Most importantly, Death Stranding lacked confidence, relative to other Kojima Productions games. It felt like the development team still wasn’t quite sure what they wanted it to be, even after it shipped.

Now, in 2025, some are positing Hideo Kojima’s new delivery simulator Death Stranding 2: On The Beach as the first “real” PS5 game. This assertion might sound like the type of drivel best relegated to fanboys who use phrases like “console wars” with sincerity,