Kojima Productions and 505 Games surprised 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 a 50% discount on Xbox consoles at its launch, which was even more surprising. The game normally costs $40 on Microsoft's platform, but Xbox players can currently pick it up for just $20.
Death Stranding was originally a PlayStation-owned IP; The game was funded, published, and produced by the console manufacturer. However, it was still able to come to Xbox consoles because CozyPro recently bought the rights. Death Stranding From Sony Interactive Entertainment. While nothing is confirmed yet, this unexpected multiplatform pivot from Kojima Productions could hint at some of its other titles, such as an upcoming Xbox game. O.DWill also come to more consoles in the future.
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Why Kojima's OD game might be less divisive than Death Stranding
Kojima's upcoming horror game OD may further match the divisive weirdness that came with his unique action title Death Stranding.
Death Stranding coming to Xbox makes a PlayStation port of OD even more likely
OD is Hideo Kojima's first collaborative effort with Xbox Game Studios
Hideo Kojima has often collaborated with PlayStation for most of his career, but for the first time, he is working on a project with Xbox. It is said to be one of the upcoming games that Kojima Productions is working on O.DAnd it is being published by Xbox Game Studios. Kojima's partnership with the first-party publisher was originally announced in 2022, O.D The Game Awards did not officially reveal themselves until 2023.
Don't know much about O.D Now, however, Kojima Productions has revealed that it's a horror game of sorts and that it's going to feature a star-studded cast. It is not clear what it is O.Dwill have similar gameplay, but leaked footage from 2022 suggests that it will feature both first- and third-person perspectives.
According to Kojima,
O.D
will use Xbox's cloud gaming technology in some unspecified way to create “unique” and “a whole new style of gaming — or rather a new form of media.”
OD may be an Xbox exclusive at launch, but it will probably come to PlayStation at some point.
Microsoft and Kojima Productions have yet to announce which platforms O.D will be active, but it will likely be Xbox Series X/S and PC exclusive, at least for a limited time. It's possible, if not likely, that the game will come to rival consoles in the future. Over the past few months, Microsoft has expressed its intention to bring its first-party exclusives to non-Xbox platforms, specifically the PS5 and Nintendo Switch. Four of the company's games have already made the jump to PlayStation and Nintendo consoles, and more are on the way. With that in mind, it wouldn't be surprising if Microsoft decided to bring it O.D On PS5 after its debut on Xbox and PC.
Microsoft ported
Grounded
,
Pentiment
,
Hi-Fi Rush
and
Sea of Thieves
On PlayStation and/or Nintendo consoles in early 2024.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
and
Doom: The Dark Ages
Two Microsoft-developed games are also coming to PS5 in 2025.
Although Microsoft is still adamant about the Xbox feature, O.D May come to PlayStation consoles. The fact is that Death Stranding The Xbox is, despite Sony's heavy involvement with the game, a testament to that. Overall, it seems like Kojima wants to push his games to as many platforms as possible. Furthermore, if Kojima Productions has the rights O.D IP does the same with it Death StrandingThen there's an even greater chance of the game coming to PlayStation 5 down the line.