After a number of recent teasers, on Friday Death Stranding’s PC publisher 505 Games confirmed plans to bring the game to Microsoft’s subscription service.
505 said the game will be available on August 23 at 12am UTC / 5pm PT / 1am BST / 9am JST.
“Windows 10/11 PC gamers can look forward to features like ultra wide mode, photo mode, high frame rate, and crossover content from some well-known franchises,” said 505 Global Community Manager, Antonella Pounder.
The PC Game Pass edition of Death Stranding will also include the following items, which can be unlocked as players progress through the story:
- Chiral Gold / Omnireflector ‘Ludens Mask’ Sunglasses (color variant)
- Gold and Silver Power Skeleton
- Gold and silver off-road skeleton
- Gold and silver armor plate
- Pounder said more details about the PC Game Pass version of the title will be covered in an upcoming community Q&A guide.
Death Stranding’s path to Xbox Game Pass
Sony published Death Stranding for PS4 in November 2019 and 505 released it for PC in July 2020. The Director’s Cut came to PS5 last year and was released for PC in early 2022.
Actor Norman Reedus, who played protagonist Sam Porter Bridges in Death Stranding, apparently confirmed that a sequel is in development in an interview published in May.
Death Stranding director Hideo Kojima recently shared on Twitter that he had begun editing a trailer ahead of next week’s Gamescom event, where Gamescom is being produced by Geoff Keighley, who frequently partners with the designer on his game announcements. Opening Night Live.
Kojima confirmed in June that he is working on a cloud-based project with Xbox.
“There’s a game I’ve always wanted to make,” he said. “It’s a completely new game, one that no one has ever experienced or seen before. I waited a long time for the day when I could finally start creating it.
“It may take some time, but I’m looking forward to partnering with Xbox Game Studios and hope to bring you some exciting news in the future.”
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