Seemingly out of nowhere, Hideo Kojima's Death Stranding has been launched on Xbox Series X|S and Amazon Luma via publisher 505 Games. The game was once exclusive to PlayStation following significant support from Sony alongside collaboration with Guerrilla Games via the Decima Engine. A PC release followed soon after, with a Director's Cut also arriving in 2021 for PS5 and 2022 for PC.
Now, according to a report from Automaton, developer Kojima Productions has supposedly gained full control of the IP, thus significantly raising the possibility of a release on even more platforms later down the line. Perhaps even the 'Switch 2'..?
A launch on the current Switch family of systems seems somewhat unlikely given the graphical capability of the game; particularly if it's the Director's Cut specifically that's being ported to new platforms. However, we certainly wouldn't rule out a release on Nintendo's upcoming successor to the Switch. In a press release, Hideo Kojima stated "Kojima Productions (Death Stranding) will continue to connect more and more players around the world, so please stay tuned".
The game itself stars Norman Reedus as Sam Bridges, a porter who's tasked with reforming America by connecting isolated settlements to the 'Chiral Network'. Along the way, he contends with creepy 'BT' enemies and a formidable antagonist known as Higgs (Troy Baker). Reception was largely positive, but it's safe to say that the slow, methodical gameplay in which you carefully traverse the environment while carrying a shedload of boxes was somewhat divisive.
Kojima is perhaps best known for his work on the Metal Gear franchise, but left Konami after a very public (yet somehow still rather secretive) fall out. Konami has since revived its support of the brand with a release of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 1 and an upcoming remake of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Meanwhile, Kojima Productions is hard at work on Death Stranding 2: On The Beach; a direct sequel to Death Stranding that is, at the time of writing, still exclusive to the PS5.
Would you like to see Death Stranding on Nintendo platforms? Have you already played it? Share your thoughts with a comment down below.
[source automaton-media.com]
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Welllllll, I held off playing on Steam, just in case it got a Nintendo release. It's a strategy that has worked 💯 in the past.
Just sayin'.
Of course it will, all 3d party publishers and developers want their games on switch 2, which will be the next mainstream hybrid system.
I think the Switch 2 will be similar to Switch 1, but Nintendo will mainly use that reportedly usb-c port at the top for their gimmicky stuff and attachments such as camera's or projectors (but 3d party companies do not háve to use it).
Congrats Kojima you can now release your sleeping aid on your own daim 😅
Please, no.
Kojima makes walking simulators and interactive movies. I do not think that Nintendo fans would embrace his, ehr, games.
Wouldn't mind giving Death Stranding at least a try if it came to Switch's successor (fingers crossed it does for those interested), but when it comes to games made by Kojima-san I should play the Metal Gear Solid ones first and foremost now that several are on Switch when I have the time - speaking of, fingers crossed future collections of those come to Switch and/or its successor, too!
I welcome any and all games on Switch. More games means more chances for other random 3rd party games to be ported.
Just a minor correction: the game has been available on PC since 2020 in its standard edition, and the Director's Cut edition only came out on PS5 in 2021 and on PC in 2022.
If this drops on Switch 2 I'll lose my mind. One of the best games I have ever played.
@Rozetta I enjoyed watching TheRadBrad's playthrough of it but I don't think I'll actually enjoy playing it that much.
I can imagine it running on Switch 2, but I think they’ll only bother to release it if the sequel can also run on Switch 2, and I don’t think we know enough about either the software or hardware to know that yet. 🤷🏻♂️
So, both or neither.
@Rozetta What's so bad about "walking simulators" and interactive movies? They're not for everyone, sure, but there's a whole, WHOLE lot more games from many other genres than these to choose from. Having a few of these games, for fans of this type of entertainment, is not a bad thing whatsoever, is it?
Personally I've been wanting to try Death Stranding sometime. And I would wholeheartedly welcome it on my shiny new Nintendo platform when that comes.
Kojima already had full control though. 505's Steam release never gave any credit to Sony in the legal. No idea what this is about other than 505 trying to hype up the Xbox release more. Wouldn't be the first time they've lied about legal
The thing I know about Hideo Kojima is that he hardly ever released any of his major games or projects on Nintendo's platform. Usually when one of his IP did make it to Nintendo it's mostly done by either a third party without his knowledge, by his own company without his knowledge, or by an outside source also without his knowledge or he'll had no involvement in the project at all. So far only Boktai 1 & 2 are the few rare exceptions and both are awful, they carry an interesting or innovative idea but the execution for that was awful cause it rely on real life source to play so yeah I don't expect anything from Hideo Kojima to ever hit the Switch or Switch 2 cause the reality that he would support both are slim to none.
@KimBread Not always. Some games I played have a very slim chance of coming to the switch. For example, I don't see Assault Spy coming over any time soon, as much as it makes me sad.
But for more bigger games, I'd say you have a better chance.
Switch 2, here we come!
@Serpenterror I dunno about that. For the child audience the Boktai games had, I'm pretty sure the sunlight mechanic made too much sense, especially if you bring your gameboy to school or go to the playground.
Introverted kids probably would have hated it though.
@Rozetta This is probably one of the most nonsensical things that some people repeat without any idea of what they are talking about. Metal Gear games have many cutscenes because of how story oriented they are, but they are full of gameplay. Even Death Stranding, that is focused on traveling, is far from a "walking simulator". Besides, how does it affect you if they are available on the console? If you aren't interested, simply don't play them.
@Rozetta
How did you go from not enjoying a beloved game personally to being such a hater that you campaign against the game's very existence? There must be more to the story. 🤔
@Serpenterror
I love Kojima's games (specifically MGS1-4 ❤️❤️❤️) but I won't bother arguing their virtues here.
Your comment a) reminded me of Boktai's existence and b) sent me on a brief Google rabbithole to find this thread which I think is interesting as I'd never heard of doing this before. 👍 cheers
EDIT- if you thought this comment was good before...
wait til you see it with link!
link: https://www.reddit.com/r/Gameboy/comments/1ffr6g3/boktai_the_lamp_is_in_your_hand/
This game is Gold - i love replay this on handheld
@Zeebor15 KojiPro announced it, not 505. They didn't have full control before. They had a special deal where they were allowed to port the game to PC if they found another publisher (due to it coming before Sony's own efforts on PC). Text on trailers state that Sony owned the Death Stranding trademark.
Awesome. I’m really glad more players can experience this wonderful and unique diamond of a game.
If anything it would be an interesting test to see how the successor could handle it.
A Switch 2 port of Death Stranding would be dope but I wonder if the game will run smoothly
Got it for ps5 and maybe played 10 hours. Super weird game and characters but it’s kojima sooo. One day I’ll play all of it.
Arguably the most overrated game director of all time.
With that said, if this is what people want and he's interested in the Switch's successor, it's definitely possible. I know I wouldn't buy it, but eh.
@roy130390 First "walking simulator" to really simulate walking at this level 😛
But yeah, Kojima obviously loves movies, he's said some things, but if he really just wanted to make movies, I'm pretty sure he could at this point. He's clearly interested in game systems and what interactivity can bring to stories (or he wouldn't keep having them put in) as well as all the overwrought cinematic stuff. Sometimes the end result's unwieldy, it's certainly not for everybody, but I'm glad it exists.
I was playing on PS4 around launch. Then one day I was walking home from work up a very steep hill with my back pack on, and I just decided I wanted to play something different when I actually got home.
Hideo Kojima? Oh you mean the same guy who when asked his thoughts on Nintendo, his reply was "What A Waste"... You think this guy is going to put his game on Nintendo platforms? A person known for sticking to his artistic integrity? (For good or bad, i personally think his games are trash).
I highly doubt this will happen, from what i understand, I don't think Kojima particularly cares for Nintendo, even ignoring his comments about Nintendo, any of his games that have ended up on Nintendo platforms, have done so either without his consent or without his knowledge. Konami had when Kojima was there, and still has, now that he's gone, a good relationship with Nintendo, thats mostly how we got his games But Kojima himself has made it clear he doesn't care for Nintendo as a business, or at least their direction, for whatever reason.
I could be wrong and i hope i am because more games are always good, but i would never put money on this ever being a possibility.
I'm open to buy his games... let's see what happens...
@roy130390 @rozetta
I’ve come to learn that the people who refer to the game as a walking simulator have never played it and/or would rather just keep replaying the same open world Ubisoft-athon call of duty regurgitated nonsense over and over. Kojima is the only one I can think of that’s actually doing different things and expanding boundaries.
I hope we get Mr. KOJIMA’s new stealth action game on Switch 2!
@TheLX I think Metal Gear wouldn’t be where it is today if not for Yoji Shankawa. His art is far more important to make the game stand out than Kojimas work imo.
Ehhh... I think all his stuff is too far over the top for me to enjoy. Happy for those who enjoy it if it becomes more widely available, but I'll pass.
@Rozetta They're not as bad as you think. Heavy Rain is one of my favorite games of all time. Also, Metroid is a classified as a first person adventure which is heavy on environmental storytelling. I also the Life is Strange series.
Trade it to Konami for MGS.
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