Kojima Productions Now Owns Death Stranding IP Following Xbox Release

Well, there you have it – Death Stranding is officially on Xbox thanks to the team’s new Director’s Cut launch. Five years since PlayStation published the original release, we can finally go hands on with Death Stranding on Xbox, and some new information from developer Kojima Productions tells us why this is finally possible.

KJP has put out a press release relating to the game’s new platform launches, and tucked in there is confirmation that the Japanese studio now fully owns the Death Stranding IP. Here’s the relevant chunk of that press release:

“KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS will continue its focus on bringing their award-winning IP, “DEATH STRANDING” to more platforms and audiences. KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS also today confirmed that the studio now has full ownership of the DEATH STRANDING IP.”

Interestingly, the studio is still collaborating with Sony on Death Stranding 2: On The Beach – a sequel that’s only been confirmed for PS5 at this stage. Could Death Stranding 2’s platforms one day change after today’s announcement? Well, the sequel is being published by the PlayStation owner, so we’re not expecting any changes on that one in the immediate future.

For now, Xbox players can finally enjoy Death Stranding – and we have the Microsoft-published OD to look forward to from Kojima & co. as well!