Rumours: Death Stranding 2 Trailer Reveal At The Game Awards 2023; Game To Be Released By 2025

After teasing the upcoming sequel Death Stranding at The Game Awards 2022, fans might be able to know more about the game at The Game Awards 2023. Several rumours and speculations hint towards a potential trailer reveal of Death Stranding 2 at The Game Awards 2023, followed by the launch in 2025. Hideo Kojima, game director at Kojima Productions, was the one to reveal the coming of Death Stranding 2 at The Game Awards 2022. 

In a recent tweet, Kojima shared pictures of their work around an audio mix, with The Game Awards' official handle replying with a sneaky emoji. After their Twitter interaction, it seems The Game Awards 2023 will feature the game's trailer. While the launch window for the game is between 2024 and 2025, sources suggest 2025 to be the launch year of Death Stranding 2. 

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Death Stranding 2 Trailer at The Game Awards

Death Stranding is an open-world action-adventure title, developed by Kojima Productions and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2019 and 505 Games (PC) in 2021. Death Stranding will also soon be available on iPad and iPhone, making its way into the Apple ecosystem. 

The director, Hideo Kojima, is known for his unconventional work in the gaming industry, and Death Stranding was one such project. Death Stranding follows a complex story with Sam Porter Bridges as the protagonist in the game's post-apocalyptic world. The successor, Death Stranding 2, is expected to follow the complex nature of its predecessor. 

After the game's success, fans had been speculating whether there was going to be a Death Stranding 2, which was then ultimately teased at The Game Awards 2022. The teaser features Fragile carrying who appears to be BB and running from enemy forces (probably Higgs').  A year later, Kojipro is set to reveal the game's trailer at The Game Awards 2023. Speculation suggests that the publishers are eyeing a 2024-25 release date for Death Stranding 2. 

According to the artist showcase platform, ArtStation, Aron Vajda, a character artist at 3lateral, has Death Stranding 2 in his portfolio. The portfolio mentions the game's launch year as 2025, giving another hint towards the launch of Death Stranding 2. During the reveal of Death Stranding 2 at The Game Awards 2022, Hideo Kojima shared interesting information about the game's story. He said:

I had the story written before the pandemic. But after experiencing the pandemic, I just rewrote the whole story from scratch. I also didn't want to predict any more futures, so I rewrote it.