Amazon is offering significant discounts on PS5 games like Death Stranding 2, Silent Hill 2, and others ahead of Black Friday, with some prices at their lowest ever. These deals are available now and may reappear during Black Friday sales starting November 28, providing a great opportunity for gamers to save on popular titles.
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days are ending soon, but there are still significant discounts on PS5 games and accessories, including Death Stranding 2 at its lowest price, along with deals on titles like Returnal, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart, and Demon's Souls remake, as well as PSVR 2 and bundles, making it a great time for gamers to save on PlayStation products.
Sony's PS5 will soon support a new Power Saver feature through a firmware update, initially enabling it for three first-party games—Demon's Souls, Ghost of Yotei, and Death Stranding 2—by reducing performance to save power, which may also hint at future portable console plans.
Kojima Productions will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a livestream event called Beyond The Strand, where they are expected to reveal updates on future projects including OD, a horror game in partnership with Microsoft and Jordan Peele, and Physint, an early-stage project with Sony. The event may also hint at other ventures like a Death Stranding movie or new media projects, but no major reveals are guaranteed.
Kojima Productions is celebrating its 10th anniversary with an event in Tokyo on September 23rd, featuring guest appearances and a preview of upcoming projects, including potential reveals for OD, Physint, and updates on Death Stranding 3, though Kojima has indicated he won't be directing the sequel himself.
Hideo Kojima discusses the major changes and technological improvements in 'Death Stranding 2,' including casting updates and the game's plot evolution post-pandemic, as well as his interest in casting David Lynch.
Hideo Kojima humorously claims to have learned many ways to kill people, reflecting his interest in violence and game design, while also criticizing the lack of innovation in this year's Summer Game Fest trailers and hinting at his upcoming game, Death Stranding 2.
Death Stranding 2 continues Hideo Kojima's exploration of themes like connection and isolation through the protagonist's perilous deliveries in a postapocalyptic world, with a focus on personal relationships and the challenges of rebuilding society.
Death Stranding 2 has received critical acclaim for its visuals, gameplay, and narrative, with some reviewers calling it a masterpiece and awarding it a 10/10, inviting fans to share their own ratings.
The article argues that Death Stranding 2 lacks necessary content warnings for sensitive topics like child death and suicide, which are crucial for viewer/emotional safety, and suggests that the game studio should consider adding unobtrusive warnings similar to other games to better prepare players for challenging content.
In Japan, Mario Kart World remains the top-selling game, while Tamagotchi Plaza and Death Stranding 2 debut strongly in second and third place respectively. The Nintendo Switch 2 is the best-selling platform with over 161,000 units sold in the week, marking a significant sales milestone for the new console.
Death Stranding 2 stands out as a justified and masterfully designed open world game, emphasizing player interaction, strategic decision-making, and mastery of traversal, making it a unique and engaging experience despite the genre's common 'bloat'.
Hideo Kojima is pleased with the critical reception of Death Stranding 2, which received a perfect 90 on Metacritic, despite his initial efforts to make the game more divisive. The game was celebrated at its London world tour, where Kojima expressed his happiness with the scores, highlighting a shift from his earlier desire to create controversy and challenge expectations.
Despite a 66% drop in physical sales compared to its predecessor, Death Stranding 2 still managed to outsell Mario Kart World in the UK, highlighting the ongoing decline of boxed game sales and the shift towards digital distribution, with overall physical sales down significantly and market dynamics changing over recent years.
Hideo Kojima revealed he personally inserted all his references and cameos in Death Stranding 2, including a constellation appearance, as his staff pretended not to know about the Easter eggs.