*Death Stranding 2* Is Now Available for Pre-Order at 10% Off — Is It Worth Ordering Now?

Here’s the direct conclusion: if you want to play at launch, go ahead and buy it. If you’re the type to just wait, don’t let the words “10% off” dazzle you.

Death Stranding 2 is now available for 10% off in presale on the Gamersky Store, and preloading has also gone live. The official copy puts it very plainly: shipping starts tomorrow. Any order placed between now and the official release counts as a preorder and comes with preorder bonuses. The rule itself is straightforward enough—at least unlike some publishers that make selling a deluxe edition feel as convoluted as a PS3-era DLC season pass.

First, let’s talk about what everyone cares about most: what do you get?

The preorder bonuses include an early unlock for the Short-Tailed Opossum hologram, plus three silver skeletons: Battle Skeleton, Boost Skeleton, and Bokka Skeleton, all from Lv1 to Lv3. The Digital Deluxe Edition adds even more, including an early unlock for the Machine Gun [MP] (Lv1), 3 patches, and three gold skeletons, also covering Lv1 to Lv3.

Are these rewards worth it? To put it bluntly, it’s the same old question. If you’re into Kojima’s style, you can probably spend half a day studying just one extra patch on your backpack, and then it means something. If you only want to follow the campaign and clear the main story, most of this stuff is more like the alternate-color outfits unlocked after finishing a PS2-era game—some practical value, sure, but more emotional than useful.

There’s also one small detail: after linking your account with PlayStation, you can get the PlayStation-themed delivery suit “Strands” and a matching patch, both for backpack customization. Players who enjoy tinkering with appearances will care; those who don’t will just glance at it and move on.

On the pricing side, this time the Gamersky Store also supports gold coin deductions. You can earn coins through daily check-ins on the App, completing challenges, getting 1000 coins directly through real-name verification, and joining verified-player challenges while rating games you’ve played recently. The rules are also clearly stated: for every 1 yuan spent, you get 4 coins back. The article even uses Wuchang: Fallen Feathers as an example: paying 218.24 yuan returns 873 coins, worth about 4.3 yuan. Don’t mythologize this rebate—it does save you some money, but it’s not like they’re giving you a free copy of Metal Gear.

As for the game itself, the description still has that familiar flavor: Sam and his companions continue on their journey to save humanity from the brink of extinction, while asking whether “connection is truly necessary.” That topic is very Kojima. Whether you buy into it is another matter, but at least it’s better than some AAA new releases that do nothing but throw around phrases like “open world” and “immersion”—at least Kojima knows what he wants to talk about.

That said, buying advice still depends on the person.

If you finished the first game and can accept the core experience of deliveries, traveling, building, and watching long cutscenes, then this 10% off presale plus preorder bonuses is a fairly safe day-one option—especially if you were already planning to jump in on launch day. Buying earlier or later doesn’t make much difference anyway, since anything bought before the official release still includes the preorder content.

If you dropped the first game halfway through because it felt like you were playing an enhanced Salamander supply transport simulator, then I’d advise you to calm down. The sequel probably won’t suddenly become a completely different kind of game. Don’t buy it and then ask, “Why am I still making deliveries?” What else did you expect—Kojima to suddenly pull out Devil May Cry?

Two final reminders: first, the end of the article mentions a chance to win a Steam activation code for the Deluxe Edition of Resident Evil 9; second, this information is essentially just a roundup of presale and store discount details—it’s not a new trailer, and it’s not an in-depth gameplay breakdown. Read carefully before placing your order. What veteran players fear most isn’t that the game is expensive—it’s buying it before they’ve really thought it through.