Kojima Productions Now Wholly Owns Death Stranding & PHYSINT IPs; Death Stranding Director’s Cut Out Now On Xbox

Kojima Productions has revealed that it now retains full ownership of the Death Stranding and Physint IPs, with 505 Games today publishing Death Stranding: Director’s Cut for the Xbox platforms.

Death Stranding was originally released for the PS4 on November 8, 2019 before coming to the PS5 as Death Stranding Director’s Cut in 2021. The Xbox version of the game is available for $19.99 as part of a limited-time discount, after which it will retail for $39.99.

Speaking in a press release, Hideo Kojima commented:

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.

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Death Stranding Director’s Cut challenges players to reconnect a fractured society after the cataclysmic “Death Stranding” event. This has opened a doorway between the living and the dead, leading to creatures from the afterlife roaming the fallen world marred by a desolate society. Carrying the disconnected remnants of humanity’s future in his hands, players take the role of Sam Bridges as he embarks on a mission to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America.

Kojima Productions announced last December that Death Stranding had amassed 16 million players worldwide four years after its launch. The developer is currently working on a full sequel, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach, which is set to launch for PS5 in 2025.