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Kojima Studios owns the IP.

Video Game Legend Hideo Kojima Talks ‘Death Stranding’ Movie, Signing With WME for His Next Phase in Hollywood (EXCLUSIVE)

Video game legend Hideo Kojima discusses his 'Death Stranding' movie and his next phase in Hollywood after signing with WME.

variety.com

Huh? I know DS2's copyright made this confusing, but DS1 was as straightforward as it can get.
Trademark owned by SIE and production copyright by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. I don't get how Kojima would own the IP in either case.
Edit: Genuinely surprising if it's indeed now the case, but hey, if someone can get Sony to sell its IP, it's Kojima. It probably explains why they also let him own the Physint IP.

 

[ShaiKhulud1989]

Huh? I know DS2's copyright made this confusing, but DS1 was as straightforward as it can get.
Trademark owned by SIE and production copyright by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. I don't get how Kojima would own the IP in either case.
Edit: Genuinely surprising if Kojima now owns the IP, but hey, if someone can get Sony to its IP, it's Kojima. It probably explains why they also let him own the Physint IP.

My take that the deal was 5 years to reach certain goals to own the IP and KojiPro just delivered. Especially looking at Bungie deal.

 

[Kvally]

Great news. I have yet to finish it though.

 

[Generic]

They are 100% doing a Switch 2 port.

 

[SHA]

Why a stealth release? Zero marketing, announcement, no heads up or even a few days notice?

Cause he make stealth games for "!" specifically.

 

[ap_puff]

Surprised they didn't do any marketing for this. Interested to see how well the game runs seeing as it's using the Decima engine

 

[jasondefaoite]

Awesome game. Definitely worth picking up if you have yet to play it and are on Xbox.

Although you may need to switch to PlayStation for the sequel

 

[hemo memo]

 

[nial]

My take that the deal was 5 years to reach certain goals to own the IP and KojiPro just delivered. Especially looking at Bungie deal.

Nah, it was definitely sold to Kojima, mostly because this was a point of discussion regarding DS2.
This is the game's copyright:

©2024 KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS Co., Ltd. / HIDEO KOJIMA. Produced by Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.​

 

[Embearded]

They are 100% doing a Switch 2 port.

They made one for iOS so why not.

 

[dragonyeuw]

Well this is certainly way out in left field.

 

[Ozriel]

They are 100% doing a Switch 2 port.

If Switch 2 is anywhere near as well received in the market as Switch 1, i'm not sure there's any major 3rd party game skipping the platform.

But we'll know for sure when the final specs are out

 

[Hrk69]

They are 100% doing a Switch 2 port.

Source?

 

[mansoor1980]

Thank you Herman Hulst

 

[SaturnSaturn]

The gameplay and atmosphere is great in this game, but the story is the most stupid boring trash that a middle schooler could have wrote better. I actually laughed out loud a couple of times when playing this due to the terrible story.
Kojima should stick to designing gameplay and thats it, he will be utterly exposed when he makes his movie.

 

[Kvally]

Awesome game. Definitely worth picking up if you have yet to play it and are on Xbox.

Although you may need to switch to PlayStation for the sequel

I doubt it now, lol. Interesting that he took back his IP.

 

[XXL]

Buy this game.

Advice - just do story missions for a while, don't get side tracked doing smaller deliveries until later on (Act 4-5ish)

 

[Bernoulli]

 

[Xtib81]

This game is not for everyone, but when it clicks, it does click.

 

[ArtHands]

Kojima Prod taking the IP away from Sony basically means DS2 will be multiplatform eventually

 

[Kenneth Haight]

What a stealth drop.

Enjoy Xbox bros, what a game.

 

[skyfinch]

My son and I haven't spoken to each other for 23 years. No clue what the bastard even looks like these days. It was due to console wars. Son of a bitch was always a Microsoft fanboy. Now I can finally tell him that God of War and Last of Us 3 are on its way to Xbox!!
Christmas gonna be different this year. My boy is coming home!

 

[Kvally]

My son and I haven't spoken to each other for 23 years.

If true you need to reconnect. Life is too short. I can’t image life without my son

 

[RoboFu]

Games not that great but hey what else are Xbox only owners going to play if they finished metaphor and are waiting for dragon quest 3?

 

[GHG]

If true you need to reconnect. Life is too short. I can’t image life without my son

:

My son and I haven't spoken to each other for 23 years. No clue what the bastard even looks like these days. It was due to console wars. Son of a bitch was always a Microsoft fanboy.

 

[Kvally]

Games not that great but hey what else are Xbox only owners going to play if they finished metaphor and are waiting for dragon quest 3?

Huh?

 

[Ass of Can Whooping]

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

 

[DAHGAMING]

Ah finaly the best way to play. This is just the start, we will be playing all that other Sony junk on the most powerfull console in the world soon aswell, especialy after the pro flopping with its sub 60fps performance .

 

[Mr Moose]

If it's play anywhere I'll buy it for the support.

DEATH STRANDING DIRECTOR'S CUT​

505 Games•Action & adventure•Role playing•Shooter•Other
Optimised for Xbox Series X|S

On sale: save £17.50, ends in 14 days

New

Xbox Play Anywhere

1 Accessibility features

21 Supported languages

At this point Sony are multiplatform as well as Microsoft. Only Nintendo holding out.

Check the publisher.

 

[Kvally]

ARE YOU FUCKING ME

Maybe?

 

[Fabieter]

Horizon port when?

 

[Kvally]

Horizon port when?

Xbox already has Horizon

 

[GHG]

ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

Time for an avatar change.

 

[Fabieter]

Nah, it was definitely sold to Kojima, mostly because this was a point of discussion regarding DS2.
This is the game's copyright:

Maybe the deal was that he won't make another game for them if he can't own his games.

 

[Little Chicken]

 

[NuclearDiarrhea]

Not surprised. Sony never really cared for the IP and they prefer the same old safe gameplay for dumbfucks instead of the experimental shit Kojima was trying to do. Good for Kojima and Xbox fans tho.

 

[NeonDelta]

Now that kojima productions own the ip outright I hope this means its day one pc release for DS2

 

[Mr Moose]

Surprised they didn't do any marketing for this. Interested to see how well the game runs seeing as it's using the Decima engine

Marketing costs money.

 

[SSfox]

Every day Sony give me new reasons to not look forward PS6. Nintendo is gonna be the only relevant console maker from now on.

 

[Iced Arcade]

Woah. That wasn't on the bingo card

 

[[Sigma]]

3rd party

 

[Fabieter]

Now that kojima productions own the ip outright I hope this means its day one pc release for DS2

Doubtful but it won't be long.

 

[Fabieter]

Every day Sony give me new reasons to not look forward PS6. Nintendo is gonna be the only relevant console maker from now on.

Pretty much i will ride this gen with Sony but I don't see them giving enough reasons to own a ps6 in the future. I already have a PC library as well and I mostly buy physical on console so its a easy switch with exclusives gone. I will keep my ps5 around though.

 

[Gojiira]

I'm intrigued who was the decision maker in this.

Did sony have a timed deal with kojipro on which platform it will be on?

If they sent it willingly to xbox, then this might be the start of something biggger.

Kojima now fully owns the IP. I suspect they regained the IP as part of the deal for PHYSINT which we know is being co-developed with Sony, they probably see more value in a trans media Metal Gear successor (And I totally agree)

 

[M1chl]

The true 3rd party was the friends we've made along the way

 

[Darsxx82]

From ign

Death Stranding Surprise-Launches on Xbox Series X and S as Kojima Productions Takes Control of the IP - IGN

Death Stranding is finally on Xbox after Kojima Productions surprise-announced the game’s release on Xbox Series X and S as well as complete ownership of the IP.

www.ign.com

Which leaves open the possibility that DS 2 might end up being released on Xbox at some point.....

Possibly the most shocking, unexpected and at the same time strange announcement I can recall in a long time. And a shadow drop.

PS. Sony allowing the use of Decima Engine on XSeries is also curious and makes one wonder if there is some kind of extra implication.

 

[Reaseru]

For the XBox bros, it's a really cool game with a interesting story but it requires a lot of your time and patience, and it needs for you to grind a bit...

 

[CosmicComet]

Woah, is this the first time a Sony owned IP has been ported to Xbox?

Edit: oh wow Sony let Koji pro get full ownership now!

 

[RagnarokIV]

Wtf? I'm confused. Is this a native release for Xbox consoles?

Yes, optimized for Series S|X to utilize 12.14 teraflops of computational power, delivering the best experience possible on the world's most powerful home entertainment system.

Ah finaly the best way to play. This is just the start, we will be playing all that other Sony junk on the most powerfull console in the world soon aswell, especialy after the pro flopping with its sub 60fps performance .

We keep winning on our Series X

 

[Forsythia]

For €20 I'm willing to try it