Death Stranding 2: On the Beach was announced at The Game Awards 2022 and is scheduled to launch sometime in 2025. Most of the main cast from the first game, including Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, and Troy Baker, are returning for the sequel, but details about the story remain under wraps. There is still no confirmed release date for the game, and now game director Hideo Kojima has said that a launch date will be announced sometime next year.

Speaking in a Special stage presentation For Death Stranding 2 at the Tokyo Game Show, Kojima said that while a release date for the upcoming game had been decided, it would only be confirmed in 2025.

“I didn’t give a release date today, but the release date has been decided, and we are working hard to get there. We are currently working on it, but the timing of its release We’ve been told it’s going to be released in 2025, so it’s going to be released next year, so we’ll make an announcement sometime next year,” Kojima said at the end of the presentation ( Translated from Japanese).

“Well, like I said at the beginning, I’m currently putting the game together, so it’s not quite done yet, but I feel really good about it, and it’s Death Stranding 1. is better than,” he added.

At TGS, Kojima showed off new gameplay footage from Death Stranding 2, featuring some new cast members like Mad Max director George Miller and actor Elle Fanning. Kojima also revealed a new photo mode in the game, called the “Photo Shoot Event”.

Kojima is also involved in the Death Stranding film adaptation in partnership with independent film production company A24. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will be released on PS5 sometime in 2025.