Death Stranding 2 presents a wild photo session mode and reveals the release date

continues to be on its approach to PlayStation 5, and during this weekend’s Tokyo Game Show 2024, director Hideo Kojima announced more gameplay, recent features and an in-game appearance by Japanese singer Daichi Miura and a group of disturbing Dollmen.

On stage during an hour-long panel discussion about the upcoming sequel, Kojima revealed that the game will feature the traditional photo mode, but additionally something completely recent and different: a photo shoot. These are based on in-game snapshots slightly than traditional screenshots and have consequences depending on how good the photos are.

To illustrate the gameplay, a sample photo shoot is shown of Tomorrow (Elle Fanning), Rainy (Shioli Kutsuna), and Fragile (Lea Seydoux) dancing with fake Cryptobiote children:

can even feature Miura’s dance number and a group of in-game dancing dolls. Players might want to discover the secret to trigger the event, and the performed song titled “Horizon Dreamer” was released today on streaming platforms corresponding to Spotify. is just not the only game where dance numbers are a key a part of the aesthetic, although the actors look like CGI slightly than live motion. Finally, Kojima’s human scanner he began exercising intensively.

We have already got our first solid look last 12 months at the Game Awards 2023, complete with major recent gameplay segments, Hollywood scenes and the returning antagonist of Troy Baker, Higgs Monaghan, looking more unhinged than ever. But as of now, the exclusive PS5 console still doesn’t have an official release date beyond 2025.

Kojima said during the TGS 2024 panel (via ) that because of “unforeseen circumstances” it cannot yet reveal the game’s release date. “I didn’t say the release date today, but the release date has already been set and I’m currently working on it, preparing for it,” the director explained. I’m guessing this implies the final date will likely be revealed later this 12 months, potentially at December’s 2024 Game Awards hosted by pal Geoff Keighley.