After a series of hints an leaks culminating in an accidental
reveal, 2K Games now officially announces BioShock: The Collection, a
remastered bundle of BioShock, BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite, all of each
games' DLC, and a commentary track from Ken Levine, saying this will come to PCs
and consoles on September 13th. BioShock Infinite is actually still pretty
up-to-date, so for the PC this will still be the same version currently
available, and they also note that the multiplayer support that seemed to be the
driving force behind BioShock 2 is being dropped in this package. Here's
an announcement trailer
with a look at some of these remastered graphics for the first-person shooter
series. Here's word:
It’s been nine years since Irrational Games and 2K
took you on a terrifying journey to the depths of the underwater city of Rapture
with BioShock. Five years since you returned to Rapture in BioShock 2. Three
years since you grabbed a skyhook and sailed across the floating city of
Columbia in BioShock Infinite. And on September 13, 2016 (September 15 in
Australia and September 16 internationally), you can relive these award-winning
adventures or experience them for the very first time remastered for current-gen
consoles and digital PC with BioShock: The Collection.
Countless fans have asked for this since the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One arrived
– and we listened! Working with Blind Squirrel Games, we’ve remastered BioShock,
BioShock 2, and BioShock Infinite for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC making
them look better than ever*. BioShock: The Collection brings the three titles
together for the first time, complete with all single-player DLC** and a
never-before-seen video series, “Director’s Commentary: Imagining BioShock,”
which includes insights from Ken Levine.
If you’ve never experienced the series before, now is the time to play it and
see for yourself why the award-winning BioShock franchise has topped countless
“Best-Of” lists and garnered more than 125 awards including two BAFTA honors, as
well as many Best of E3, Best of Gamescom, and Game of the Year accolades from
respected outlets such as IGN, GameSpot, Game Informer, and many more . The
weapons, plasmids, levels, and character models that shocked you years ago have
been reskinned and retextured to look better than ever. On top of that, all
single-player DLC created for all three games comes loaded in one package. The
bundled content for BioShock: The Collection includes:
BioShock
The video series, “Director’s Commentary: Imagining BioShock,”
featuring Ken Levine, creative director on BioShock and BioShock
Infinite and Shawn Robertson, animation lead on BioShock and animation
director on BioShock Infinite.
Museum of Orphaned Concepts: Walk through a Rapture-inspired virtual
museum that gives you a behind-the-scenes look at discarded concepts
that never made it into the original game.
Challenge Rooms: Outside the story of BioShock, tackle puzzles,
splicers and Big Daddies. And achievements, of course.
BioShock 2 (**Multiplayer will not be included)
Minerva’s Den: A self-contained BioShock story, presenting a side of
Rapture you've never seen before. Use expanded combat abilities with the
experimental Ion Laser and chaotic Gravity Well Plasmid, unique to
Minerva's Den, as you face off against the Lancer Big Daddy.
Protector Trials: Take control of an Alpha Series Big Daddy woken
out of hibernation just before the events of BioShock 2.
BioShock Infinite
Burial at Sea - Episode 1 & 2 Add-On Packs: This major two-part DLC
pack completes the BioShock trilogy by taking the series back to where
it all began. Return to Rapture just before the events of the original
BioShock!
Clash in the Clouds Add-On Pack: Face 60 waves of challenges across
four additional maps for leaderboard glory and unlock areas to explore
in The Columbian Archaeological Society hub museum.
Columbia's Finest Pack: Combines the contents of the Industrial
Revolution Pack and the Upgrade Pack and includes 500 Silver Eagles,
five Lock Picks, six unique Gear items, and two weapon upgrades:
Comstock’s China Broom Shotgun and Comstock’s Eagle Eye Sniper Rifle.
Creston wrote on Jul 1, 2016, 09:22: True, I forgot about that, but I can currently play Mass Effect just fine. RDR, I CANNOT play anymore.
That's a good point I'd not initially considered. If you have or get an xbone, it's supposed to be (eventually? They leaked it, pulled it, and I'm not sure if it's back yet) backwards compatible there. But it is a shame they don't port it and clean it up a bit.
Disturbing rumors keep floating around that they are trying to finish the backward compatibility port, but keep running into bad, bad bugs that they don't seem to be able to fix. So I don't have much hope for that.
And R* would sell MILLIONS of copies if they ported it to bone and PS4 and sold it again. MILLIONS.
Beamer wrote on Jun 30, 2016, 14:07: I had 2 on Games for Windows, which was the only way to have it. I think I bought it boxed, maybe? Maybe I did have it Steam but it needed Games for Windows? Or I got a free code somewhere? I'll need to see if I have it on Steam. The others I had for the 360.
Good news - they converted the retail keys to Steam keys and excised GfWL. Try activating it on Steam, I believe it should work.
Yeah, but... where's my key? Haha. I have no recollection of where I bought it. For some reason I feel like I got it for free.
Creston wrote on Jul 1, 2016, 09:22: True, I forgot about that, but I can currently play Mass Effect just fine. RDR, I CANNOT play anymore.
That's a good point I'd not initially considered. If you have or get an xbone, it's supposed to be (eventually? They leaked it, pulled it, and I'm not sure if it's back yet) backwards compatible there. But it is a shame they don't port it and clean it up a bit.
Countless fans have asked for this since the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One arrived – and we listened!
Unlike another developer we could mention *COUGH* ROCKSTAR *COUGH* who, despite eleventy billion people asking for it, still gives everyone the big middle finger with regards to Red Dead Redemption.
Creston! I thought you of all people would bring up the lack of a "Mass Effect Complete collection with all DLC included" package (another people have been asking for for a long time now)!
True, I forgot about that, but I can currently play Mass Effect just fine. RDR, I CANNOT play anymore.
Beamer wrote on Jun 30, 2016, 14:07: I had 2 on Games for Windows, which was the only way to have it. I think I bought it boxed, maybe? Maybe I did have it Steam but it needed Games for Windows? Or I got a free code somewhere? I'll need to see if I have it on Steam. The others I had for the 360.
Good news - they converted the retail keys to Steam keys and excised GfWL. Try activating it on Steam, I believe it should work.
In regards to the free upgrades, I'm not sure owning Infinite will matter, doesn't it say "Infinite will not be upgrade, since it meets current standards"? Or am I missing something, are they giving Infinite dlc for free if you own it?
Thanks
Preacher: You don't want to lose the wife-beatin', squirrel-murderin' redneck vote. I imagine that's a key demographic for you.
Countless fans have asked for this since the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One arrived – and we listened!
Unlike another developer we could mention *COUGH* ROCKSTAR *COUGH* who, despite eleventy billion people asking for it, still gives everyone the big middle finger with regards to Red Dead Redemption.
Calm down Cressie, I told ya I'm pretty sure it's coming
I still think 3 had the worst story. Typically there are 'clues' leading up to the end that tie everything together with a 'A-HA!' moment, but it failed miserably.
Using a steering wheel on a Burnout game is like using the Space Shuttle controls to fly a kite.
Countless fans have asked for this since the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One arrived – and we listened!
Unlike another developer we could mention *COUGH* ROCKSTAR *COUGH* who, despite eleventy billion people asking for it, still gives everyone the big middle finger with regards to Red Dead Redemption.
If we don't get a re-release on pc/consoles soon, the game will have aged to the point that interest will wane. I could be wrong here, but fans can only hold out so long before moving on with their lives. Maybe just me.
Rockstar truly do live up to their name. A studio who clearly marches to the beat of their own drum. A gigantic drum made from assholes and scrotum sacks.
I'd like to know more about 2k's remaster job before i decide. But i'm down to go back to Rapture a 10th time. Be interesting to see if they're going for framerate or visuals on consoles. 1080p@30fps is my guess.
And..am i the only one who loved Bioshock 2? Loved it. It didn't have the weight Ken brought to the first, but the improved combat was welcomed, and the story(including Minerva's Den)was just fine for me.
RedEye9 wrote on Jun 30, 2016, 13:30: Checks Steam, sees "already in your Steam library" for all Bioshocks, excitement level raised to 7.3
I had 2 on Games for Windows, which was the only way to have it. I think I bought it boxed, maybe? Maybe I did have it Steam but it needed Games for Windows? Or I got a free code somewhere? I'll need to see if I have it on Steam. The others I had for the 360.
In any case, I loved loved BioShock, and loved BioShock Infinity even more - that game left me thoroughly enthralled. But, looking back, I'm pretty certain both games had points where I was frustrated with the combat and just looking forward to ending the plot. Points that went from "this is the best" to "this is kind of tedious and fighting that stupid robot Washington isn't much fun."
Come to think of it, Doom was one of the few games of late that didn't have me ever feeling that way. I think they were smart by making lower difficulty levels easier not because enemies died quicker, but because you had more health and they did less damage. That way you had the same battles and fought the same AI, you just were more likely to survive. I feel like most FPS games tone everything down so much that a lower difficulty is often a very different experience, therefore discouraging me from playing on a lower difficulty.
Countless fans have asked for this since the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One arrived – and we listened!
Unlike another developer we could mention *COUGH* ROCKSTAR *COUGH* who, despite eleventy billion people asking for it, still gives everyone the big middle finger with regards to Red Dead Redemption.
Creston! I thought you of all people would bring up the lack of a "Mass Effect Complete collection with all DLC included" package (another people have been asking for for a long time now)!
Countless fans have asked for this since the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One arrived – and we listened!
Unlike another developer we could mention *COUGH* ROCKSTAR *COUGH* who, despite eleventy billion people asking for it, still gives everyone the big middle finger with regards to Red Dead Redemption.
MoonSpook wrote on Jun 30, 2016, 11:16: It's not noted here (unless I fail at reading comprehension), but these are all also free if you own the games on Steam (end of third paragraph) - so might be worth picking them up during the Summer Sale if you're interested.
That's pretty sweet. I think I own all three on Steam. Thanks for linking!
sauron wrote on Jun 30, 2016, 11:50: Yay! I already own all three games so this is like free candy!
Yep. Also glad more companies are getting on board with the "If you already own everything, you get it for free" line of thinking. It's a inexpensive way to foster better dev/publisher relations with customers.
-- "For every human problem, there is a neat, simple solution; and it is always wrong." --H.L. Mencken
It's not noted here (unless I fail at reading comprehension), but these are all also free if you own the games on Steam (end of third paragraph) - so might be worth picking them up during the Summer Sale if you're interested.
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