(PR) KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, in collaboration with PlayStation, will host the DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH Special Panel at the SXSW 2025 festival in Austin, Texas on March 9th. At the Special Panel, Hideo Kojima will discuss and share new details about DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH, the upcoming sequel to the critically acclaimed DEATH STRANDING video game, arriving exclusively on PlayStation 5 later this year.
Showcase Information
- Event: PlayStation Presents DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH Special Panel
- Game Title: “DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH”
- Stage Date and Time: March 9th, 2025 @ 4PM (CDT)
- Location Information: Ballroom D SXSW
- Tune into the livestream: details to be confirmed soon!
- SXSW Event Information: here
- SXSW Badge Information: here
KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS will also host an exclusive pop-up shop at SXSW which will feature the latest DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH merchandise, as well as exclusive items that will be available only at SXSW. More information on the pop-up shop will be confirmed shortly. Stay tuned for more updates!
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A Hideo Kojima game, DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH embarks on an inspiring mission of human connection beyond the UCA. Sam—with companions by his side—sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected?
DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH sees Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, and Troy Baker return to Hideo Kojima’s genre defying universe. They will be joined by Elle Fanning, Shioli Kutsuna, and Academy Award-winning film director George Miller. View the latest trailer here.
Fans eager to get a deeper understanding of Hideo Kojima and get a behind the scenes look at the original DEATH STRANDING, be sure to check out the documentary, HIDEO KOJIMA: CONNECTING WORLDS available on Disney+. Watch the trailer here.
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About DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH
SHOULD WE HAVE CONNECTED? Embark on an inspiring mission of human connection beyond the UCA. Sam—with companions by his side—sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected? Step by step, legendary game creator Hideo Kojima changes the world once again.
Discussion (7 replies)
Join Discussion →Here is my poem to Kojima
They said Kojima was a genius game designer,
So, I tried MGSV and saw it was a junker.
Then, they said: yeah, but MGSV is not a true kojima game
(despite his name popping up in bold letters after every scene)
So, I tried Death Stranding and lost my mind again.
Then, I swore I'm not trying any Kojima game ever again.
I've only ever liked two of his games. The dude and the sh1t he makes is NOT for me. I hear about new games of his coming out, and it goes in one ear and out the other. I forget the dude even exists until his name pops up. He's not a real game designer anyways. Like David Cage, he wanted to make movies, but couldn't make it in that field, so he settled for trying to live that dream through video games instead. But at least he doesn't badmouth video games and dismiss them as "lesser" entertainment like David Cage does. Kojima forgets though that video games need to have actual gameplay. That's what makes them video games.
At least David Cage makes good interactive movies. But Kojima deliberately makes weird things and deviates from norms just to be edgy. And his fans tout it as genius, when it is just annoying and immersion breaking.
Yeah, I tried to get into the first game, haven't really, knowingly, played any of his other games but this one was enough for me to back off. Tried a couple of times to get back into it and that didn't last more than 5 minutes for each attempt.
I regretfully wasted 6 hours on Death Stranding hoping it would get better, but it didn't. What's really annoying is that there is a good game somewhere there buried under all the Kojimatisms.
I agree and about the same amount of time put into it before giving up.
So wait.... a walking simulator on the beach? Let me guess... only one pair of footprints?