The Director’s Cut of Death Stranding has made its way to Xbox, following a surprise announcement from Kojima Productions about the game’s availability on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox/PC Game Pass.
Originally launched as a PS4 exclusive by Sony Interactive Entertainment in 2019, Hideo Kojima’s inaugural project after Metal Gear was later released on PC.
Kojima Productions has declared that it has secured full ownership of the Death Stranding intellectual property.
Hideo Kojima said: “It is my pleasure to finally announce that Death Stranding Director’s Cut will be delivered to Xbox players. I would like to thank all the fans who have stayed connected with us as well as everyone in the Xbox community who have been patiently waiting. Kojima Productions (Death Stranding) will continue to connect more and more players around the world, so please stay tuned.”
This implies that the sequel, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, scheduled for release as a Sony-published PS5 exclusive in 2025, may have time-limited exclusivity and could ultimately be released on Xbox and PC too.
In addition, a movie adaptation of the game is currently in development. Kojima is also working on ‘OD’ for Xbox Game Studios and ‘Physint’ for PlayStation.