Death Stranding Director’s Cut Announced For PC, Coming This Spring

Death Stranding Director’s Cut for PC has been announced and it’s coming sometime this Spring. 

It’s being published by 505 Games, the same publishing arm that published the original version of Death Stranding on PC last July, and will be released simultaneously on Steam and the Epic Game Store. This news was announced during Intel’s showcase during the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show today and Kojima Production’s latest game will take advantage of Intel’s XeSS supersampling technology. 

Released last September as a PlayStation 5 exclusive, the Director’s Cut features everything contained in the original version of Death Stranding, which first hit PlayStation 4 exclusively in 2019 before it hit PC in 2020, as well as graphical and performance-related improvements, new mechanics, and new content. 

In terms of new content and mechanics, Death Stranding Director’s Cut features rocket stabilizers akin to Iron’s Man’s repulsors. They allow him hover just a few feet above the ground. This makes traversing over uneven terrain and descending down steep mountains much more easy. There’s also a new catapult that launches packages over long distances as well as a new robot companion that will hold some of your parcels for you. If that’s not enough, protagonist Sam can also do some sick tricks in the air when launching off of ramps on his motorcycle. Plus, you can race around new tracks in timed challenges on the motorcycle and new and returning vehicles, too. 

To give Death Stranding more Metal Gear Solid-esque activities, new facilities and missions are added to the mix. They’re centered around sneaking through facilities and M.U.L.E. camps, but don’t worry – if things go south, new weapons will let you stun enemies without actually killing them (be gone, BTs). Sam’s living quarters have some new content as well. Namely, you can replay any boss battle from there and check out your performance score against said bosses versus other players in the world. Plus, eight new songs have been added to the game’s soundtrack. 

You can find out more by watching the trailer that was shown last year. Then, read why one. Game Informer editor believes Death Stranding Director’s Cut is worth another trek across America. See our opinions on the original release. Game Informer’s Death Stranding review after that. 

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