Will Death Stranding 2 be Kojima's new game? All supporting hypotheses

Here we go: Hideo Kojima's next game could really be unveiled at The Game Awards 2022. And yes, it could really be Death Stranding 2. The sequel to the adventure starring Norman Reedus has been around for some time now. subject of rumors and indiscretions, including the alleged list of internal PlayStation projects that ended up on the web over the last few days. Putting aside the rumors, however, there are excellent reasons to believe that the IP of Kojima Productions can receive a real sequel and let's try to analyze them in this news.

Warning: this article includes spoilers about the end of Death Stranding. Continue reading only if you have already finished the game.

The resemblance between Ellie Fanning and Lou

At the end of Death Stranding, players learn about the identity of the BB, saved from certain death by Norman Reedus. The Bridge Baby is not a boy, but a girl, whom Reedus calls Louise. According to a ResetEra user, Ellie Fanning (actress who will be featured in Hideo Kojima's next game, as already revealed by the same game designer with a series of tweets) would really look like the Bridge Baby that the game's protagonist uses throughout the adventure. This would be an excellent starting point: it is impossible to think that Reedus could be the protagonist again, but it would be easier to think of a handover between the actor and the actress, who would thus interpret her adopted daughter. All this would then create a link with Sam's backstory, who was expecting a daughter who never saw the light due to the explosion that destroyed North America and that's it.| adding zone: tag crm_srl-th_gamedivision_d_mh2_1 slot id: th_gamedivision_d_mh2 "); }
Scanning an accompany QR code reveals this image as part of a teaser for a Kojima Productions project pic.twitter.com/rjJHxgBck3

- Lance McDonald (@ manfightdragon) October 7, 2022 | adding zone: tag crm_srl-th_gamedivision_d_mh3_1 slot id: th_gamedivision_d_mh3 "); } We clearly don't know if Death Stranding 2 will really be announced at The Game Awards. At the moment, however, this is the most probable hypothesis. As usual, we invite you to take these rumors with a grain of salt and wait for the classic official announcements.