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Fans eager for news aboutDeath Stranding 2: On the Beachmay want to mark July 28, 2025 on their calendars, as creator Hideo Kojima has teased a major reveal event for the game.Death Stranding 2is set to launch on July 29, 2025 for PlayStation 5.
WithDeath Stranding 2less than a month away from its full release, Kojima Productions' promotional machine is getting ready to drum up excitement for the highly anticipated sequel. That said, it may not need much help to get fans and onlookers interested. In the years since its original release in 2019, more and more players have realized the manyunique qualities ofDeath Strandingthat set it apart from other open world titles. This reevaluation has given the game an opportunity to increase its reputation away from its initial mixed reception, where players and reviewers were off-put by its unusual pace and structure.
Now Kojima Productions is planning to introduce even more people toDeath Stranding 2ahead of release, through an officialDeath Stranding 2Game Premiere eventscheduled for June 15, 2025 at 7pm PT. The event itself will be hosted in person by Geoff Keighley at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles, California, as well as broadcast via YouTube. According to the event description, the premiere event will feature live gameplay fromDeath Stranding 2, a panel with special guests, and commentary from series creator Hideo Kojima himself. Though it’s not officially part of the Summer Game Fest 2025 program, the premiere event’s timing builds on earlier announcements thatKojima would be attending SGF 2025and appear onstage.
When is the Death Stranding 2 Game Premiere Event?
TheDeath Stranding 2premiere event will also serve as the opening salvo in Kojima Productions' plannedDeath Stranding 2World Tour, a globe-trotting promotional sprint for the game. Running from June 8 and past the game’s release date into November, the world tour will feature special guests and events fans can look forward to. Like the tour events, the premiere will allow fans to attend in person, though the premiere requires the purchase of a ticket.
Between the world tour and the premiere, it looks like Kojima Productions is quite confident aboutDeath Stranding 2’s chances for success. It has reason to be, given how excited many fans are to learn more about the game.Death Strandinghas done so well for the studio thatKojima himself had to decline requests from celebrities wanting to cameo inDeath Stranding 2. With luck the game itself will live up to the huge amount of hype anticipating it.
