Death Stranding hits its 7th anniversary today. The original launched on November 8, 2019 as Hideo Kojima’s first game after starting Kojima Productions. It has created more than 10 million “delivery addicts” worldwide. Death Stranding 2: On the Beach followed in June 2025. Seven years in and the strand system is still the series’ defining idea.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach has reportedly passed 2.5 million copies sold worldwide across PS5 and PC, according to Alinea Analytics, I think it sold less than the first one because you actually need to play the first one to understand whats going on. The story is difficult to understand even for some fans, so it makes sense that it has sold less. To compare between platforms, generating an estimated $170 million in revenue. >around 1.8 million on PS5 >700,000 on PC The game sold about 1 million PS5 copies and 550,000 Steam copies during its first two months, but then dropped The PC version is now very important for Kojima with roughly 28% of reported sales For comparison, the original Death Stranding is reported at around 5 million copies

Alyosha · Swift-Striding Hound Winter Hunter #GenshinImpact# #Alyosha# Ask anyone in Sretomorozsk about Alyosha, and you'll find most folk are more than happy to share a few stories about the lad: "He's an exceptional hunter. Got a nose as keen as any of his hounds! And he can actually track down rabbits in this miserable weather." "More than that! If you ever saw him raise that rifle of his, you'd swear he belonged to the Armory Palace." "Oh, pull the other one! Why on earth would someone from the Armory Palace live all the way out here? Just think of the distance..." "I'm not making it up! I literally watched him pull someone right out of a monster's clutches. BOOM! Before I could even cover my ears, the beast staggered and crashed to the ground..." By all accounts, everyone agrees he's a fine lad: earnest, brave, and kindhearted... But wait. You haven't forgotten how merciless Snezhnaya's snowfields can be, have you? One walk into the frost is all it takes to understand how precious warmth truly is. The wind is cruel, a file grinding down everything it touches. The boundless snow pours out its unyielding malice upon the world, and worse still, it demands the heat and very lives of the living as payment for crossing it. If there were any other way, no one would choose to stay in this freezing hell. But Alyosha steps into the freezing wild time and time again, staking his life to bring home food, and to bring home hope. He raises his rifle, pointing it at the prey in front of him. Though his true enemy will always be the bitter frost itself.