What Death Stranding's Xbox 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 Additionally, the game received a 50% discount on Xbox consoles upon release, which was even more surprising. The game normally costs $40 on the Microsoft platform, but Xbox players can currently snag it for just $20.




Death Stranding was originally a PlayStation-owned IP; The game was financed, published and produced by the console manufacturer itself. However, it was still able to appear on Xbox consoles as KojiPro recently acquired the rights to it Death Stranding from Sony Interactive Entertainment. While nothing has been confirmed yet, this unexpected multiplatform pivot from Kojima Productions could indicate that some of its other titles, like the upcoming Xbox game, will be affected O.Dwill also appear on other consoles in the future.

Kojima OD game Divisive Death Stranding

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The release of Death Stranding on Xbox makes a PlayStation port of OD more likely


OD is Hideo Kojima's first collaboration with Xbox Game Studios

Hideo Kojima has collaborated with PlayStation many times throughout 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 O.Dand it is published by Xbox Game Studios. While Kojima's first-party partnership was originally announced in 2022, O.D itself was only officially revealed at the Game Awards 2023.

Not much is known about it O.D It's not finished at the moment, but Kojima Productions has revealed that it's a horror game of sorts and that it will have a star-studded cast. It's not at all clear what O.DGameplay will be similar, but leaked footage from 2022 suggests it will feature both first- and third-person perspectives.

According to Kojima,
O.D
will leverage Xbox's cloud gaming technology in unspecified ways to create a “unique” and “entirely new style of gaming – or rather, a new form of media.”


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

Microsoft and Kojima Productions have not yet announced the platforms O.D will run, but probably exclusively for Xbox Series X/S and PC, at least for a limited time. It's possible, if not likely, that the game will appear on competing consoles in the future. In recent months, Microsoft has expressed its intention to bring its first-party exclusives to non-Xbox platforms, particularly the PS5 and Nintendo Switch. Four of the company's games have already made the jump to PlayStation and Nintendo consoles, and more are in preparation. Given this, it wouldn't be surprising if Microsoft decided to do this O.D to the PS5 shortly after its debut on Xbox and PC.

Microsoft ported
Grounded
,
fine
,
HiFi Rush
And
Sea of ​​Thieves
for PlayStation and/or Nintendo consoles in early 2024.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
And
Fall: The Dark Ages
two games developed by Microsoft will also come to PS5 in 2025.


Even if Microsoft had still stubbornly stuck to Xbox exclusivity, O.D could still have come to PlayStation consoles. The fact that Death Stranding is on Xbox despite Sony's heavy involvement in the game is proof of this. All in all, it seems that Kojima wants to release his games on as many platforms as possible in the future. Additionally, Kojima Productions owns the rights to it O.D IP like it does with Death Strandingthen there is an even greater chance that the game will also appear on PlayStation 5 later.

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