KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS celebrated the launch of DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR’S CUT, hailed as the definitive DEATH STRANDING experience. The new game expands the DEATH STRANDING universe with new features, missions, weapons, vehicles and new strands to the story.

DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR’S CUT enables players to experience the original games genre-defying open-world action-adventure starring Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Léa Seydoux and Lindsay Wagner, fully remastered and expanded for PS5 consoles. DEATH STRANDING was one of the most revered and critically acclaimed games of 2019 as it was the first of its kind from video game director and auteur, Hideo Kojima and Kojima Productions. DEATH STRANDING was released by Sony Interactive Entertainment for the PlayStation 4 in November 2019 and by 505 Games for Windows in 2020.

DEATH STRANDING challenges players to reunite the shattered world after the cataclysmic ‘Death Stranding’ event. This has opened a doorway between the living and the dead, leading to creatures from the afterlife roaming the fallen world marred by a desolate society. As Sam Bridges, the player's mission is to deliver hope to humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America. 

DEATH STRANDING is the first "strand game", an original genre characterized by its incorporation of social elements. The game champions its social strand system which enables players to create and leave items in-game to enhance the gameplay experience of other players. This element is expanded in the new cut. 

DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR’S CUT takes Hideo Kojima’s vision one step further with a host of new features and facilities including the Fragile Circuit based on the character FRAGILE played by Léa Seydoux, a new firing range and training facilities, new weapons including the Maser Gun, alongside a new online leaderboard and Friend Play Mode. The in-game community elements are also expanded to create more opportunities to have fun with your friends, where you can share your skills and stunts on the new vehicles and challenge your friends to beat your record in one of the new race tracks. However, Kojima’s vision doesn’t stop at gameplay, he also offers new opportunities to sit down and relax in the game, after a long day's travel, with eight new atmospheric music tracks to listen to in your private room. 

All of the new content in DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR’S CUT has been carefully designed into the core game, providing an array of enhancements, new content and features to the original DEATH STRANDING experience. These new additions will be made available through discovery, and all players both new and old are encouraged to start the game from the beginning to receive the full experience intended by our Director, Hideo Kojima.

New PlayStation 5 features include: 

  • Experience environment effects with the DualSense wireless controller’s haptic feedback.
  • Get closer to the world of DEATH STRANDING with bespoke adaptive trigger resistance.
  • Hear sound effects come to life in 3D Audio (requires compatible headphones).
  • Get into the action quickly with the PS5 console’s ultra-fast SSD and near-instant load times.
  • Choose from two picture modes – performance mode with scaled 4K and up to 60FPS or fidelity mode in native 4K -both with HDR support**, so you can enjoy stunningly clear graphics and advanced texture streaming.
  • Death Stranding: Director’s Cut offers a Widescreen Mode for an ultra-wide play experience, using the console’s standard 16:9 aspect ratio to display letterboxed gameplay equivalent to 21:9 aspect ratio.

All of the Half-Life and Cyberpunk 2077 content introduced to the PC version of DEATH STRANDING will also be available in DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR’S CUT. 

For more information on Kojima Productions DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR’S CUT, please see the final release trailer here.
The game was released on 24th September 2021 and is available on PlayStation 5. You can purchase the game from online retailers, such as Amazon or in-store, at retailers such as Argos and GAME. If you already own a PS4™ version of DEATH STRANDING, you can get the PS5™ DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT Digital Deluxe Edition for a discounted price and you do not need to purchase this product.

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