Players are encountering a significant problem while playing Death Stranding 2, causing their PlayStation 5 consoles to overheat. Numerous reports detailing this issue have surfaced on platforms like Reddit.
For a large number of users, the overheating problem primarily manifests within the game`s main menu or when accessing the map screen. This led to initial speculation that the developers might have overlooked implementing a frame rate limiter in these sections. However, several players have also reported experiencing overheating during actual gameplay sessions. The issue appears to affect both the standard PS5 and the PS5 Pro models. Complaints have persisted for several days now, and recent game patches released have seemingly not addressed or resolved the problem.
Death Stranding 2 launched globally for PlayStation 5 on June 26th. Players who purchased the Deluxe Edition were granted early access to the game a few days prior to the general release. The sequel has been met with largely positive reception from critics, achieving a score of 90 out of 100 on Metacritic based on over a hundred published reviews at the time of this report.