Hideo Kojima already has a concept in mind for Death Stranding 3, but doesn’t plan to make it himself.
Death Stranding was Kojima’s first game from his new studio Kojima Productions, and will be followed up next month by Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.
It’s unclear whether Kojima intends for Death Stranding to be a long-running franchise, but there’s a new narrative device in the sequel that would allow, plot-wise, for future installments – some spoilers for Death Stranding 2 follow.
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In a Q&A during a preview for Death Stranding 2, Kojima discussed why he chose Australia as the setting for the sequel instead of America, and how this could be expanded further in future games.
“America already has the UCA [United Cities of America], so for the sequel, I debated whether to use the same sort of setting or not,” Kojima said. “The first idea I had was that you would have to go around disconnecting everything you connected, because you learn that connecting was a big mistake. But that didn’t feel right, as it would just be reusing the same environment.”