IO Interactive explained how the levels and progress will be conveyed Hitman 3 of previous games in a tricky FAQ on their website today, and it’s a disaster for PC gamers apparently thanks to Epic Games Store and Steam not playing well with each other.
On the console, things are pretty simple. Players who already have them Hitman 1 i 2 on PS4 or Xbox One will be able to stream their progress to the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Hitman 3 respectively, as well as swapping the two sets of levels as DLC in the new game. But on the PC things are not so simple.
“We’ve done everything we can to make this process smooth and easy to play,” IO Interactive said has written today in its pre-launch post. “However, due to various circumstances beyond our control, we want to recognize that the process is different from our initial plans for PC players.”
Anyone who buys Hitman 3 during the first ten days of its launch at Epic Games Store, where it is currently time-exclusive, it will have automatic access to the Hitman 1, which can also be purchased separately at Epic Games Store as DLC. Despite this, Hitman 2, which is not currently sold in the Epic Games Store, will have to be repurchased as DLC for PC gamers to access these levels, even if they already have the game on Steam.
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“How Hitman 2 not available on EGS, we have set an 80% discount for this access pass for the first 14 days thereafter Hitman 3 “IO Interactive wrote.” It will also grant access to the Hitman 2 permission to access the expansion “. In other words, the study will give PC players to buy again Hitman 2 a massive discount to unlock content Hitman 3 during the first couple of weeks, though it’s not clear exactly how much they’ll have to pay yet.
As you might expect, it’s been a while Hitman players have obtained the subreddit of the game they are upset, in part because IO Interactive itself had previously stated that existing owners could play all of their favorite Hitman levels in one place at no additional cost.
“[W]We are pleased to confirm that PC gamers will be able to continue their current progression and unlock it Hitman 2 a Steam into Hitman 3 at Epic Games Store, ”the study he wrote last August. “It will also be possible for PC gamers to import locations from the two games prior to Hitman 3 at Epic Games Store. We want it to be a perfect process for our PC players to enjoy Hitman 3 on a different PC platform and continue to enjoy the benefits of our world of murder. “
Something has obviously changed in the following months, although it is not clear what. Epic and IO Interactive did not immediately respond to a request for comment. How Hitman 3 will only be exclusive to Epic Games Store for 12 months, one option players have is to simply wait until it hits Steam. The other is to simplify the discounted cost of the purchase Hitman 2 again. Both types of sucking.