Beginning immediately, the VR-supported stealth shooter Hitman 3 can be rebranded beneath the brand new umbrella identify of Hitman World of Assassination. This not solely contains Hitman 1, 2 and 3, however a free improve for earlier house owners of Hitman 3 on all platforms.
IO Interactive says the intention is to simplify the acquisition expertise for brand spanking new gamers, who beforehand would want to both navigate the varied deluxe editions, or purchase further entry passes to play Hitman 1 & 2.
“Basically, these […] adjustments will imply that each one new gamers and present HITMAN 3 house owners could have the identical base content material possession. There can be no extra confusion over which version to purchase, what content material you personal, how you can redeem Legacy packs or import areas, and so on. We’re achieved with that,” the studio says in a Steam replace.
So now, for those who personal the usual version of Hitman 3 on PSVR or Steam for PC VR headsets, you’ll be capable to leap into the remainder of the trilogy beginning immediately at 7PM CET (native time right here).
In the event you haven’t beforehand purchased Hitman 3, Hitman World of Assassination will get a value bump to $70 over the usual version of $60.
Launched on PSVR in January 2021, Hitman 3 suffered from the shortage of movement management help at launch, and likewise wasn’t almost as immersive as VR gamers would have hoped because of the lackluster object interplay. Then, the studio launched the VR-supported recreation on Steam a yr later, giving the sport its first style of correct tracked movement controls.
Though Hitman 3 received Steam’s VR Sport of the Yr, the controversy remains to be very a lot alive if Hitman 3 is actually a ok VR expertise to advantage such excessive reward from the neighborhood.