Hitman 3 Is An Epic Games Store Exclusive On PC

Hitman 3 Is An Epic Games Store Exclusive On PC

Hitman 3 is the latest game to release exclusively on the Epic Games Store on PC, potentially leaving Steam players in the cold for a year or more.

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Video gaming’s excellence of execution will be exclusive to the Epic Games Store on PC when Hitman 3 hits the shelves in 2021. The eagerly anticipated final chapter in the World of Assassination trilogy made a huge splash with its debut in Sony’s PlayStation 5 focused State of Play event back in June. Developed by series stewards IO Interactive, the release will be a massive collection of everything that has come before in the current generation, minus the multiplayer modes experimented on in Hitman 2. Instead, IO will focus on the strengths of the single-player modes as well as adapting the Hitman experience to virtual reality.

In addition to the six brand-new maps announced for Hitman 3, those who have purchased the past two games in the trilogy will be able to import maps and progress into the new experience. In addition, those maps will see the same upgrades as the new maps, leading to what will hopefully be the definitive way to experience the entire trilogy. Of course, Steam owners of the previous two Hitman games will not be able to take advantage of this, but Epic might be one step ahead of that problem.

Announced today alongside a new trailer depicting England as one of the new locations for Hitman 3, IO Interactive and Epic Games revealed that the latest game in the trilogy will debut exclusively on Epic’s PC storefront. The team also announced that the original game in the trilogy will be one of next week’s free games, meaning that Epic customers will be able to import those maps into Hitman 3 upon release. One might think that a similar offer for Hitman 2 in the leadup to release would calm the nerves of any previous Steam owners who want to play the game’s full range of content on day one.

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To clarify, HITMAN is coming to the Epic Games Store, free to claim from August 27 – September 3 and yours to keep forever! HITMAN 3 will launch on the Epic Games Store in January 2021. We hope you’re all as excited as we are to enter the World of Assassination.

This latest exclusive deal comes as Epic Games is battling Apple and Google over another type of exclusivity deal. Epic’s Fortnite recently introduced a direct payment option to overstep the boundaries put in place by iOS and Android, which prompted the mobile platform holders to remove the game from their respective services. Epic is trying to avoid the 30% fee it pays on all of its transactions on the platform, the same 30% that Steam and console makers charge on their storefronts. Epic’s PC store charges more reasonable rates in the eyes of devs, and the friendly terms with developers have been a big reason why so many developers are eager to sign deals to offer their games on the storefront.

At the end of the day, Hitman 3 going into Epic exclusivity is not a surprise. IO Interactive is not a huge studio, having split off from Square Enix after the release of the original Hitman and retaining the IP. Despite its small size, it is still producing games with the scope of a AAA production, and that takes support. For Hitman 2, the team teamed with WB Games, and it is using Epic’s exclusivity money to help get the game out this time out. Certain players may not like it, but that won’t stop the game from being a success on Steam in a year’s time if past releases have been any indication.

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