Sam—with companions by his side—sets out on a new journey to save humanity from extinction. Join them as they traverse a world beset by otherworldly enemies, obstacles and a haunting question: should we have connected? Step by step, legendary game creator Hideo Kojima changes the world once again.

Death Stranding 2: On The Beach sees Norman Reedus, Léa Seydoux, and Troy Baker return to Hideo Kojima’s genre defying universe. They will be joined by Elle Fanning, Shioli Kutsuna, and Academy Award-winning film director George Miller.

Hideo Kojima is joined by longtime collaborator Yoji Shinkawa who will direct character and mechanical design, with Ludvig Forssell and Kyle Cooper reprising their roles as musical director and title designer, respectively.

Kojima Productions announced that Death Stranding 2: On The Beach for PC (developed by Nixxes Software) offers a range of graphics presets from Low to Very High, catering to both budget gaming PC’s and high-end systems. We’ve also added a Portable preset, aimed at handheld gaming devices, for those Porters who want to “keep on keeping on” while on the go. 

To ensure you are well prepared for the delivery of Death Stranding 2 PC next month, we’ve created an overview with our hardware recommendations for a variety of presets and resolutions: 

Category	Minimum	Medium	High (Recommended)	Very High
Graphics Preset	Low	Medium	High	Very High
Avg Performance	1080p @ 30 FPS	1080p @ 60 FPS	1440p @ 60 FPS	4K @ 60 FPS
GPU	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 AMD Radeon RX 5500 XT 8GB	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12GB AMD Radeon RX 6600	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 AMD Radeon RX 6800	NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT
CPU	Intel Core i3-10100 AMD Ryzen 3 3100	Intel Core i5-11400 AMD Ryzen 5 5600	Intel Core i7-11700 AMD Ryzen 7 5700X	Intel Core i7-11700 AMD Ryzen 7 5700X
RAM	16GB	16GB	16GB	16GB
OS	Windows 10/11 (Version 1909 or newer)	Windows 10/11 (Version 1909 or newer)	Windows 10/11 (Version 1909 or newer)	Windows 10/11 (Version 1909 or newer)
Storage	150GB SSD	150GB SSD	150GB SSD	150GB SSD

Performance-enhancing options*

The PC edition of Death Stranding 2 launches with support for NVIDIA DLSS 4, AMD FSR 4 and Intel XESS 2. Both upscaling and frame generation options are available for all technologies.

For the first time on PC, you’ll find Pico as an option in Upscale Settings. This “Progressive Image Compositor” is developed by Guerrilla for the Decima engine and is the same upscaling technology that’s used for Death Stranding 2 on PS5. Pico upscaling can be used with all supported graphics cards and can be combined with the various options for frame generation offered in the game.

All upscaling options can be used in combination with Dynamic Resolution Scaling, or with an upscaling quality setting of choice to improve performance. Native AA options are also available for maximum fidelity. 

Ultrawide views 

Sam’s second adventure can be enjoyed on PC with ultrawide aspect ratios. All cutscenes in Death Stranding 2 are meticulously crafted to be displayed in a 21:9 aspect ratio, for a true cinematic experience. Gameplay extends even further, filling up the whole screen when using a 32:9 display.

An ultrawide monitor is not required for an ultrawide experience: players with high-resolution 16:9 monitors, can enable widescreen aspect ratios in the Display Settings, to experience the broader field of view. An option to play Death Stranding 2 in 21:9 ultrawide aspect ratios is also coming to PS5 via an update at the same time as the PC release.

PlayStation logo inspired Porter wear

We can also confirm that the previously announced Porter Suit: Link and Patch: Link, both inspired by the PlayStation logo, will be rewarded to all PS5 Porters via an update when the PC version launches. PC Porters will get access to these items as a bonus reward for connecting their account for PlayStation.

Immerse yourself in the world of Death Stranding 2 like never before with added Ultrawide monitor support including 21:9 UltraWidescreen for both gameplay and in-game cutscenes for both PC and PS5 and 32:9 Super UltraWidescreen for PC, all in 4K resolution. The PC edition of Death Stranding 2: On The Beach offers players flexibility, whether you want to make use of the complete mouse and keyboard support by personalising their gameplay and mapping custom keybinds or feel the action with full DualSense controller integration with haptic feedback and adaptive trigger functionality, the choice is yours. Players have all sorts of audio support options as well including 3D Audio via Dolby Access, DTS Sound Unbound support, or Windows Sonic for Headphones.

Kojima Productions also confirmed that new modes and features will be coming to both PC and PS5 at launch that will offer players new challenges and rewards. More details to share on that coming next month, so stay tuned!

Pre-purchase and receive:

• Custom Hologram: Quokka early unlock
• Battle Skeleton: Silver (Lv1, Lv2, Lv3)
• Boost Skeleton: Silver (Lv1, Lv2, Lv3)
• Bokka Skeleton: Silver (Lv1, Lv2, Lv3)

Digital Deluxe Edition includes:

• Machine Gun [MP] (Lv.1) early unlock
• Patch 70: Quokka
• Patch 71: Chiral Cat
• Patch 72: Why Me?
• Battle Skeleton: Gold (Lv1, Lv2, Lv3)
• Boost Skeleton: Gold (Lv1, Lv2, Lv3)
• Bokka Skeleton: Gold (Lv1, Lv2, Lv3)

*Compatible PC and Graphics card required

Currently available for PS5, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is coming to PC (Steam / Epic Games Store) on March 19, 2026.