"What I felt during the pandemic is quite strongly reflected within this title."

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Kojima went on to say he was "truly shocked" by the impact of the pandemic as it relates to how people connect and interact, so much so that he based some of the themes for Death Stranding 2 around it.

"We started working remotely, while concerts and live events vanished. We had no choice but to rely on the Internet. Children couldn't go to school or play and had to stare at screens all day," he said. "I think we didn't have any other choice at the time. You'd turn on the TV and hear about how the metaverse was the next big thing, but that isn't how human communication works. You don't meet people by chance that way."

Death Stranding 2 releases on June 26 for PS5. In addition to the game, Sony is releasing a limited-edition DualSense controller inspired by the game for $85.

We recently played 30 hours of Death Stranding 2 and came away wanting to play more.

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