Hideo Kojima Promises Death Stranding 2 Will Revolutionize 'Strand'

Hideo Kojima, director of Death Stranding, revealed in an interview that the upcoming sequel, Death Stranding 2, will redefine the concept of "strand" due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Kojima explained that the pandemic altered people's perception of connectivity, leading him to rewrite the story of the sequel. In the original game, Kojima played with various meanings of the word "strand," and it seems he will continue to explore its different uses in Death Stranding 2.