Death Stranding: Director's Cut is coming to PS5. Creator Hideo Kojima appeared on the Summer Game Fest kickoff stream, chatted about his next project, and debuted a trailer for the Death Stranding: Director's Cut with some distinct Metal Gear elements.

Captured on PS5, the trailer showed Sam "Porter" Bridges exploring a small stock room, dumping out a box of oranges, and hiding inside just like Solid Snake. At the end of the trailer, a title sequence came up revealing the Director's Cut, followed by a PS5 console shot. Host Geoff Keighley remarked that the full reveal is "weeks away" and that the PS5 update is coming soon.

Prior to the Death Stranding reveal, Kojima discussed how COVID-19 has impacted game development at his studio and teased some details about his next project. He told host Geoff Keighley that the reality of COVID-19 felt similar to the world of Death Stranding, and it's caused him to rethink his creative process. Kojima said he can't say what his future creative projects will look like, but he's putting thought into how to spearhead new ways of creating games. He also reiterated that he likes to put societal elements into his games.