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 on Death Stranding : Director's Cut. Death Stranding also got 50% off Xbox consoles at launch, which was even more surprising. The game normally costs $40 on Microsoft's platform, but Xbox players can currently grab it for just $20.




Death Stranding was originally a PlayStation-owned IP; the game was financed, published and produced by the console manufacturer itself. Nevertheless, it could still come to Xbox consoles as KojiPro recently bought the rights to Death Stranding from Sony Interactive Entertainment. While nothing has been confirmed yet, this unexpected multi-platform pivot from Kojima Productions could hint that some of its other titles, like the upcoming Xbox game ODwill also be coming to more consoles in the future.

Kojima OD Game Divisive Death Stranding

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Why Kojima's OD game might be less divisive than Death Stranding

Kojima's upcoming horror game OD may be more accommodating of the divisive weirdness that came with his unique action title Death Stranding.

Death Stranding coming to Xbox makes a PlayStation port of OD more likely


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

Hideo Kojima has often collaborated with PlayStation for most of 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 ODand it is published by Xbox Game Studios. While Kojima's partnership with the first-party publisher was originally announced in 2022, OD itself was not formally revealed until The Game Awards 2023.

Not much is known about OD for now, but Kojima Productions has revealed that it's a horror game of some sort and will feature a star-studded cast. It is not at all clear what ODs gameplay will be like, but leaked images from 2022 suggest that it will have both first- and third-person perspectives.

According to Kojima,
OD
will use Xbox's cloud gaming technology in some unspecified way to create a “unique” and “completely 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 OD will be on, but it will likely be exclusive to Xbox Series X/S and PC, at least for a limited period. It's possible, if not likely, that the game will come to competing consoles in the future. In recent months, Microsoft has expressed its intention to bring its exclusive first-party products 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, with more on the way. With that in mind, it wouldn't be too surprising if Microsoft decided to bring along OD to PS5 shortly after debuting on Xbox and PC.

Microsoft ported
Based
,
Pentium
,
Hi-Fi Rush
and
Sea of ​​Thieves
to PlayStation and/or Nintendo consoles in early 2024.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
and
Doom: The Dark Ages
two Microsoft-developed games, also coming to PS5 in 2025.


Although Microsoft had remained adamant about Xbox exclusivity, OD may have come to PlayStation consoles regardless. The fact that Death Stranding is on Xbox, despite Sony's heavy involvement in the game, is proof of this. Overall, it seems like Kojima wants to bring his games to as many platforms as possible going forward. Also, if Kojima Productions owns the rights to OD IP that it does with Death Strandingthen there is an even greater chance that the game will come to PlayStation 5 later on.

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