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Death Stranding 2: On the Beachhas officially gone gold ahead of its June 26 release date. The original game was the first title produced by Hideo Kojima at Kojima Productions after he split ways with Konami, and fans are eager to see howDeath Stranding 2: On the Beachwill continue Sam Porter Bridges' harrowing tale of loss and connection.
Details surrounding the follow-up to Kojima’s 2019 PS4 title remained scarce for some time, withtheDeath Stranding 2: On the Beachrelease dateof June 26 only confirmed in March. According to a recent comment from the game’s creator, the release date itself wasn’t his decision, with Sony carefully selecting a time during whichDeath Stranding 2wouldn’t get in the way of other major first-party PlayStation titles coming in 2025. Pre-orders went live shortly after the June release date was announced, and two months later, Kojima took to social media to share some exciting news.
A new Twitter post confirms thatDeath Stranding 2: On the Beachhas gone gold, meaning that it is completely finished and ready for its June 26 release. For many in the industry, hearing that a game has gone gold also implies that it likely won’t see a delay. WhileDeath Strandingwas a major successfor both Sony and Kojima Productions, many wonder how its sequel will perform, while even more have begun to speculate when the PlayStation 5-exclusive game will eventually make its way to PC like its predecessor did.
Hideo Kojima Announces That Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Has Gone Gold
This week, Sony revealedaDeath Stranding 2: On the BeachDualSense controller, which will only be available to purchase on the official PlayStation site for a limited time. Pre-orders for the device, which features Drawbridge’s insignia and motto in bright orange, will begin on May 22, with the controller itself scheduled to release on the same date as the game itself. The exclusive controller will set interested players back $84.99.
Although Kojima doesn’t plan to make a third title in the series, the creator recently confirmed that he has an idea forDeath Stranding 3. Despite this, Kojima also stated that if a third title were ever put into production, he would seek to give it to another team to develop, choosing not to return as director. FollowingDeath Stranding 2,Kojima Productions will shift developmenttoOD, a game being co-written by horror director Jordan Peele that was first announced in 2023.
