Originally released in late 2019,Death Strandingbrought players into a bizarre but captivating world of BBs, Beached Things, and naked Norman Reedus. Of course, that’s what we’ve come to expect at this point from Hideo Kojima, and for those that may have missed out on playing the title the first time around, there may be the chance of playing it with next-gen hardware behind it sometime in the future, according to recent rumors.
These rumors come by way ofResetEra, where user Navtra suggested that it “might be worth it to wait a lil bit” for those that haven’t played the game yet on PS4 or PC, and suggested that an expanded release forDeath Strandingis in the works or PS4 and PS5. Additionally, they also clarified that this release would seemingly feature brand new story additions that would be likely be paid content versus a free update for existing players. Navtra has reportedly shared some early info before on titles such asFinal Fantasy XVIand its timed exclusivity on PS5, along with detailing some of the games that were shown in last year’s “PS5: The Future of Gaming” event by Sony, lending some credibility to their claims.
Naturally, as with any rumor it’s worth taking everything with a reasonable degree of salt. However, an expanded release forDeath Strandingwouldn’t necessarily be too much of a surprise, considering that several of Kojima’s past titles (including a few in theMetal Gear Solidseries) saw expanded re-releases later on.The game’s PC release last yearhad a few new feature additions and new content, though from the sound of things, it’s possible that the expanded release ofDeath Strandingcould incorporate more substantial new content since it was first released.
At this point there’s no firm evidence just yet that we’ll get an expanded release ofDeath Strandingfor PS4 and PS5, so for now we’ll have to wait for official confirmation from either Sony or Kojima Productions. Until then, you’re able to always bide your time for the re-release and watchthe “Princess Beach” sceneover and over again and imagine what it will look like with the PS5’s visual splendor.
Death Strandingis available now on PS4 and PC.
