A Death Stranding 2: On the Beach themed PS5 controller will launch alongside Kojima’s forthcoming sequel.
The controller has been designed by Sony and Kojima Productions, and features the insignia and motto of Drawbridge in vibrant orange against the black base.
It will be available to pre-order from 22nd May on the PlayStation Direct store (plus participating retailers) and will be out on 26th June, alongside the game itself.
As for the price, it’ll cost £74.99 / $84.99 / €84.99 / ¥12,480. That’s the same as the existing The Last of Us, Fortnite, or Helldivers 2 limited edition controllers.
Here’s a close-up of the controller in all its glory:
Back in April, Sony raised the price of its PS5 console across the UK, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, due to the “backdrop of a challenging economic environment, including high inflation and fluctuating exchange rates”. The PS5 controller was not affected.
As for Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, I recently got to play 30 hours of the game for preview at Kojima Productions. Though not the biggest fan of the original, I came away hugely impressed by the improvements made in this sequel.
“Death Stranding 2 is clearly a labour of love, filled with carefully balanced gameplay systems, exceptional visuals, and extraneous details and secret scenes (Dollman certainly likes his music), all wrapped up in Kojima’s irrepressible sense of cool,” reads the preview.
“Like the studio he works from, the game is a gateway into his post-pandemic mind as, now in his 60s, he contemplates life, death, family, human connection, future legacy, and – most important of all – which musician he’ll be listening to next. In that sense it, so far, feels like the most Kojima-game yet, a culmination of all his prior achievements.”
Kojima also stated he has a concept for a possible further sequel, but doesn’t plan to make it himself.