Death Stranding: 26 Easter Eggs, Secrets & References You Must Find

11. The Codec

Despite not being part of the Metal Gear Solid franchise, Death Stranding similarly features the codec communication system which Kojima created for that franchise.

Somewhat amusingly, presumably due to the state of the game's post-apocalyptic world, the codec is actually far more rudimentary as a communications device than it was in most of the Metal Gear Solid games, featuring nothing more than a basic, fractured image of the caller.

But rather than explain the presence of the codec in this world, Kojima rightly assumes fans will just get onboard with it: they all know the score by now.