Hideo Kojima is still hung up on his ex, as Death Stranding 2 features a Metal Gear Solid doppelganger the director says is the spitting image of Solid Snake

Death Stranding 2.

Death Stranding 2 features a character who might seem just a little familiar to any long-time Hideo Kojima fans.

Kojima returned to SXSW over the weekend and – after skipping the State of Play last month – released a ton of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach info. We got a release date of June 26, 2025 (or two days early on June 24 if you pay for one of the more expensive editions, because that’s the world we live in now), but more importantly, we got a massive 10-minute trailer for the game. However, rather than opening up on some CGI Norman Reedus butt cheeks, we had a new character, Neil, take the spotlight to open things.