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

For Kojima, those experiences led to a different approach for the sequel. His own sense of isolation that arose from having to develop Death Stranding 2 with a remote team saw him reconsidering its tale — yet it’s also this isolation that led to Kojima realizing the perils of digital connectivity.

On the Beach is finally out, and players are keenly exploring Hideo Kojima's latest game, but nobody knows what the mysterious day one-patch has done, as Kojima Productions is yet to release patch notes.