Death Stranding 2 new trailer out now along with release date

A new trailer for Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding 2 was recently revealed at the SXSW 2025 festival. The 10-minute-long trailer gives fans a closer look and picks up the gameplay, story with more variety in the environment, and massive boss battles. The game is set to release on June 26 for the PS5 and also features a $230 Collector’s Edition.

The game brings back Sam Bridges and Léa Seydoux and even more additions to its cast of popular Hollywood actors like Ellie Fanning, Troy Baker, and Luca Marinelli who resembles one of Hideo Kojima’s popular creations ‘Solid Snake’ from the Metal Gear series.

Watch the trailer below

Death Stranding 2 is much larger in scope and scale

Compared to the previous game, there seems to be a lot more action as the game turns from a walking simulator in the first game to massive Kaiju battles. There’s also a lot more environmental variety as revealed across multiple shots in the trailer. Death Stranding also had a few different biomes but the overhaul here is on a completely different scale.

As for why the trailer is 10 minutes long, Kojima said, “I have incorporated various hints and puzzle pieces throughout. Please enjoy the time leading up to the release of the game by watching it many times and reflect and discuss it.”

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Death Stranding 2 release and pricing details

Death Stranding 2 will launch with a $70 price tag, but will also feature a digital deluxe edition for $90 with early access to the game starting June 24. For now, it seems the game will be a PS5 exclusive release, similar to the first game, and hopefully soon on PC and Xbox. The $230 collector’s edition will contain physical items including the Magellan Man Statue. Pre-orders will be available starting March 17.