Surprise! We didn’t even have an inkling this one was coming. Announced via the 505 Games X Account today, Death Stranding: Directors Cut is out now on Xbox Series X|S – and even, better – it’s on sale and it’s ‘Play Anywhere’ – meaning you get both a PC and a console copy.
Unite the divided – One more time!@KojiPro2015_EN's DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT is now available on @Xbox Series X|S.
— 505 Games (@505_Games) November 7, 2024
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You can pick up Death Stranding: Directors Cut for 50% off on release – a mere £17.49 her in the UK. Per the games store page, it features high frame rate performance modes, a photo mode and if you’re on PC – Ultra wide support. It also includes “cross-over content from Valve Corporation’s HALF-LIFE series and CD Projekt Red’s Cyberpunk 2077.“
It’s interesting that as the game turns 5 years old it’s now available on Xbox Consoles. We can surmise that console gaming overlords Sony did a little deal to secure this one for exactly 5 years to the day. A sequel, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach is currently in development again exclusive to PlayStation 5.
Despite the supposed exclusivity agreement, in an interesting twist it seems that Kojima Productions have re-acquired the rights to Death Stranding franchise according to Automaton-media. Perhaps we’ll see the sequel on Xbox after all?
Still, if it’s another 5 year wait for console players to get the Death Stranding 2, at least we can look forward to Hideo Kojima’s other game – OD, which was announced for Xbox consoles at the game awards.
“A Hideo Kojima Game, OD explores the concept of testing your fear threshold, and what it means to OD on fear – while blurring the boundaries of gaming and film. The new teaser for OD also reveals Sophia Lillis (“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves”), Hunter Schaffer (“Euphoria”) and Udo Kier (“Flesh for Frankenstein”), who will play the lead roles in the upcoming project.“
