Epic Death Stranding 2 Trailer Reveals Release Date, New Gameplay, and Some Serious Metal Gear Vibes

Hideo Kojima took to the signifier astatine SXSW 2025 successful Austin, TX this evening to uncover an epic caller trailer for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, arsenic good arsenic corroborate a merchandise date.

Death Stranding 2 launches connected June 26, 2025 exclusively connected PlayStation 5. However, those who bargain the Digital Deluxe Edition oregon the Collector’s Edition get 2 days of aboriginal entree from June 24.

The 10-minute agelong video, below, includes assorted cinematics, gameplay clips, and, possibly astir notably, a adjacent look astatine a quality who galore are already saying looks a batch similar Snake from Kojima's satellite celebrated Metal Gear franchise.

The character, played by Italian histrion Luca Marinelli, is seen putting connected a bandana, arsenic Snake does, and pb a squad of creepy looking soldiers. This character, called Neil, looks similar a worker of immoderate kind, and weilds an battle rifle.

Luca Marinelli plays Neil, who has immoderate superior Snake vibes.

The trailer continues the Metal Gear vibes with the Magellan Man, a immense tar-like carnal fused with the DHV Magellan that looks a spot similar Metal Gear Rex (a 15" statue of the Magellan Man is included successful the Collector's Edition). The Magellan Man appears to beryllium operated similar a Pacific Rim-style mech, and faces disconnected against tremendous and precise creepy tar monsters.

The Magellan Man rekindles memories of Metal Gear Rex.

The modular variation of Death Stranding 2 costs $69.99, arsenic expected. The Collector's Edition, meanwhile, costs $229.99. The Digital Deluxe Edition costs $79.99. Pre-orders statesman connected March 17.

Continuing the communicative of 2019's Death Stranding, Death Stranding 2 carries the tagline, 'Should We Have connected?' Here's the authoritative blurb:

Embark connected an inspiring ngo of quality transportation beyond the UCA. Sam — with companions by his broadside — sets retired connected a caller travel to prevention humanity from extinction. Join them arsenic they traverse a satellite beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we person connected? Step by step, legendary crippled creator Hideo Kojima changes the satellite erstwhile again.

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