Death Stranding Director’s Cut with Story Expansion is out September 24

The Director’s Cut version of Death Stranding will be released on September 24 for the PlayStation 5. The game has several improvements, such as upgraded melee combat, a new electric shock weapon, a shooting range and a racetrack. In addition, the story has been expanded.

The extended version is according to Sony remastered for the PlayStation 5 and gets additional weapons, gear, vehicles, gameplay modes and missions. The game’s story has also been expanded, although Kojima Productions is not yet saying how far it has been extended. The trailer would contain ‘clues’ for the extensive story. The trailer shows new environments and a prototype bridge baby, among other things.

Furthermore, the game’s interface has been adapted for the current-gen console. Examples of the new game modes include a Firing Range where players can improve their shooting skills. There is also a Fragile Circuit race mode, where players can race against others on multiple circuits.

The Director’s Cut also features mounted machine guns and new ways to move goods around the map. For example, there is a catapult to shoot goods through the air, a support skeleton and a buddy bot. Users can sit on that robot, or give it more cargo to carry. In addition, there is a springboard to jump over obstacles with a motorcycle and there are new story missions.

The game also features improved triggers and haptic feedback from the DualSense controller, support for 3D Audio, and offers players a choice of two viewing modes. Performance Mode offers upscaled 4k playback and up to 60fps, while Fidelity Mode offers native 4k.

Sony says there are more improvements to the game; that’s how they talk about Friend Play and Leaderbords. The publisher will announce more about this later. The company does announce that PS4 save games can be taken to the PS5 and that owners of the PS4 version can upgrade to the PS5 Director’s Cut for ten euros.