Is Death Stranding: Director's Cut For Xbox On Xbox Game Pass?

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Xbox players were in for a big surprise as was released on Xbox Series X/S on November 7. The news is sure to shock a lot of fans of the Kojima Productions title, not only due to there being no prior announcement of its addition to the consoles, but due to the game's initial exclusivity with PlayStation. Nevertheless, the Xbox port of is great news, increasing its accessibility and allowing more players to experience this title for the very first time.

As is inevitable with any major release on Xbox, many players will surely be wondering whether 's definitive version will also be added to the Xbox Game Pass subscription service. It's no secret that Microsoft has pushed for the service's success by making it the premier location for players to gain instant access to a huge library of Xbox titles. Many of Xbox's first-party titles are now being added to the service from day one, while it also boasts an impressive selection of third-party games, making 's inclusion perfectly reasonable.

As a shadow drop on November 7, was added to the Xbox store for Series X/S. The release occurred without any prior announcement, which is especially confusing considering how monumental this release is. Rarely does a PlayStation exclusive as popular as see such a wide multi-platform release. Having the game become widely accessible to a large community of players is surely meant to greatly increase 's success, so it makes little sense for Microsoft and Kojima Productions to release it so quietly.

Confusing announcement aside, 's release on Xbox will definitely attract new players, and Microsoft is clearly making attempts to get new players on this game early on. For the first two weeks post-release, is 50% off on the Xbox store, bringing the price of the game down to just $19.99. It's an amazing deal for such a huge release, and it shows there's clear interest from Microsoft to see this game find great success among Xbox players and from Kojima Productions to make the game more widely