Summary
Sony has revealed some new details aboutDeath Stranding 2: On the Beach, including the promise of a reactive world and open-ended encounter design. This development arrives mere days beforeDeath Stranding 2writer and director Hideo Kojima is scheduled to personally provide another overview of the upcoming game.
TheDeath Strandingsequel was originally announced in December 2022 via a reveal trailer that premiered at The Game Awards. In February 2024, developer Kojima Productionscommitted to launchingDeath Stranding 2sometime in 2025.
Some additional information regarding the game’s premise and mechanics has now been revealed on the recently updatedDeath Stranding 2PS Store page. As spotted by Push Square, the latest version of the listing mentions that the upcoming title will retain theSocial Strand system fromDeath Stranding, stating that one’s actions will potentially affect how other players interact with the in-game world. It also promises open-ended encounters, allowing players to decide how they want to approach both human enemies and mysterious entities alike.
Death Stranding 2 Players Should ‘Expect the Unexpected’
On the subject ofDeath Stranding 2’s story, the PS Store page states that players should “expect the unexpected,” adding that Sam and his allies will embark on a mission to save humanity from extinction over the course ofOn the Beach. The question of whether humans should be connected in the game’s post-apocalyptic world is officially characterized as being central to the plot. Granted, this doesn’t reveal much, as the first game also revolved around preventing an extinction event and explored the validity of maintaining human connections.
What’s going to be different this time around is thatDeath Stranding 2will feature much more varied environments compared to its predecessor. Prior promo materials for the game already revealed a desert location, some mountainous terrain, aquatic environments, and at least one cityscape. Each biome will pose its own traversal challenges, most notably thanks to dynamic environmental effects such as rockslides and floods.
More Death Stranding 2 News Coming on March 9
The game’s PS Store page was updated in the run-up to theDeath Stranding 2SXSW 2025 special panel at SXSW 2025, which is scheduled to take place on March 9. The festival event will see Hideo Kojima personally talk about the game, and—based on some recent social media activity by his assistant, Ayako Terashima—most likely reveal a newDeath Stranding 2trailer. A release date announcement is also on the cards, assuming the project is still targeting a 2025 launch.Death Stranding 2will debut as a PS5 exclusive but is expected to eventually make its way to PC.
