The wait for Death Stranding Director’s Cut on iPhone and Mac is nearing completion. 505 Games, the studio in charge of porting Hideo Kojima’s game to Apple devices, finally confirmed when it will be available. Good news, after the postponement of its launch to the end of 2023.
As reported by the company through its account on X (Twitter), Death Stranding Director’s Cut will be available in the App Store as a universal purchase for compatible devices starting next January 30th.
Although the publication does not mention a specific availability time, indications are that it will be in the evening in the United States. This is because in the Spanish version of the Apple store It is mentioned that it can be downloaded from January 31.
An interesting point to mention is that those who wish to reserve Death Stranding Director’s Cut for iPhone or Mac, you can do it with a 50% off. This means that they must pay only 22.99 euros either $19.99depending on which region they make the purchase from.
This means that starting next week, users of compatible Apple devices will be able to access the renowned Kojima Productions title. Let’s not forget that it was Hideo Kojima himself who announced the arrival of his games on Apple computers, mobile phones and tablets at WWDC 2023. At that time he stressed that the director’s cut of Death Stranding It would be the first step of this initiative. It remains to be seen if the trend is repeated with their next productions: O.D. and Death Stranding 2.
The requirements to play Death Stranding Director’s Cut on iPhone and Mac
Death Stranding Director’s Cut It is compatible with all Macs with Apple Silicon. That is to say, with M1 chips onwards; In addition, it is mandatory to have macOS 12 or higher as the operating system.
As for the iPhone, it is only compatible with iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Maxsince the A17 Pro processor is an essential requirement. When the Apple mobile family is renewed this year, it is likely that compatibility will be transferred to the four future models of the iPhone 16. Finally, those who want to play from an iPad, will be able to install Death Stranding Director’s Cut on any model with M1 or M2 processorwith iPadOS 17 or higher.
In this way, Apple will expand its video game catalog to more top-level proposals, both on Macs and on its mobile devices. The latter promises to be especially interesting, considering that the iPhone 15 has proven capable of running console versions of AAA games. Such the cases of Assassin’s Creed Mirage and Resident Evil 4 Remake.
In the case of Death Stranding Director’s Cut, 505 Games promises to take full advantage of the technologies included in Apple devices. Hideo Kojima himself had been very complimentary of the work done by those from Cupertino to bring more content gaming to its ecosystem. “I was impressed by the power of Apple Silicon and Metal 3, with its modern rendering process and the amazing graphical fidelity offered by scaling through MetalFX,” said the Japanese creative during his appearance at WWDC 2023.