Summary
A recent post from Hideo Kojima suggests that some long-awaited information aboutDeath Stranding 2is imminent, coming as part of Sony’s PlayStation State of Play event on January 31. Fans have been looking forward to learning more about the nebulous title since its reveal in 2022, as information about the game, including its full name (withDeath Stranding 2only being a working title), has been fairly sparse.
Although there have been rumors andleaks swirling aroundDeath Stranding 2, fans have mostly only had its 2022 reveal trailer to go off. Still, the reveal trailer is scintillating and full of details to pick apart, raising major questions about plot details like Sam and Fragile’s relationship, Sam’s aging and Fragile’s apparent reverse aging, and more. Given the mysterious nature of the reveal trailer and Kojima’s history of Game Awards reveals, many fans expectedDeath Stranding 2to make an appearance at 2023’s Game Awards ceremony, but these hopes were dashed by the reveal ofOD, a new project from Kojima and Jordan Peele.
Fresh off the heels of theappropriately bizarreODreveal, it seems like Kojima might be ramping up for another round ofDeath Stranding 2marketing. The basis for this reasoning is a recent post from the Hideo Kojima Instagram account, sharing the broadcast information about PlayStation’s upcoming State of Play. The post does not include a caption or any other information about the State of Play event or Kojima’s involvement in it, despite rampant speculation from fans in the comments section.
Why Death Stranding 2 New May Come During The January 31 State of Play
SinceDeath Strandingis a PlayStation-exclusive franchise, it doesn’t seem too unlikely forDeath Stranding 2news to come alongside Sony’s first State of Play of the year. Even though Kojima Productions is busy withthe development ofOD,Death Strandingis still the studio’s flagship franchise, defining its work following Kojima’s split from Konami. All that is to say that, considering a full year has passed since the last bit of concreteDeath Stranding 2news, it seems likely that a new trailer or gameplay reveal is around the corner.
Of course, it’s possible that Kojima could just be extending a professional courtesy to Sony, a company with which he has a close working relationship, by sharing the broadcast information. Still,Death Stranding 2news should be coming sooner or later, and a State of Play trailer could make up forDeath Stranding 2’s lack of Game Awards presence.
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