PC Game Pass Adds Death Stranding on August 23 - News

by William D'Angelo , posted on 19 August 2022 / 2,581 Views

Microsoft announced PC Game Pass will add Death Stranding on August 23. This is the original version of the game and not the Director's Cut.

View the PC Game Pass trailer for Death Stranding below:

Read details on the game below:

From legendary game creator Hideo Kojima comes an all-new, genre-defying open-world action adventure starring Norman Reedus, Mads Mikkelsen, Lea Seydoux, and Lindsay Wagner.

In the near future, mysterious explosions have rocked the globe, setting off a series of supernatural events known as the Death Stranding. With otherworldly creatures plaguing the landscape, and mass extinction imminent, it’s up to Sam Porter Bridges to travel across the ravaged wasteland and save humanity from impending annihilation.

For those who don’t know, Death Stranding is all about the importance of connections; we’re so excited to be connecting more players to this world and this truly wonderful community. Over the past few years, we’ve been fortunate enough to engage with so many players and run multiple community events across our official social channels – soon PC Game Pass members can join in these future activities!

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. 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)
Gold and Silver Power Skeleton
Gold and Silver All-Terrain Skeleton
Gold and Silver Armor Plate

A life-long and avid gamer, William D'Angelo was first introduced to VGChartz in 2007. After years of supporting the site, he was brought on in 2010 as a junior analyst, working his way up to lead analyst in 2012 and taking over the hardware estimates in 2017. He has expanded his involvement in the gaming community by producing content on his own YouTube channel and Twitch channel. You can contact the author on Twitter @TrunksWD.

19 Comments

SecondWar (on 19 August 2022)

Hmmm. Was never too interested in this game but may just have to give it a go on gamepass.
Seems like a bit of a catch for Microsoft, even if it is for PC only.

method114 SecondWar (on 19 August 2022)

It was always on PC so I don't really see it as much of anything. If they had brought it to console that would have been something. Either way I've been wanting to try this game but was worried about spending money on it. Glad I still have my GP sub for a bit longer.

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scrapking method114 (on 19 August 2022)

Any time a game that Sony was involved in publishing ends up on Game Pass, (such as happened with MLB The Show), it seems like a bit of a coup for Game Pass to me. Glad you'll get a chance to sate your curiosity now. :)

DonFerrari (on 19 August 2022)

Great game, they shall enjoy it.

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Koragg (on 19 August 2022)

G2ThaUNiT Koragg (on 19 August 2022)

Not entirely sure how the deal went down because Sony didn't publish the PC version of Death Stranding. 505 Games did. I'm guessing there wasn't any stipulations of what 505 could do with publishing rights.

SecondWar G2ThaUNiT (on 19 August 2022)

Presumably they paid 505. Its not too disimilar to the situation with MLB The Show which has a different publisher on Xbox, although the boxart still has the PS logo on it.

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Azzanation Koragg (on 19 August 2022)

Or Sony didn't pay enough to keep it off GP.

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Hynad Azzanation (on 19 August 2022)

Since you’re out of the loop, here’s some perspective to contrast with your trolling:
https://www.purexbox.com/news/2022/08/sony-didnt-pay-to-keep-cult-of-the-lamb-off-xbox-game-pass-says-publisher

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Azzanation Hynad (on 19 August 2022)

Whats Cult of the Lamb got to do with this?

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Hynad Azzanation (on 20 August 2022)

Perceptibility isn’t your forte…

ChiVVITZ Azzanation (on 20 August 2022)

Why would sony pay MS when they own death stranding IP? MS paid for death stranding to be on GP and the money goes to 505 and sony.

Blood_Tears (on 19 August 2022)

zakr1995 Blood_Tears (on 19 August 2022)

You should work for Sony with that PR and defence, thats one way of coping.

If this is such a advantage to Sony, why dont they do it for all their games? oh wait because it isnt an advantage for Sony and the only reason this is even happening is because 505 games publish the game on PC, if Sony had a choice, they wouldnt do this

G2ThaUNiT Blood_Tears (on 19 August 2022)

I mean, it's comparative to any other multiplat game that MS now owns that's still on PlayStation. Whether that be Fallout 76, Elder Scrolls Online, Deathloop, Ghostwire: Tokyo, (counting the PC release for the latter 2) or Psychonauts 2. Sony does/did a lot of marketing for those games. Minus Psychonauts 2 as I don't recall any marketing. The more Sony markets and promotes those games, it indirectly helps MS. Only difference is that this is in regards to a subscription. A couple months ago when I fired up my PS5, there was marketing for ESO's new expansion. When ESVI releases, I'm not gonna be able to get that on my PS5.

Not to mention now that since Kojima is working with Xbox on an exclusive game, there will also be those that follow him to whatever platform he goes to.

scrapking Blood_Tears (on 19 August 2022)

Good thought that this might have been inspired in part by Microsoft's criticism that Sony was preventing things ending up on Game Pass, and this may be a PR move to combat that. And Microsoft could hardly say no, given their comments.

Bad thought when your comment suggested Microsoft is desperate. I strongly disagree with everything you say after that. Microsoft makes billions of dollars in profit a month, and have the leading game streaming service on the planet, so "desperate" isn't a word I'd use to describe them when it comes to Game Pass.