Kojima Productions has unveiled live gameplay of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.
The Game Awards creator Geoff Keighley hosted a panel alongside guests and Death Stranding 2 stars Shioli Kutsuna (Rainy), Troy Baker (Higgs), and Hideo Kojima himself wherein they talked about the game and provided a live gameplay demonstration. Elle Fanning, who plays Tomorrow, delivered a video message. The show was capped off by an update from Woodkid about the game’s soundtrack.
This Los Angeles reveal was the first stop on the Death Stranding World Strand Tour 2, a series of live events going to 12 global locations to mark the upcoming release. The tour also takes in Sydney, Tokyo, Paris, London, Seoul, Taipei, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Riyadh, Sao Paulo, and Lucca.
Death Stranding 2 is out on June 26, 2025. Hideo Kojima is also working on a live-action Death Stranding film with A24, and we recently learned that a Death Stranding anime is in the works. He’s also working on a PlayStation exclusive action espionage project called Physint, and called the upcoming Xbox-published OD “a game I have always wanted to make.”
Last week, the U.S. Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) suggested Death Stranding 2 players will be able to bash stuff to death with a guitar.
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