Death Stranding: Director’s Cut was unquestionably made freely accessible when the free game for December 25 originally went up at 8:00 AM PT. Many Epic Games Store customers were able to avoid the server troubles and purchase the game, which, by all reports, is still in their library. However, after around 90 minutes, Epic Games replaced Death Stranding: Director’s Cut with the ordinary version. There has been no explanation offered.
The fact that the Director’s Cut seemed to have been verified before it went public is what makes the scenario so peculiar. Dataminers predicted that it would be the Director’s Cut many hours before it was released. Furthermore, at least one individual called Epic Games’ customer support and verified that the Director’s Cut was really available. That, however, was plainly false. The availability of the Director’s Cut was clearly a mistake.
