[Update] Sony’s Death Stranding Is Coming To Xbox’s PC Game Pass Next Week

Update, 8/19/22:

That’s a fun headline to read, right? And it’s true because after teasing earlier this week that Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding was coming to PC Game Pass, Xbox announced that it hits the service next week. 

Death Stranding will be available on PC Game Pass starting next Tuesday, August 23. Now, this might be somewhat surprising for those not caught up on Death Stranding’s journey from PlayStation 4, to PlayStation 5, and then PC. Sony and PlayStation funded Kojima Productions’ development of Death Stranding, and it’s a PlayStation intellectual property. 

However, a PC port was published by 505 Games, and it seems 505 Games and Kojima Productions are free to determine the whereabouts of the PC port of this game. As such, it’s now coming to PC Game Pass, a service owned by Xbox. Something tells me we won’t be seeing Death Stranding coming to Xbox Game Pass, though. 

“Windows 10/11 PC gamers can expect such features as ultrawide mode, photo mode, high frame rate, and cross-over content from some very well-known franchises,” an Xbox blog post reads. “What’s more, the PC Game Pass Edition of Death Stranding will also include the following items, which are unlockable as you progress through the story: 

• Chiral Gold/Omnireflector “Ludens Mask” Sunglasses (Color Variant)
• Skeleton for Gold and Silver
• Skeleton in All-Terrain Gold or Silver
• Plates of Gold and Silver Armor Plate

Xbox seems aware of the questions surrounding this development and how a Sony game is coming to its PC Game Pass service, and it says, “we’ll try and cover as many of them as we can in a future Community Q&A guide.” The blog post says to stay tuned for that and keep an eye out on the 505 Games and Kojima Productions social media channels for more information. 

Below is the original story…

Original Story, 8/17/22

Death Stranding is one of 2019’s best games (in my personal opinion), and it’s one I hope everyone gets the chance to try. It might be hard to like, but it can hit the mark. 

PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 gamers know the truth, because this game was exclusively launched on PlayStation 5. You had to purchase it as a standalone PC title, and the game arrived on PC in 2020. If a recent, cryptic tweet by the PC Game Pass account suggests otherwise, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members and PC Game Pass subscribers might be able to experience this Norman Reedus-led journey across America. 

You can see it for yourself by clicking below: 

As you can see, PC Game Pass draws attention to the fact that it’s changed its profile pic to that of a familiar landscape. If you look at the profile pic, you’ll see what appears to be a landscape shot from Death Stranding. Now, it could be a different game but like, come on, that’s Death Stranding, right? 

All of this is to say that it seems like a formerly PlayStation-exclusive game – mind you, one developed by independent studio Kojima Productions that was funded by Sony Interactive Entertainment – is coming to PC Game Pass, a subscription service that’s a part of the Xbox ecosystem. 

Did you play Death Stranding? If so, how did it go for you? Please comment below.