Was “Death Stranding 2” supposed to be a Google Stadia exclusive?

According to a source of 9to5google, Hideo Kojima was working with the team of Google Stadia to a sequel to Death Stranding. However, regardless of the closure of the Stadia project, it appears that the project had already been shelved by Big G due to its single-player nature.

Death Stranding is a title based on the asynchronous multiplayer. Basically, the adventure is approached individually, but actions performed in the game world can also affect other players. For example, you can leave tips along the way to help other users on their adventure.

According to the words of the source, which remains anonymous, Kojima had thought of cutting out the multiplayer component entirely in the sequel. It seems that this was precisely the reason that prompted the general manager of Stadia, Phil Harrisonto suppress the project believing that single player titles have no future.

According to what was reported, the title would have been a “episodic horror game“and the project had already been approved. It would also have passed the early stages of development, only to be canceled. It is difficult to say if the collaboration between Kojima Productions and Google would have changed the fate of the cloud platform, even if considering the development time, a lot probably the stock would not have reached the market anyway.

The Google branded gaming service had debuted in 2019, but already last year the Stadia Games and Entertainment division was closed. Furthermore, the service never reached the hundreds of thousands of users initially hoped for, becoming a burden for a Google looking to optimize costs and increase revenues.

Naturally, this does not mean that a possible “Death Stranding 2” will not be there. Following the arrival on PC, the title has vastly expanded the user base who are clamoring for a follow-up. Just today, Hideo Kojima, posted an image on Twitter in the company of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Music Team.

In the tweet there is no reference to Death Stranding, but many believe that the creative was there to define the details of the audio and the soundtrack. On the other hand, too Norman Reedusinterpreter of Sam Porter Bridge in the first chapter, he confirmed that he is back at work with Kojima to reinterpret the protagonist.

Probably, therefore, even “Death Stranding 2” could see its debut as a Sony exclusive, of course on PS5. All that remains is to wait for further details or perhaps an official announcement from one of the interested parties.