Maybe they only have the exclusive rights to the first game on console. As Sony didn’t publish it on PC. Who’s to stop death stranding from showing up anywhere else like metal gear showing up on Xbox only with an extra moniker/subtitle under its name?
Honestly no one in the know will say, we’re all just speculating like a feather in the wind…
They own the IP, as trademarked by the latest director's cut trailer (fine print). Unless something changed but I haven't read anything else.