One of the most discussed news in the gaming industry this week is that Playstation has terminated its cooperation with Hideo Kojima on the game PHYSINT. The new partner is Xbox, and against the backdrop of this news, players are anticipating the upcoming release of Death Stranding 2 for Xbox Series X|S.
exist Reddit Players are actively discussing that with the current closer collaboration between Xbox and Kojima Productions, we can expect an early announcement of the Xbox Series
At this time, it is unclear what kind of agreement Playstation and Kojima Productions have reached regarding the Death Stranding 2 game. Let us recall that the game was released on the Playstation 5 console in June 2025, and in the project’s trailers Sony never clarified exclusivity terms, as it does with partner games, such as the Silent Hill series. In March 2026, “Death Stranding 2” will be released on PC.
Some players remember that a full five years passed between the release of the first part of Death Stranding on Playstation and Xbox. However, from 2019 to 2024, the rights to the series belonged to Sony, before being transferred to Kojima Productions and then released on Xbox. Most gamers believe they won’t have to wait five years for Death Stranding 2 on Xbox, and a sequel to Microsoft’s console may be coming in the near future.
The media has repeatedly reported that Sony often extends the exclusivity of projects so that they will not appear on Xbox. Sometimes the initial agreement may be signed for 6-12 months, but then extended, as has happened many times with the Final Fantasy series. It’s unclear when and when the exclusivity agreement for Death Stranding 2 was signed.