Taken from Hideo Kojima’s recent interview with Vogue Japan
Kojima: It’s wonderful how immersing yourself in something you love can expand your world. In fact, that’s something I’m very conscious of when making games. I intentionally scatter elements of the films, music, novels, and art that I love throughout my work. That’s also why I actively collaborate with fashion.
Kutsuna: That makes sense—your works often introduce fans to new areas of culture.
Kojima: Exactly. Take the band Low Roar from the previous game, for instance. When someone hears a song in the game and feels, “Oh, I like this,” I want that spark to lead them to discover the band, to explore Icelandic music more deeply, or even to seek out related films. I believe that is the role entertainment is meant to play. Games have a tendency to remain closed systems that exist only within themselves, but I want players to step outside of that.