Kojima’s latest is easily one of the prettiest titles currently out on PC.
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach was one of 2025's best games and a much-improved sequel to 2019's Death Stranding. Nixxes PC port is outstanding.
According to SteamDB, Death Stranding 2 had a peak concurrent user (CCU) count of 55,444 in the first 24 hours after it launched on Steam on March 19, with conservative estimates of sales at around 300,000 at the time of writing. This is a higher peak launch CCU than both Death Stranding and Death Stranding: Director’s Cut combined. Death Stranding 2 also has a higher all-time peak CCU than any other Sony single-player sequel released on PC, beating out major PlayStation sequels like God of War: Ragnarok, Horizon: Forbidden West, and Spider-Man 2.
but that is literally the case sony said their first party titles on PC failed to meet expectations and they will cease to support releasing first party titles on PC.
If they stop, oh well. PC gamers lived a long time with out sony games, we will continue live after they stop putting them on PC. I have bought 90% of the games Playstion Studios has released on PC, I am planning to buy Death Stranding 2 after I finish RE9, but if they don't want my money, beyond that..I'm not gonna beg for their games. I have a PS5 that is just a bluray player for me, I have ZERO interest in playing games on it, and I imagine there are a lot of PC gamers who feel the same way.
that headline seems wrong to me. best PC launch for a PlayStation Studios game? ghost of tsushima opened at 78K concurrent players.
The headline is good for their narrative.
The same numbers would be used to say it's the best so Sony should keep
porting to PC, or that it is bombing because it isn't day and date with PC.
"Best PC Launch for a Single-player PlayStation-First Game Sony single-player sequel" Thats a lot of qualifiers. Too the point I think the author created their own catagory for DS2. Also they then refeerence Death Startnding launch CCU...but fails to tell the audience that Death Starnding is not published by PlayStation on PC. It was done by 505 games.
Did anyone from Sony actually confirm or deny the rumors about their stance on PC ports? I am still trying to find an actual quote.
They have not made any statement on it
So until then, its status quo - PC ports continue.
They also just released a PC game and a PC dualsense bundle about a week ago, so…
No. The statement is expect to come when they give their fiscal year end presentation. And given their prior statements regarding PC plans and results, a non statement or omission. will be interpreted as verification of the rumor. Also we know that their live service/multiplayer games (Hunters Gathering/Tokom) will be on PC so the the stement of support has to explicitly state single player otherwise it will also verify the rumor.
That’s a seriously impressive PC debut, especially for a sequel that leans heavily on atmosphere and unconventional gameplay. Hitting over 55K CCU in the first day shows not just hype, but real demand from PC players who may have skipped the console release. It also says a lot about how much trust people have in Hideo Kojima’s vision—his games tend to be niche, yet they keep breaking into the mainstream.
What stands out most is outperforming heavy hitters like God of War Ragnarök and Horizon Forbidden West, which are traditionally more accessible. It suggests the audience for Death Stranding has grown significantly since the first game, likely helped by word of mouth and the Director’s Cut refining the experience.
If this momentum holds, it could push Sony Interactive Entertainment to prioritize faster PC releases even more. Definitely a big win for both Kojima Productions and the PC community.
The arrival of Death Stranding 2 on PC with new graphical upgrades highlights that the PS5 Pro version missed out on ray tracing features.
I haven't played 2, and I know a LOT of people really liked the first ( I didn't like it) I think the 2nd too. I don't have a 5 Pro, but may at some point might give this a try on PC. The graphics on 4 Pro were AMAZING! I bet 5 Pro will get a patch though. I am sure it's capable! I just hope the 2nd is more my speed. I'm going to have to check out the reviews again.
RT or not, you're kidding yourself if you're saying that this game was and still is a looker on the PS5 and especially the Pro. It's still among the best looking game this gen has produced
I was very pleasantly surprised how well it looks in 1440p running at 60-70fps on my 5600x and 2080 Super at medium to high settings.
SOME PC's. I love how these articles love to assume every PC gamer has a 5080 under the hood.
Poor Ponies. 🤣🥺 Sad guy who had to purchase this game twice. Good graphics but a dull, dull game.
duh