IO Interactive has introduced that Hitman: World of Assassination might be getting cross-progression subsequent month.
Right this moment marks the fifth anniversary of Hitman 3, which in 2023 was then rebranded Hitman: World of Assassination, including the content material from Hitman and Hitman 2.
“On at the present time, precisely 5 years in the past, Hitman 3 launched worldwide for our gamers to expertise, as the ultimate chapter of the World of Assassination trilogy,” IO mentioned in a press release on its web site.
“As a part of that particular milestone, it was additionally necessary for Hitman to equip its gamers with a way of continuity by permitting everybody to convey ahead their established development from earlier components.”
To mark the event, IO has introduced that cross-progression might be added to World of Assassination on February 3, which means gamers will be capable of share the identical save progress throughout PS5, PS4, Xbox Sequence X/S, Xbox One, Change 2, Change, Home windows Retailer, Steam, Epic Video games Retailer and iOS variations.
“Because the launch of Hitman: World of Assassination, it has been our want to allow this characteristic for gamers to have the ability to keep it up their in-game development, regardless of the gadget you play on, and much more so since World of Assassination is now playable on greater than 10 completely different platforms,” IO mentioned.
“Whether or not you’re switching from console to PC, enjoying on a number of gadgets, or altering to a brand new platform, your development will now comply with you, from the third of February onwards, irrespective of the place you select to play.”
IO notes that have, participant stage, challenges, location mastery, unlocks and stock, achievements / trophies, Freelancer mode development and Marketing campaign story progress will all be shared in cross-progression.
DLC content material, nonetheless, will solely seem on the platforms the place that DLC is owned. “To entry particular areas, missions, or DLC gadgets on one other platform, you need to personal that content material on that platform,” IO says. “If you don’t personal a chunk of content material on a platform, you’ll not have entry to it, or its related unlocks there, even for those who unlocked them elsewhere.”
The Hitman 2 to Hitman 3 Carryover system – which enabled Hitman 2 gamers to maneuver their development over to Hitman 3 – will finish on February 3 to make means for the brand new cross-progression characteristic, so any Hitman 2 gamers who nonetheless haven’t moved their progress over to Hitman: World of Assassination are suggested to take action earlier than then.
