KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, in collaboration with PlayStation, hosted a special panel for DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH at this year’s SXSW in Austin, Texas. Hideo Kojima was joined by Norman Reedus, Troy Baker and Woodkid for the panel where the latest DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH news was announced, including: 

• PlayStation® Presents DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH Special Panel: Here 

DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH | Pre-Order Trailer: Here

• Game Title: “DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH”
• Platform: PlayStation®5 
• Ship Date: June 26th, 2025
• Rating: Mature 17+
• Products:
  • Physical Version
    Standard Edition | 69.99 USD 
    Collector’s Edition | 229.99 USD
  • Digital Version
    Standard Edition | 69.99 USD
    Digital Deluxe Edition | 79.99 USD
• Pre-Order Begins: Mar 17th, 2025 @ 10AM (local time) Watch the pre-order trailer: Here.
• Original Song: To The Wilder from Woodkid debut – available on a variety of streaming platforms: click Here for details. 

Fans who purchase the Digital Deluxe or Collector’s Edition will have exclusive Early Access to the game 48-hours before launch, available from June 24th, 2025. Learn more about each edition and pre-order bonuses, please see below. This includes a Collector’s Edition, which will be available to pre-order directly from PlayStation and select retailers worldwide.

■PRE-ORDER BONUS

• In-game items
  • Custom Hologram: Quokka (EARLY UNLOCK)
  • Battle Skeleton: Silver [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]
  • Boost Skeleton: Silver [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]
  • Bokka Skeleton: Silver [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]

■DIGITAL DELUXE EDITION

• Full Game Digital Download
• 48-hour Early Access to the Game
• In-game Items
  • Machine Gun (MP Bullets) LV1 (EARLY UNLOCK)
  • Battle Skeleton: Gold [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]
  • Boost Skeleton: Gold [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]
  • Bokka Skeleton: Gold [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]
  • Patch 70: Quokka
  • Patch 71: Chiral Feline
  • Patch 72: Why Me?
• Pre-Order Bonus
  • Custom Hologram: Quokka (EARLY UNLOCK)
  • Battle Skeleton: Silver [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]
  • Boost Skeleton: Silver [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]
  • Bokka Skeleton: Silver [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]

■COLLECTOR'S EDITION

• Full Game Digital Download
• Collector’s Box
• 48-hour Early Access to the Game
• 15” Magellan Man Statue
• 3” Dollman Figurine
• Art Cards
• Letter from Hideo Kojima
• In-game Items
  • Machine Gun (MP Bullets) LV1 (EARLY UNLOCK)
  • Battle Skeleton: Gold [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]
  • Boost Skeleton: Gold [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]
  • Bokka Skeleton: Gold [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]
  • Patch 70: Quokka
  • Patch 71: Chiral Feline
  • Patch 72: Why Me?
• Pre-Order Bonus
  • Custom Hologram: Quokka (EARLY UNLOCK)
  • Battle Skeleton: Silver [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]
  • Boost Skeleton: Silver [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]
  • Bokka Skeleton: Silver [Lv1, Lv2, Lv3]

■About DEATH STRANDING 2: ON THE BEACH 

SHOULD WE HAVE CONNECTED? 

Embark on an inspiring mission of human connection beyond the UCA. Sam—with companions by his side—sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected? Step by step, legendary game creator Hideo Kojima changes the world once again. 
https://www.playstation.com/games/death-stranding-2-on-the-beach/  

■About Woodkid

Woodkid, born Yoann Lemoine, grew up in France near Lyon, and lived for many years in the USA, where he built part of his career, fascinated by creating bridges between music and image.
Woodkid has collaborated as musician and producer with Drake, Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Pharrell Williams, Lana del Rey, Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, FKA Twigs, Katy Perry, John Legend, Mahmood, Lykke Li, and many others...
Although discreet and very rare on the media scene, Woodkid is now one of the most listened-to French singers on the international scene. Nominated 3 times for the prestigious Grammy Awards, and numerous times for the MTV Music Awards, he has also collaborated with the biggest names in cinema, for whom he has composing or lending his music, from Steven Spielberg to Alfonso Cuaron, via Xavier Dolan. In 2018, he won a Brit Award in London for his collaboration with Harry Styles.
Recently, he composed a large part of Mylene Farmer's latest album, L'Emprise and has been in charge of the music for the Louis Vuitton women's fashion shows for Nicolas Ghesquière for over 10 seasons.
In 2022, with his song “Guns for Hire,” he provided music for episode 6 of the Netflix phenomenon series Arcane, which went on to win the Emmy Award for Best Sound. In 2024, he also provided the song “To Ashes And Blood” for series Arcane season 2 which is a massive success.
His flagship single “Run Boy Run,” which has achieved diamond status five times (250 million streams), also became one of the most used tracks on TikTok in 2022 and 2023.
His album The Golden Age has sold over a million copies, and his discography now combines nearly a billion cumulative streams across platforms. 
 

■About HIDEO KOJIMA / KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS 

Hideo Kojima is a world-renowned game creator and auteur known for pushing the boundaries of the video game medium. Widely considered the father of the stealth genre, he is also credited with innovating both story-telling and cinematic presentation in video games at large. On December 16th, 2015 Hideo Kojima established his own studio called KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS, under the banner of "From Sapiens to Ludens.”On November 8th, 2019, the studio released its first title, DEATH STRANDING, starring Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, and Léa Seydoux, for PlayStation® 4 and is now available for PC. Since its release, DEATH STRANDING has received numerous game awards and achieved worldwide acclaim. DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT has been released for PlayStation®5 in 2021 and for PC in 2022 In 2020, Hideo Kojima received the BAFTA® Fellowship, the highest accolade bestowed by BAFTA® upon an individual in recognition of exceptional contribution to film, games or television. 

©2025 KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS Co., Ltd. /HIDEO KOJIMA. Produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.