Hideo Kojima recently spoke up about how he wanted one particular Death Stranding 2: On the Beach casting choice to surpass Mads Mikkelsen’s Cliff Unger from the first game. Kojima and the cast of Death Stranding 2 were present at this week’s SXSW in Austin, Texas to answer fan questions and show off more footage from the upcoming sequel. It was here that gamers finally learned Death Stranding 2’s release date and saw more of the game’s characters.