Death Stranding gets a surprise launch on Xbox

It took a few years, but Sam Porter Bridges has finally trekked his way to Xbox. Kojima Productions announced today that the director’s cut of Death Stranding is now available on the Xbox Series X / S. At launch, for “a limited time,” the port will be available for 50 percent off.

Death Stranding first launched in 2019, as Hideo Kojima’s first release after going independent, following a messy split with Konami. The director’s cut — which isn’t really a director’s cut — launched two years later on the PS5, and the game has also been ported to PC, Mac, and iOS. As part of today’s announcement, the studio also launched the game on Luna, Amazon’s fledgling game streaming service.

The news comes as Kojima Productions is expanding quite a bit following the success of the original Death Stranding. A sequel is in the works, due out in 2025, as is a live-action film from A24. The studio said in a press release that “now has full ownership of the Death Stranding IP,” and that it will continue to bring it to “more platforms and audiences.”

Outside of Death Stranding, Kojima Productions has other projects in the works, including the horror game OD and a mysterious new tactical espionage game,