When will Death Stranding 2 be released? Hideo Kojima responds

At the Tokyo Game Show, Hideo Kojima gave a new official look at Death Stranding 2: On the Beachhis next and highly anticipated game. While we’ve already seen the official trailer, the Japanese director’s studio has now revealed a few clips of footage taken from the video game and also mentioned when it will hit the market.

There have been many rumors in recent weeks that Kojima will use the event in Asian countries to announce official news about the debut Death in Stranding 2. And although this assumption was partially justified, the biggest regret of fans remains the lack of confirmation of the release date.

Kojima himself did not shy away from the topic and admitted that Death in Stranding 2 has a specific release datebut due to “unforeseen circumstances” I have not yet been able to mention it publicly. What he did confirm was that it would go public in 2025, and that the idea now is to provide more details about it next year.

“I haven’t announced a release date today, but it has already been finalized and I’m working on preparing for it. Since we’re talking about 2025, it’s coming out next year, so we’ll be announcing that at some point in the near future.” next year, but due to some unforeseen circumstances, we cannot announce it today,” said Hideo Kojima.

First look at the official videos taken from the site Death in Stranding 2

Death in Stranding 2 It was officially announced at the end of 2022, during the Game Awards, along with the first cinematic trailer. Meanwhile, during the State of Play in January this year, it was revealed that the game’s official title was Death Stranding 2: On the Beachand that it will appear on PS5 in 2025. But as the months passed, fans’ anticipation and impatience to learn more about her grew.

To calm concerns about the lack of an official release date, Kojima Productions has shared several clips taken from Death in Stranding 2. And they’re all as weird as you think. The studio used the material to introduce several new characters.

In the first video, Sam (Norman Reedus) and Fragile (Léa Seydoux) interact with Tharman, played by the film’s director. Mad MaxGeorge Miller and Dollman (Fatih Akin), a kind of living doll or puppet.

Another video features Tomorrow (Elle Fanning) and Rainey (Shioli Kutsuna). Although the most curious and strange are those who look at the event called Photoshoot. It features the characters Seydoux, Fanning and Kutsuna in different poses that users can capture in photographs. According to Kojima, this will be directly related to the main plot Death in Stranding 2although he did not explain how.

Finally, Death in Stranding 2 will include a dance event featuring Dollman, where he will share choreography with a Japanese singer and dancer. Daichi Miura. The song is called Dreamer of the horizon and Kojima Productions took the opportunity to announce its launch on streaming platforms.

This deeper look at Death in Stranding 2 keep leaving a few questions to answer. Among many when it is released to the market. At the very least, we already know that the official announcement will be made in 2025, a few months before the game arrives on PS5.