Death Stranding 2 is Hideo Kojima's safest modern sequel, and while that sounds like a downgrade, it's more complicated than that.

On the Beach is properly out in the wild, but there were times when even director Hideo Kojima thought he wouldn't be able to finish making the open-world blockbuster. "Death Stranding 2 is out now," the Metal Gear Solid auteur wrote in a heartfelt social media post,

Find out whether the success of the sequel paves the way for Death Stranding 3, and also learn what Hideo Kojima says about the third game.