Death Stranding Gets a Surprise Xbox Series X|S Port, Out Now

Kojima Productions now owns the IP

Death Stranding has received an unexpected port to Xbox Series X|S, available now at a sale price of $19.99. This is the Director's Cut version of the game specifically, which first released for PS5 in 2021. Kojima Productions has also shared it now has full ownership of the Death Stranding IP. Given the fact the news was shared exactly five years to the second after the Japanese release of Death Stranding on PS4, it's speculated Sony may have signed a five-year exclusivity deal for the title.

In a statement, 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."

The game's sequel, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, is currently a PS5 exclusive. However, given today's news, it now seems more a case of when, not if, it reaches other platforms following the initial release next year. Death Stranding: Director's Cut also launches today on PC (on Windows Store) and Amazon Luna via third-party publisher 505 Games. Kojima Productions stated it's looking to bring the IP to "more platforms and audiences".

The Director's Cut version of Death Stranding remastered the PS4 favourite in the early years of the PS5 generation, and included new content like a race track, extra locations, missions, vehicles, and weapons. The storyline was also slightly expanded. In our Death Stranding Director's Cut PS5 review, we awarded a 9/10 rating and called it a "fantastic port of a fascinating game".

[source ign.com]