It's looking more and more likely that we might be learning Death Stranding 2: On the Beach's release date soon, as the upcoming Kojima Productions sequel has now been rated in South Korea.
As spotted by VGC, South Korea's Game Rating and Administration Committee posted Death Stranding 2's rating today. The verdict?
According to machine translations, it's not for kids, which was to be expected given its predecessor's M rating. Specifically, the ratings board explains that the sequel features "excessive violence" and "vulgar language," as well as depictions of smoking, drinking, and drugs.
Although it's no guarantee of a game's imminent launch, it's always promising to see these sorts of ratings come through – it's often a solid indicator that things are coming together behind the scenes.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach was already slated for a 2025 release, so it's not an enormous shock to see this come through like it was with Silent Hill f, which was also rated in South Korea last month after two years of silence.