If you've been keeping up with "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach," you might have picked up something out of the ordinary for a Japanese studio: the headline cast is predominantly non-Japanese, with Hollywood A-listers and Western celebrities filling most of the roles. Just a single Japanese actor features in a lead role, raising questions as to who was picked for each role by Hideo Kojima's hotly awaited sequel.
Now, though, Kojima has spoken out on why that is the situation—and the reasons are a combination of practical constraints and surprising technical issues related to contemporary game development.
