Hideo Kojima has introduced that his most up-to-date recreation Demise Stranding has handed one other large participant milestone forward of the discharge of the hotly-anticipated sequel later this 12 months.
Talking on social media platform Bluesky, Kojima Productions revealed that Demise Stranding has handed 20 million gamers world wide, thanking “everybody who constructed bridges, paved roads, and delivered cargo” for the “unimaginable milestone”.
It is price noting that Kojima Productions is referring not simply to gross sales of the sport, however to the participant rely as a complete. That determine subsequently possible contains gamers who’ve skilled the sport on PlayStation Plus and Xbox Sport Cross; it is at the moment out there on the previous on each PS4 and PS5.
The brand new participant milestone for Demise Stranding comes as Kojima and his studio put together to launch the sport’s sequel, Demise Stranding 2: On the Seashore, which is about for a June launch on PlayStation 5.
It seems to be like the sport might be unique to Sony’s console for the foreseeable future, however provided that Kojima now owns the IP rights to Demise Stranding, I actually would not be shocked to see the sport get a multiplatform launch in some unspecified time in the future.
After all, there’s additionally the Demise Stranding film, which might be a co-production between Kojima’s studio and film home A24, to look ahead to. We nonetheless do not know who might be starring in that or after we can anticipate to see it, nonetheless.
Should you’re not acquainted with Demise Stranding, it is Hideo Kojima’s first main undertaking after leaving Konami again in 2015. He is greatest identified for the Metallic Gear sequence, though he is additionally labored on different video games like Policenauts and Zone of the Enders.
Demise Stranding tells the post-apocalyptic story of Sam Porter Bridges, a courier who should ship packages in a world devastated by a mysterious cataclysm. After all, if you realize Kojima’s work, you may know that is hardly doing the sport justice.
You’ll be able to take a look at Demise Stranding proper now on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox Collection X|S. The sequel, Demise Stranding 2: On the Seashore, is launching for PlayStation 5 on June twenty sixth.