Gamescom Opening Night Live is the big kick-off event for Germany's huge gaming exhibition, with the one and only Geoff Keighley producing and presenting it each year. 2024's ONL is no different, and is very close indeed, being broadcast live in less than 48 hours. While we know a handful of the games that'll be making an appearance during the showcase, it seems fairly likely we can add one more to the list: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.
While nothing has been officially confirmed at the time of writing, Hideo Kojima, spearheading work on the sequel at Kojima Productions, has been dropping some hints lately, suggesting fans should tune into ONL. Most recently, he has shared a new image on social media, teasing an unknown performer for DS2:
Given the timing of this teaser (which Keighley has retweeted), we imagine we'll learn who this is during a new trailer shown during Gamescom.
Additionally, Kojima has retweeted Keighley's own post about ONL, and there's also this, in which he appears to be reviewing/editing footage — maybe for a new trailer?
Given all these little teases, it feels to us that Death Stranding 2 will be shown off during Gamescom ONL.
Interestingly, in addition to announcing a handful of games that'll be in the show, Keighley has also confirmed one game that won't be there. The elusive Hollow Knight: Silksong isn't part of this year's ONL.