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The upcomingDeath Stranding 2: On the Beachhas received an official age rating, making it likely that the game’s release date will be sooner rather than later.Death Stranding 2: On the Beachis the long-awaited sequel to the divisive 2019 open world gameDeath Strandingby Hideo Kojima.Death Stranding 2was first announced at The Game Awards 2022, so fans have been waiting years to get their hands on the game.
Kojima has slowly been revealing new details aboutDeath Stranding 2in the years since its initial announcement. It’s been confirmed that the new game will be bringing back many of the cast members that appeared in the originalDeath Stranding, including Norman Reedus as Sam Porter Bridges. It’s also been confirmed thatElle Fanning will be appearing in the gameas the mysterious character known as “Tomorrow.”
While an official release date for the game still has not been announced at the time of this writing,Death Stranding 2has received an age rating fromSouth Korean ratings board GRAC. As reported byPush Square, the age rating says thatDeath Stranding 2will include “excessive violence,” swearing, and drug use. All of this is expected, but whenever a game gets an age rating, it is a good sign that the project is proceeding as expected and may very well be nearing release.
Death Stranding 2 Gets Age Rating from South Korea’s GRAC
This isn’t the only encouraging updateDeath Stranding 2has received recently. Earlier this week, Hideo Kojima himself teased that anewDeath Stranding 2traileris on the way. Combined withDeath Stranding 2getting an official age rating, it seems as though the next trailer could very well confirm the game’s release date. As for when said trailer may drop, that remains to be seen, but we can make an educated guess.
Rumors and claims from reliable insiders have insisted that a newPlayStation State of Play event is taking place in February. The latest claims narrow down the State of Play date to as early as next week, potentially even on Valentine’s Day. Now, Sony itself has not officially announced the State of Play yet, and so fans should take these claims with a grain of salt, but if the event does happen, it seems like a no-brainer thatDeath Stranding 2would be one of the featured games.
Death Stranding 2is one of 2025’s most highly-anticipated games, and it will be very exciting to see if it lives up to the hype. Based on the latest developments, fans should find out a lot more about the game in the near future.
