Kojima Productions' weird walking game Death Stranding will be heading to PC on June 2, 2020. Publisher 505 Games announced the news on Twitter this morning and revealed some new features coming to the PC port. Along with a photo mode, this new conversion will have 4K resolution support, 21:9 widescreen support, and some Half-Life content.
That's right! Players that grab Death Stranding on Steam will be treated to some goodies based on Valve's popular series. The main thing being teased is a headcrab hat for Norman Reedus, but there's likely to be some gun skins or a themed vehicle in the game too. These likely won't appear on the Epic Games Store version, but then nothing has been made clear.
The biggest improvement is probably the high framerate mode option. As with many games on consoles, 30 FPS seems to be the target framerate as developers push for higher visual fidelity. That's all well and good, but give me some silky smooth playback and I'm set. Death Stranding looks kind of insane running at 120 FPS.
You can currently pre-order Death Stranding from its official website or through your launcher of choice. There are some other bonus cosmetics on offer, though those aren't as tantalizing as the Half-Life stuff. It seems Valve is more willing to let other developers play with Gordon Freeman instead of doing something itself.
Still, it's nice to see there is something extra for PC players. A straight port would have been acceptable, but there's a ton of different options for customizing your experience on PC. I'll never not be amazed at how a higher framerate can transform a sometimes frustrating experience into pure joy. Sekiro on PC is proof of that with its incredibly smooth playback.
Maybe owners of the PS4 version won't see enough reason to double-dip, but then this port isn't for them. As a PC player primarily, I appreciate that 505 Games let the world know this was coming before the release of its console counterpart. It's good to see that the wait wasn't wasted as this port will likely be the definitive version of Kojima's crazy ass game.
Source: Twitter