Hideo Kojima's long-anticipated sequel to Death Stranding received its full title at Wednesday's State of Play showcase--you'll probably want to check out this bonkers new trailer--and it's a dual reference to a place in the universe of the game and also to a classic novel about the end of the world: Nevil Shute's On the Beach. Before your fellow Kojima fans buy up all the copies, you can save a few bucks on the paperback edition of the book at Amazon.
Published in 1957, On the Beach is the sort of literary classic that's easy to love--the premise is compelling, the characters interesting, and the length is short enough that you can read the whole thing in an afternoon. Certainly it's a much less time-consuming experience than Death Stranding 2 will be.
But if you prefer screen versions of things, there's also an old 1957 movie version of On the Beach starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner and Fred Astaire--that's a stacked cast. The film has sorta been lost to time in the USA, but you can import the Korean release (with English audio) of the DVD for a decent price here.
I wouldn't read too much into Kojima referencing this book for the subtitle, because it's probably more a vibes thing, not a "here's how the story will play out" thing. We'll all find out together when Death Stranding 2: On the Beach hits PS5 in 2025.
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Published in 1957, On the Beach is the sort of literary classic that's easy to love--the premise is compelling, the characters interesting, and the length is short enough that you can read the whole thing in an afternoon. Certainly it's a much less time-consuming experience than Death Stranding 2 will be.
But if you prefer screen versions of things, there's also an old 1957 movie version of On the Beach starring Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner and Fred Astaire--that's a stacked cast. The film has sorta been lost to time in the USA, but you can import the Korean release (with English audio) of the DVD for a decent price here.
I wouldn't read too much into Kojima referencing this book for the subtitle, because it's probably more a vibes thing, not a "here's how the story will play out" thing. We'll all find out together when Death Stranding 2: On the Beach hits PS5 in 2025.
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