Death Stranding 2: On The Seashore has a brand new trailer that includes a legally distinct Solid Snake and affirmation of the sport’s launch date.
Apart from Ghost Of Yōtei, the one different main PlayStation 5 unique confirmed for this 12 months is Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding 2: On The Seashore.
We’ve seen a number of predictably perplexing trailers for the sequel already, but a brand new one arrived throughout a panel at SXSW on Sunday, which confirmed the sport can be launched on June 26, 2025.
The prolonged 10-minute trailer options sweeping vistas, weird creatures and a stronger emphasis on gunplay, but one new character has captured everybody’s consideration as a result of he seems equivalent to Solid Snake from Metallic Gear Solid.
If you’re unaware, Kojima is recognized for creating the Metallic Gear franchise for Konami, but he departed the corporate in not-so amicable vogue in 2015. His studio, Kojima Productions, went impartial and partnered with Sony to work on 2019’s Death Stranding.
Regardless of being Kojima’s child, the Metallic Gear IP is nonetheless owned by Konami, with a remake of Metallic Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater set to be launched in August. Kojima clearly hasn’t moved on totally although, as he’s already recognized to be engaged on a religious sequel of types for PlayStation 5.
Earlier than that, he’s added a brand new character referred to as Neil into Death Stranding 2, who, in direction of the top of the trailer, rocks a bandana and has a really clear resemblance to Snake from the Metallic Gear franchise.
Whereas you would possibly assume any gruff man with brown hair and a scarf might resemble Snake in some capability, this nod is clearly intentional as a result of selection of actor, Luca Marinelli. Back in July 2020 on Instagram, Kojima named the Italian actor as somebody who can be the ‘spitting picture of Solid Snake’ if ‘he donned a bandana’.
In one other fascinating twist, it seems as if Neil is some kind of antagonist in Death Stranding 2, who represents a ‘distinctly American philosophy’ – a minimum of, primarily based on the voiceover. Solid Snake’s design was largely modelled after American motion film heroes so all of it traces up.
There seems to be different Metallic Gear nods in the trailer too, with a large mech that appears similar to REX from the unique Metallic Gear Solid.
‘I like how unapologetic Kojima is for together with Solid Snake even with out having the rights in any respect, absolute legend,’ reads one touch upon YouTube.
‘They’ll’t copyright a man carrying a bandana,’ added one other.
As for the remainder of the forged, Norman Reedus is back as Sam Bridges, alongside Léa Seydoux and Troy Baker as Fragile and Higgs, respectively. New additions embody Elle Fanning, Shioli Kutsuna, and the likeness of Mad Max director George Miller.
Past the sport itself, Kojima introduced a worldwide live performance tour to have a good time the music of Death Stranding. This orchestral tour begins on November 8, 2025 on the Sydney Opera Home in Australia, earlier than it hits London on November 16 on the Eventim Apollo, and different main cities.
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