A thematically bizarre yet critically-acclaimed PlayStation console exclusive surprisingly makes the jump to Xbox Series X/S.
In a surprising turn of events, the former PlayStation console exclusive Death Stranding: Director’s Cut has now been released for Xbox Series X/S. Having initially launched in 2019 as a PS4 exclusive, Death Stranding has made its way to several platforms since then, such as PC, PS5, and even iPhones. An Xbox release, though, is quite unprecedented given Sony’s heavy involvement in the game’s development.
Although Death Stranding is the brainchild of renowned game director Hideo Kojima and his independent development studio, Kojima Productions, Sony lent a huge hand in its creation. Not only did Sony help set up Kojima Productions, but it also shared Guerrilla Games’ famed Decima Engine with the studio to build Death Stranding. Interestingly, Death Stranding had a peculiar publishing agreement compared to other PlayStation second-party games, where Sony published the game on PS4 and PS5, but 505 Games published it everywhere else.
