Hitman World of Assassination Gets Cross-Progression, Though Hitman 2 to 3 Carryover is Ending

Hitman developer IO Interactive has announced that cross-platform progression is yet coming to World of Assassination, allowing you to prime up your stealthy murders wherever you past near off.

Released precisely 5 years agone today, Hitman 3 initially launched for PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. In the years since, IO's assassination masterpiece has since besides launched for Switch 2, iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Next month, connected February 3, a caller update volition unlock Hitman: World of Assassination cross-progression crossed mobile, consoles and PC — though the quality to transportation implicit advancement from Hitman 2 volition cease arsenic a result.

Cross-Progression volition let you to delegate a circumstantial level arsenic your Primary Account, with your advancement determination saved to IO Interactive's servers and accessed wherever you log successful with your IOI Account. This progression includes:

It's worthy noting, however, that Cross-Progression does not mean Cross-Purchase. So, conscionable due to the fact that you mightiness ain the crippled connected PC, don't expect to abruptly beryllium capable to occurrence it connected PlayStation. The aforesaid goes for its DLC packs, which likewise indispensable beryllium bought for immoderate level you privation to play their contented on.

Older saves not tied to your Primary Account won't beryllium deleted, though you volition request to toggle disconnected Cross-Progression to regain entree to them. Doing truthful volition fto you prime up your older prevention circumstantial to that platform.

One wrinkle to each this is the extremity of IO Interactive's quality to transportation implicit progression from Hitman 2 to Hitman 3. The quality to bash this volition extremity connected February 3, alongside the summation of Cross-Progression.

"This guarantees information integrity and prevents conflicts betwixt bequest progression systems and the caller unified WOA progression," IO Interactive wrote successful a blog station connected the changes. "Past February 3rd 9:00 UTC players won’t beryllium capable to proceed to the Hitman 2 to Hitman 3 carryover, giving you 2 weeks to proceed to the carryover if you are yet to bash so."

IO Interactive has 3 main productions close now: ongoing enactment connected Hitman: World of Assassination, including enactment connected a co-op mode, James Bond blockbuster 007 First Light, and a caller phantasy IP appropriately codenamed Project Fantasy. Beyond each that, determination are besides plans to merchandise Hitman 4 — eventually.

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