{"id":9964,"date":"2022-01-14T14:42:25","date_gmt":"2022-01-14T13:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1548854"},"modified":"2022-01-14T15:18:06","modified_gmt":"2022-01-14T14:18:06","slug":"hitman-trilogy-release-date-targets-xbox-game-pass-pc-vr-and-beyond","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/hitman-trilogy-release-date-targets-xbox-game-pass-pc-vr-and-beyond\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitman Trilogy release date targets Xbox Game Pass, PC VR and beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 14 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>IO Interactive has announced the Hitman Trilogy release date for January 2022, with the developers of these three much-loved games planning to offer them as one single product for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>Better yet, this Hitman Trilogy collection will come to Xbox Game Pass for console and PC as part of this repackaging, which means members of Microsoft\u2019s gaming subscription service will be able to play these games at no extra cost.<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s good news for PC VR players, too \u2013 the launch of Hitman Trilogy will also see PC VR support added to Hitman, Hitman 2 and Hitman 3. Previously, the VR versions of these games were exclusive to Sony\u2019s PlayStation VR headset.<\/p>\n<p>The launch of the Hitman Trilogy and all these goodies will coincide with the release of Hitman 3 Year 2, a new series of content in the latest game which will introduce a brand new game mode called Elusive Target Arcade. As for the date when all of this is going down, read on to find out!<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When is the Hitman Trilogy release date?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Hitman Trilogy release date will take place on\u00a0<strong>20th January 2022<\/strong>, the developers from IO Interactive confirmed in a recent <a href=\"\/\/www.ioi.dk\/hitman-3-year-2-reveal\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">blog post<\/a>. So there really isn\u2019t long to wait for all of these games to be brought together in one place.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Which consoles and PC platforms can play Hitman Trilogy?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Hitman Trilogy collection will be available as a digital download on PS4, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/ps5-preorder\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">PS5<\/a>, Xbox One, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/pre-order-xbox-series-x-best-deals\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Xbox Series X<\/a>, Xbox Series S, Epic Games Store and Steam, and it will bring together 2016\u2019s Hitman, 2018\u2019s Hitman 2 and 2021\u2019s Hitman 3. We can\u2019t see pre-order pages just yet, but they can\u2019t be far off.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>When does Hitman Trilogy come to Xbox Game Pass?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Hitman Trilogy collection will come to Xbox Game Pass for PC and Xbox Game Pass for console on <strong>20th January 2022<\/strong>, so members of those clubs will be able to jump in at launch without having to wait or pay anything extra on top of their usual subscriptions.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-container&quot;\" data-position=\"&quot;adhoc&quot;\" hidden=\"\"> <h5 class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-title\" monetizer-title=\"\" style=\"&quot;background-color:\" color:=\"\">Latest deals<\/h5> <div id=\"&quot;monetizer__deals&quot;\" data-type=\"&quot;price-comparison&quot;\" data-config=\"'{&quot;shopId&quot;:&quot;656&quot;,&quot;market&quot;:&quot;gbp_en&quot;,&quot;template&quot;:&quot;dhbtrdnqti&quot;,&quot;searchKeywords&quot;:&quot;xbox\" game=\"\" pass=\"\"\/> <div class=\"&quot;monetizer__price-comparison-explanatory-text\" body-copy-extra-small=\"\" editor-content=\"\"\/><\/div> <h2><strong>When is the Hitman 3 Year 2 release date?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Hitman 3 Year 2 release date will also occur on\u00a0<strong>20th January 2022<\/strong>. That\u2019s the day on which this new season of Hitman 3 activity will begin. The first major content launch from Year 2 will be Elusive Target Arcade, which also drops on 20th January.<\/p>\n<p>IO Interactive describes Elusive Target Arcade as \u201ca brand new game mode that takes the Elusive Target concept to the next level, mixes up the formula and introduces new challenges and unlockable rewards \u2013 all whilst keeping the essence of what makes Elusive Targets exciting and interesting to play.\u201d<\/p> <h2><strong>When is the Hitman PC VR\u00a0 release date?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Hitman PC VR release date is also taking place on\u00a0<strong>20th January 2022<\/strong>. Can you see a pattern forming here?<\/p>\n<p>The developers have promised that, \u201cIf you can access Hitman 1 and Hitman 2 within Hitman 3, you can play it all in VR\u201d from that date. The devs also shared the quirky video below to showcase Hitman VR on PC.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;und&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\"><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/WxkfE8fO2A&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/WxkfE8fO2A<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Eskil M\u00f8hl (@Eskil_IOI) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/Eskil_IOI\/status\/1471817268824838145?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">December 17, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><h2><strong>What\u2019s next on the Hitman 3 Year 2 roadmap?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>Elusive Target Arcade<\/strong> mode that launches on 20th January 2022 will be updated throughout the year with new targets, and IO Interactive has promised a number of other future updates as part of the Hitman 3 Year 2 roadmap.<\/p>\n<p>In Spring 2022, a new single-player mode called\u00a0<strong>Hitman Freelancer\u00a0<\/strong>will arrive in Hitman 3. This mode, according to the devs, \u201cintroduces roguelike elements, strategic planning and a customisable safehouse.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later in 2022, a new map\u00a0<strong>Codename: Rocky\u00a0<\/strong>will arrive in Hitman 3. \u201cAgent 47 just doesn\u2019t stop travelling,\u201d the developers said in the aforementioned blog post, but they didn\u2019t offer any other details.<\/p>\n<p>Also coming later in 2022, <strong>Ray-Tracing<\/strong> will be made available on PC for Hitman players in \u201call locations in the World of Assassination trilogy.\u201d Other technological upgrades, including <strong>Variable Rate Shading<\/strong> on PC, are also in the works.<\/p>\n<p>While we wait for the Hitman Trilogy release date to occur on 20th January, you can learn more about the future of this franchise with <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=otBhG8ZldvQ&quot;\">Hitman 3 Year 2 trailer here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Radio Times Gaming on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest insights. 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