Death Stranding 2 is coming on June 26, preceded by a world tour.

Kojima will tour 12 cities ahead of the Death Stranding 2: On the Beach launch

Kojima Productions said the studio’s creator Hideo Kojima is gearing up to visit 12 locations across the globe to celebrate the launch of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, which arrives exclusively on PlayStation 5 on June 26, 2025.

Kojima and his friends will get us in the mood to be Porters. So tie your boots and grab your pack because the launch is just around the corner. Reunite with Sam as he embarks on a mission to reconnect the fragmented remnants of humanity. Venturing beyond the UCA, Sam is joined by new companions as he sets out to once again save a broken world, this time plagued by a haunting question: should we have connected?  

Fans around the world will be able to join a celebration of all things Death Stranding as part of a World Tour, with special guests and events at each stop.  

The dates and locations of the Death Stranding World Strand Tour 2 are as follows:

  • 8th June – Los Angeles (during the weekend of the Summer Game Fest)
  • 14th June – Sydney  
  • 26th June – Tokyo
  • 28th June – Paris
  • 30th June – London
  • 4th July – Seoul
  • 6th July – Taipei
  • 9th July – Hong Kong
  • 12th July – Shanghai
  • August – Riyadh
  • October – Sao Paulo
  • November – Lucca

Additional details about each stop on the tour will be revealed soon.

In Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, players will 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?

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach sees Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, and Troy Baker return to Kojima’s genre-defying universe. They will be joined by Elle Fanning, Shioli Kutsuna, and Academy Award-winning film director George Miller.

Kojima is joined by longtime collaborator Yoji Shinkawa who will direct character and mechanical design, with Ludvig Forssell and Kyle Cooper reprising their roles as musical director and title designer, respectively.

Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat at VentureBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.