Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Rated In South Korea; Will Feature “Excessive Violence”

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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach’s release is set to arrive this year, though PlayStation and Kojima Productions have yet to set an official date.

Well, that may change soon, as the game has officially been rated in South Korea.

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Death Stranding 2 Will Unsurprisingly Feature Excessive Violence

Death Stranding 2 On the Beach has officially been rated in South Korea (via -LastGrail-). To no one’s surprise, the game has received a “Not available to minors” status for the following reasons (via Reddit):

• Excessive violence
• There is red blood and bodily harm during combat using weapons during the game.
• Excessive vulgar language, profanity, and swearing
• There is excessive vulgar vulgarity and swearing during the game (f＊＊k, a＊＊h＊＊e, s＊＊t, d＊＊n, h＊＊ys＊＊t, etc.)
• Direct drug use
• Smoking and drinking scenes are depicted during the game.

While the rating reasoning isn’t particularly special, the fact that the game has received a rating at all is a surprise and may indicate that the release is nearing. This is especially true when we see a rating coming from South Korea, where it has been common to see a rating for a game appear 3-4 months before an official release. If that’s the case, it would make sense for Sony, given they can have Death Stranding 2 release in Q2, and then have Ghost of Yotei for Q3 to Q4, depending on whether Grand Theft Auto 6 makes its targeted “Fall 2025” release window.

With rumors swirling that PlayStation will be hosting a State of Play next week, we’d say there’s a high probability we’ll see Death Stranding 2 On the Beach there.

The question, though, is if a release date is announced, will it compete with Konami’s Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater now that we know it’s releasing this fall? A remake of one of Kojima’s classics against a sequel for his latest IP? That is an interesting thought, though the games are different enough from one another that they’ll likely be fine releasing close to one another. 

As of now, Death Stranding 2 On the Beach has no release date outside of a 2025 release window, and it will be launching exclusively on the PS5. 

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