Death Stranding 2 Review Embargo Lift Signals Confidence In Kojima’s Sequel

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Summary

  • Death Stranding 2 review embargo lifts June 23, 8 am, giving early insight before the PS5 release.
  • Hideo Kojima is confident in positive reviews for the game, planned event to reveal more.
  • Multiple Death Stranding sequels in the pipeline, movie and anime adaptations in progress.

This month’s end draws near, marking the arrival on the PS5 of the much-anticipated follow-up to Hideo Kojima’s unconventional adventure game, Death Stranding. We’re fortunate that we won’t be left guessing about its quality for long, as the date and time when the game reviews will be released have been disclosed.

For Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, unlike many games today where review embargoes lift a day after the launch, the embargo will not be lifted until a later date.

Death Stranding 2 Review Embargo Lift Date

According to reliable video game insider Shinobi, we can expect the review restrictions for Death Stranding 2 to be lifted on June 23rd at 8 AM PDT/11 AM EDT. This implies that reviews and first impressions will start appearing online three days before the game’s launch.

This suggests that Hideo Kojima feels assured the game will earn favorable criticisms, boosting its initial release, instead of negative ratings that could discourage potential buyers from purchasing it.

Over the upcoming weekend, Hideo Kojima has a scheduled event where additional details about his game will be unveiled. What makes this intriguing is that Kojima is meticulous about avoiding spoilers, so you can tune in without worrying that the storyline of the game will be spoiled for you.

Aside from the sequel, there’s a lot more Death Stranding headed to fans in the future.

It’s no secret that Hideo Kojima is working on a live-action Death Stranding film, but he recently revealed that alongside this, an anime adaptation of the same intellectual property (IP) is also being developed.

Actor Norman Reedus, known for his role as Sam Porter, has hinted at wanting to join the live-action movie project, but no official details have yet been announced.

Regarding the game’s potential continuation, Kojima has shared that he has planned several follow-ups, however, these projects are expected to be handled by someone else as the director intends to part ways and probably hand over the franchise to another team member at Kojima Productions.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will be released exclusively on the PS5 this June 26, 2025.

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2025-06-03 00:10