Death Stranding UK release date and gameplay rumours, plus trailer: Hideo Kojima shines light on cryptic Death Stranding trailer at E3 2016

Death Stranding is the first game produced by Kojima Productions with ex-Metal Gear Solid director Hideo Kojima, and it’s as weird and fascinating as the name suggests. Here, we discuss the potential release date for Death Stranding, along with what to expect in terms of gameplay and storyline.

Death Stranding is the first game produced by Kojima Productions with ex-Metal Gear Solid director Hideo Kojima, and it’s as weird and fascinating as the name suggests. We were treated to a rather cryptic announcement trailer during Sony’s E3 2016 press conference featuring The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus, a disappearing baby and a fairly bleak, almost post-apocalyptic setting, but not much else. Here, we discuss the potential release date for Death Stranding, along with what to expect in terms of gameplay and storyline.

Death Stranding UK release date rumours: When is Death Stranding coming out in the UK?

“We are getting to a very good point about how we are feeling about the visuals so we are very close to making a decision on the game engine” Kojima said, speaking to Digital Spy. “and once that is decided we will be in full production”. Well we think we speak on the behalf of gamers everywhere when we say “Decide sooner rather than later!”.

Death Stranding gameplay rumours: What can we expect from Death Stranding?

Death Stranding was unveiled during Sony’s E3 2016 press conference with one of the most cryptic announcement trailers we’ve ever seen, and days after the event we’re still trying to figure out what is going on. So, what do we know? The Walking Dead’s Norman Reedus is the main character in the upcoming game set in a mysterious, fairly bleak setting but beyond that, we don’t know too much.  

That was until Hideo Kojima sat down with Digital Spy and shed some light on the game, and the behind-the-scenes action. “It will be an action game if you really want to put a genre on it” Kojima explained, but it won’t be your typical action game – and coming from the man behind Metal Gear Solid, we’re not surprised.

"The player will be controlling Norman Reedus' character and it will be an action game if you really want to put a genre on it. For example, when I made Metal Gear, it was an action game but it was different because the main thing was about hiding. People eventually ended up calling that 'stealth action'. In this game the player will be controlling Norman but by playing it they will find something different, something that won't fit in established terms."

But what about the name of the game? Kojima offers a bit of an explanation for that, too. "A strand in psychology is often used to refer to ties or chains," he explained. "So how all the crabs [in the trailer] have this weird umbilical cord and how the baby is tied to Norman [Reedus' character] is a representation of this."

Whatever Death Stranding is, we’re really excited for the future of this game, and we’ll be keeping our eyes open for the latest announcements and rumours as they appear.