Kojima Productions Has Taken Full Ownership Of The Death Stranding Franchise [Video]

Kojima Productions now owns the Death Stranding franchise.

Last week, we reported that Death Stranding Director’s Cut was premiering on Xbox. The game was published by 505 Games, who also published the game on PC.

Kojima Productions since shared a press release revealing that they had taken ownership of the franchise from Sony Interactive Entertainment. As reported by IGN, Hideo Kojima shared this statement:

“It is my pleasure to finally announce that Death Stranding Director’s Cut will be delivered to Xbox players. I would like to thank all the fans who have stayed connected with us as well as everyone in the Xbox community who have been patiently waiting.

Kojima Productions (Death Stranding) will continue to connect more and more players around the world, so please stay tuned.”

Death Strandingis an unusual project in the history of the game industry. Hideo Kojima separated from Konami under acrimonious circumstances in July 2015, and rebuilt his studio as …