IO Interactive has provided an update to its Hitman 3 Pre-Launch Guide ܫthat now promises PC Hitman 2 ♛owners will not need to repurchase the game.
168澳洲幸运5开奖网♛:Hitman fans were beside themselves last week when IO Interactive announced that PC Hitman 3 players would need to purchase DLC in order to access the Hitman 2 ♑maps in the game. Thankfully, the company now says they are working with their partners to come with a solution, but guarantees that no one will need to repurchase the older Hi𒉰tman games in order to access the content in Hitman 3.
This issue arises from the Hitman series' unique release structure. Hitman 2 allowed Hitman 1 owners to carry over all of their progress from Hitman 1, as well as play through all of the locations and missions from Hitman 1 in💟 the updated Hitman 2 engine. Essentially, Hitman 2 included an upgrade for Hitman 1, tying the games toget𝓀her into one shared "World of Assassination" title. Now, Hitman 3 is doing the same thing and bringing all of your Hitman 1 and Hitman 2 progress, locations, and missions to Hitman 3. The problem is that PC players would need to repurchase the Hitman 2 content as DLC, thanks to Epic Game Store exclusivity.
Unlike Hitman 1 and Hitman 2, Hitman 3 is an EGS exclusive. While PC players that own the first two games on Steam can still transfer their progress over to Hitman 3, IO Interactive had said they would need to, at the very least, 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:purchase thꦫe Hitman 2 ꧒access pass in Hitman 3 since Hitman 2 is not available on the Epic Game Store. The first Hitman is, and was given away recently as a gift on the Epic store, so many players already have it. At the time of the announcement, IO Interactive said that the Hitman 2 access pass would be marked down 80% for the two weeks after꧂ launch.
Players immediately voiced their frustration with this policy. Many felt that it was unreasonable to have to repurchase a game🐻 they already own, even at an 80% discount. To their credit, IO Interactive listened to these concerns and is now promising PC players that own Hitman 1 and Hitman 2 that they will not need to repurchase the game. As a consolation, PC players that purchase Hitman 3 within the first ten days will also receive the Hitman 1 GOTY Access Pass for free.