{"id":681557,"date":"2026-04-06T02:19:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:19:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/death-stranding-coming-to-pc-game-pass"},"modified":"2026-04-06T02:19:51","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:19:51","slug":"death-stranding-is-coming-to-pc-game-pass-but-definitely-not-xbox-game-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/death-stranding-is-coming-to-pc-game-pass-but-definitely-not-xbox-game-pass\/","title":{"rendered":"Death Stranding is coming to PC Game Pass \u2013 but definitely not Xbox Game Pass"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/death-stranding-is-coming-to-pc-game-pass-but-definitely-not-xbox-game-pass.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>In an <a href=\"https:\/\/news.xbox.com\/en-us\/2022\/08\/19\/death-stranding-available-august-23-with-pc-game-pass\/\">announcement directly from Antonela Pounder<\/a>, global community director for 505 Games, it has been revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/games\/death-stranding\">Death Stranding<\/a> will be arriving on PC Game Pass on <strong>August 23, 2022<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>You might recall that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/pc-game-pass-death-stranding-playstation-xbox\">just a few days ago<\/a>, PC Game Pass shared a small teaser to Twitter for a game they were adding. Immediately, many had their suspicions that the game could be Death Stranding. Now, we know they&#8217;re completely correct.<\/p>\n<p>Death Stranding takes place in an apocalyptic United States. When an event known as &#8216;Death Stranding&#8217; shakes earth to it&#8217;s core, a bunch of Beached Things &ndash; strange, invisible monsters &ndash; start showing up. 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When an event known as &#8216;Death Stranding&#8217; shakes earth to it&#8217;s core, a bunch of Beached Things &ndash; strange, invisible monsters &ndash; start showing up. 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