?

I like this game but I don't care if it sells, there are endless amounts of gaijan lining up to fund his projects

>>714086871
It's probably gonna be like the first game anyway, where it sells ok at the start but has long legs and has high life-time sales.

>>714082032
It's not on Gamepass or Epic. Every player boughted.

>>714086694
His likeness was used for a character in the game and his music is on the soundtrack. Kojima just has a thing where he asks famous or semi-famous people if they want to have a cameo in his game.

>>714082032
>Not on gamepass
>Not on PS+
>Not on Ubisoft+
>Not for free on EGS
1 million players equates to slightly less than 1 million sales. :)))

Why are E33 fans so mad at this game?

>>714084798
DS2 had one of those "play 2 days early" things if you bought the digital deluxe edition whereas Astro Bot did not

>>714091052
>Why
Because DS2 is GOTY.

>>714091052
>Screenshot_18:35
Germanoid seething at French BVLLS

>>714083524
Squarefags, capcomfags and graphixfags in general.

>>714091052
French cucks gotta defend their baguettes.

>>714094138
France and Germany are in the same time zone with numerous other countries. Every country in Europe also uses the 24 hour clock system. Why am I not surprised that jeets don't know this? kek

>>714091278
Astro Bot is also a good game. DS2 is not.

>>714094138
Most of Europe is in the same time zone and they all use the same 24-hour clock. lmao

Are you trying to make E33 fans look bad, or are you truly just a low IQ fan base?

>>714078307 (OP)
>topping a game chart in JUNE
There are literally no games releasing in JUNE

>>714084089
>hololive using a retard filter game to promote the literal most popular female streamer of all time
holy shit this is the most braindead Kojima Derangement Syndrome take I’ve seen

>>714091052
E33 fans seethe at literally everything. You say you like breathing air and they’ll go on some deranged rant about how E33 is superior

>>714094138
>least retarded muslim (a.k.a. “french”)

>>714084798
Death Stranding 2 offered two-day early access for buyers of the Digital Deluxe Edition or Collector's Edition, so many gamers obviously bought that instead of physical. Myself included.

>>714084089
You're retarded anon, how is it so hard to believe Kojima genuinely enjoyed the most watched female streamer in the world and managed to put her in his game?

But at what cost?

>>714094138
Are you an African or Arabic Frenchman?

>>714078307 (OP)
>UK

>>714087062
>>714089364
>what is account sharing/renting
kek

>>714097807
>It didn't sell 3 million copies, only 2.95 million due to account sharing!
Is this the new schizo cope?

>>714078307 (OP)
>UK
Good morning saars

>>714081310
DESU I don't need another Metal Gear game from him. I was hoping for another ZOE

>>714096937
GRIM

>>714078307 (OP)
>physical sales charts
so like 1000 games tops?

>>714078307 (OP)
a bullet in the head?

>>714078524
>all-time peak 23 hours ago
That's insane for a game that's half a decade old. I guess the release of DS2 coinciding with DS1 going on sale on Steam worked out well.