Death Stranding Director’s Cut Launching on iPhone 15 Pro and Apple Silicon Macs on January 30

Kojima Productions and 505 Games today announced that Death Stranding Director’s Cut will be launching on select Apple devices on Tuesday, January 30. The popular game will be available on iPhone 15 Pro models with the A17 Pro chip, along with all iPad and Mac models equipped with M-series chips.

The game can be pre-ordered now on the App Store for a discounted price of $19.99 in the U.S. for a limited time. Regular pricing will be $39.99.

Directed by Hideo Kojima, and starring Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead fame, Death Stranding Director’s Cut is a post-apocalyptic open world adventure game that tasks players with exploring and completing missions in a fictional sci-fi wasteland. The game was first released for the PlayStation 5 in 2021, and for Windows in 2022.

Both the A17 Pro chip for iPhone 15 Pro models and the M3 chip for Macs support hardware-accelerated ray tracing and mesh shading for improved graphics rendering, including more accurate lighting, reflections, and shadows.
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