The horse has already be beaten to death but yes DS didn't bomb even if sales can be seen as disappointing by people that didn't adjust their expectations accordingly when we got to see more about the game.Mat himself says Death Stranding sales are good and anyone saying they're not has a bad take so...
Mat adjusted its expectations accordingly for example (he initially expected the game to #8 for the year but then didn't put it in his most recent top 10 prediction).