Become a real drawbridge porter with this Death Stranding 2: On the Beach exoskeleton

While porters are very real jobs used in parts of the world where rough and uneven terrain makes transporting goods a major challenge, the nature of the work we see in Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding series is very different. It is high-tech and advanced, thanks in part to the amazing equipment that Sam Bridges and the other porters in the world get to wear.

Fortunately, this level of sophistication is creeping into the real world, as a collaboration between Kojima Productions and DNSYS has now created an actual exoskeleton inspired by Death Stranding 2: On the Beach.

It was co-designed by Kojima Productions ‘ art director Yoji Shinkawa and the DNSYS team and is considered the “first collaboration” between the developer and the maker of exoskeletons, suggesting there will eventually be more.

The technical specifications for the model, which is based on the DNSYS Z1 Exoskeleton Pro model, explains that it offers a range of 15.5 miles and can improve vertical climbing up to 9.3 miles. It has leg enhancement to add 50% more power to your steps, can carry up to 200% of the load on your knees, makes the wearer feel about 44 lbs lighter and can handle a wide range of terrain. It even has a quick-change battery system where each battery promises more than four hours of continuous use. In a Death Stranding way, it has lights that express the power level of the exoskeleton.

Shinkawa discussed what the goal is to achieve with this exoskeleton, adding: “We designed this exoskeleton with the same passion and precision as if it were built for the world of Death Stranding. Every detail was refined to make the futuristic vision of the game a reality, creating something that Sam himself could wear. When you wear it, it feels like the world of Death Stranding has come to life, where imagination and reality finally meet.”

The exoskeleton will arrive around the world on December 2, and as for price, this is not explicitly mentioned, but a regular non-Death Stranding edition of the Z1 is expected to cost about $750.