Hitman 2 for PS4, compatible with "World of Assassination" where you can play the stages from the previous "Hitman 1" game!

Warner Bros. Television & Home Entertainment has announced that the PS4 version of "World of Assassination," which will allow players to play stages from the previous "Hitman 1" game, will be available in the upcoming stealth action "Hitman 2" for PS4 and Xbox One on Thursday, November 15. The game is now supported (the Xbox One version is already supported).

The "Hitman" series is a hit stealth action game series developed by IO Interactive, popular for its unparalleled freedom of gameplay. Players take on the role of the legendary assassin "Agent 47" and use a variety of assassination methods to eliminate targets, depending on the surrounding situation and their own weapons.

The latest title, "Hitman 2," also offers the same freedom!　The game features sandbox-style stages scattered around the world, from the scorching sun of the city to the dark and dangerous tropical rainforest, where players must use not only their own weapons, but also the surrounding environment and circumstances to take out their targets with a variety of assassination methods. The game offers hours of fun, with different ways to take out targets in the same stage, and the ability to target elusive targets that, once missed, will never appear again.

World of Assassination" is a grand project that brings the remastered "Hitman 1" stages into "Hitman 2" to unite the "Hitman" series and create a constantly evolving game.
⇒ "Hitman 2" and "World of Assassination," in which the six stages of the previous game can be played!

By downloading the "Legacy Pack" or the "GOTY Legacy Pack" within "Hitman 2," six locations from "Hitman 1" (Paris, Sapienza, Marrakesh, Bangkok, Colorado and Hokkaido) will be remastered and added to "Hitman 2.

And various elements added to "Hitman 2," such as the stealth feature that allows players to hide in crowds and grass, the picture-in-picture feature that shows the situation, new items (briefcase, dirt gun, luminous bullets), and difficulty settings, will be added to the stages of "Hitman 1" that have been This means that "Hitman 1" locations can be played with the latest system.

The new elements and game modes of "Hitman 2" will also be reflected in the stages of "Hitman 1," allowing players to "experience" the past, present, and future of the Hitman series as they continue to grow as one. (*Progress and clear status achieved in "Hitman 1" will not be carried over to the stages in "Hitman 2").

The method of downloading the "Legacy Pack" differs depending on the type of "Hitman 1" you have. For details, please refer to the following.

Legacy Pack download instructions
＜Digital version
1. Make sure you have downloaded the prologue and the latest update for "Hitman 1" on your PS4.
2. Launch "Hitman 1" and follow the in-game instructions to download the "Legacy Pack".
As soon as the "Legacy Pack" is downloaded, you can launch it in "Hitman 2".

＜Disc Version
1. Make sure that you have downloaded all the contents of "Hitman 1" to your PS4 and that you have also downloaded the latest update.
Launch "Hitman 1" and follow the in-game instructions to download the "Legacy Pack".
As soon as the "Legacy Pack" is downloaded, you can launch it in "Hitman 2".
4. After the download is complete, an icon for "Hitman 2" will be added to the PS4 menu. The original icon will include the contents of "Hitman 1 Legacy Pack" and "Hitman 2", while the new icon will only include the contents of "Hitman 1 Legacy Pack".

[About the "Hitman 2" main menu display.
In order to realize the "World of Assassination" described above, the names of the six "Hitman 1" stages (Paris, Sapienza, Marrakesh, Bangkok, Colorado, and Hokkaido) are also displayed on the main menu screen at the time of purchase of "Hitman 2". The seven "Hitman 2" stages accessible immediately after purchasing "Hitman 2" are Hawkes Bay, Miami, Santa Fortuna, Mumbai, Whittington Creek, Sugor Island, and Himmelstein (exclusive to Sniper Assassin mode).

As for the "Hitman 1" stages, they will be accessible once the "Legacy Pack" or "GOTY Legacy Pack" is downloaded and the "World of Assassination" is supported, and are not included in the "Hitman 2" game content beforehand.
(*The ICA facility (tutorial) is a common stage for both "Hitman 1" and "Hitman 2".)

Product Information
■"Hitman 2".
∙ Release date: On sale (Thursday, November 15, 2018)
Price: 7,800 yen (excluding tax) for package version, 7,300 yen (excluding tax) for download version
∙ Genre: Stealth action
Players: 1 player (1-2 players online) *1 player for the main game
CERO: Z (for ages 18 and up only)
Developer: IO Interactive
Sound: English audio with Japanese subtitles
Platforms: PlayStation®4, Xbox One (*only downloadable version)
First purchase bonus: "Duck Bomb (tentative name)", "Midnight Black Suit (tentative name)
Download code for pre-sale
　First-come-first-served bonus is only available for the packaged version.
　Pre-order bonus for the downloadable version: Sniper Assassin Mode Beta Advanced Access

Hitman 2 Gold Edition (download only)
Release date: Now on sale (Monday, November 12, 2018) *3-day advance access
・Price: 10,800 yen (excluding tax)
Genre: Stealth action
∙ Number of players: 1 player (1-2 online) *1 player for main game
・CERO: Z (only for ages 18 and up)
Developer: IO Interactive
Sound: English audio with Japanese subtitles
Platform: PlayStation®4, Xbox One
・Contents included:
　Expansion Pack 1 (available at a later date)
　Expansion pack 2 (to be distributed at a later date)
　In-game item: Italian black leather briefcase (tentative name)
　ICA19 Black Baller Pistol (tentative name)

Pre-order bonus for downloadable version: Sniper Assassin Mode beta version advance access
The contents and package design may be subject to change.

<About the first purchase bonus
*A form with download codes for the in-game items "Duck Bomb" and "Midnight Black Suit (tentative name)" will be enclosed in the product package.
*The bonus will be distributed at a later date in the form of a non-downloadable code.
*There is a limited quantity of this special offer. The offer will end as soon as they are gone. Please understand this in advance.
*The design, content, specifications, etc. of the bonus are subject to change without notice.
*The images are for illustrative purposes only.
*Internet connection is required to use the download code.
*The download code is scheduled to expire on November 30, 2019 (Saturday), but distribution may end without prior notice.

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