What the Xbox Death Stranding release could mean for OD

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Kojima Productions and 505 Games shocked everyone earlier this month when they revealed and simultaneously released an Xbox Series X/S port. Death Stranding: Director's Cut. Death Stranding it also got 50% off Xbox consoles at launch, which was even more surprising. The game normally costs $40 on Microsoft's platform, but Xbox gamers can currently get it for just $20.




Death Stranding was originally an IP owned by PlayStation; the game was financed, published and produced by the console manufacturer itself. However, it still managed to come to Xbox consoles as KojiPro recently bought the rights Death Stranding by Sony Interactive Entertainment. While nothing is confirmed yet, this unexpected multi-platform pivot from Kojima Productions may indicate that some of its other titles, such as the upcoming Xbox game FROMit will also come to more consoles in the future.

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OD is Hideo Kojima's first joint effort with Xbox Game Studios

Hideo Kojima has often collaborated with PlayStation for most of his career, but for the first time ever, he's working on a project with Xbox instead. One of the upcoming games that Kojima Productions is working on is called FROMand is published by Xbox Game Studios. While Kojima's partnership with the first-party publisher was originally announced in 2022, FROM itself was not formally revealed until The Game Awards 2023.

Not much is known FROM at the moment, but Kojima Productions has revealed that it's a horror game of sorts and that it will feature an all-star cast. It is not at all clear what FROMThe gameplay will be similar, but leaked footage from 2022 suggests that it will feature both first-person and third-person views.

According to Kojima,
FROM
will use Xbox's cloud gaming technology in some unspecified way to create a “unique” and “completely new style of game play – or rather, a new form of media.”


OD may be an Xbox exclusive at launch, but it will likely come to PlayStation at some point

Microsoft and Kojima Productions have yet to announce which platforms FROM will be on, but will likely be exclusive to Xbox Series X/S and PC, at least for a limited time. It's possible, if not likely, that the game will come to rival consoles in the future. In the past few months, Microsoft has expressed its intention to bring its first-party exclusives to platforms other than Xbox, specifically the PS5 and Nintendo Switch. Four of the company's games have already crossed over to PlayStation and Nintendo consoles, and more are on the way. With that in mind, it wouldn't be that surprising if Microsoft decided to bring FROM on PS5 shortly after its debut on Xbox and PC.

Microsoft ported
Grounded
,
Pentiment
,
Hi-Fi Rush
and
Sea of ​​Thieves
on PlayStation and/or Nintendo in early 2024.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
and
Doom: The Dark Ages
two games developed by Microsoft will also be released on PS5 in 2025.


Even if Microsoft still insisted on Xbox exclusivity, FROM could have come to PlayStation consoles regardless. The fact that Death Stranding that it's on Xbox, despite Sony's heavy involvement in the game, is a testament to that. Overall, it seems like Kojima wants to bring his games to as many platforms as possible in the future. In addition, if Kojima Productions owns the rights to FROM IP as it does with Death Strandingthen there is an even better chance that the game will come to PlayStation 5.

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