Death Stranding 2: Do You Need PlayStation Plus for The Social Strand System?

Sony has confirmed that the Social Strand System will be a part of Death Stranding 2. But would you need PS Plus for it? Let’s explore it.

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is Kojima Productions’ latest 2025 entry and their second independent project. Releasing on June 26, 2025, only for the PS5, the title is bringing the Social Strand System back. In many ways, it is the core of the gameplay, both practically and thematically. By using the Social Strand System, players will be able to help each other by placing various signs, structures, and helpful tools around the world.

This feature is essential in conveying Death Stranding’s theme of connecting the world. Since it is a multiplayer-based system, it is quite natural if you are wondering whether or not you will need the PlayStation Plus subscription service to access it. Thankfully, the answer is no, you don’t need a PlayStation Plus subscription to access the Social Strand System in Death Stranding 2. Let’s discuss it further.

Players Do Not Need PlayStation Plus To Access the Social Strand System in Death Stranding 2

The original Death Stranding is considered one of the best games ever made. The game’s core theme of connecting a world where humanity has been isolated from itself pulled on the heartstrings of many gamers back in 2019. Additionally, the asynchronous system now known as the improved Social Strand System played a crucial role in conveying the title’s message with the gameplay, and Kojima Productions has already confirmed its return in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

Moreover, to use such a core gameplay feature as the Social Strand System, you won’t need the PlayStation Plus subscription service. Sony has confirmed that to enjoy the multiplayer feature in Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, players will only require an active internet connection, and they won’t have to pay any extra fee.

The Social Strand System is Not a Traditional Co-op Feature

Indeed, the Social Strand System wasn’t designed to be a fully realized direct co-op feature. You won’t be able to party up with your friends or some strangers online and go on a journey together. Instead, it allows players to indirectly help each other by placing various structures, tools, items, and signs in the shared world.

Moreover, you will also be able to see and use the various roads that other people created, routes they used, ladders and bridges they placed around the world, and use them to make your expedition a bit easier. But physically interacting with others is not a possibility. The developers perhaps made this gameplay design choice to give gamers a sense of isolation that everyone in America is facing during the events of Death Stranding and Death Stranding 2.

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