IO Interactive announced the news on Twitter and revealed that, although the import feature is not available on January 20, when the PC version is released exclusively on the Epic Games Store, the Hitman 1 GOTY Access Pass will be free for all players who do pre-purchase or purchase Hitman 3 in the first 10 days after launch to help make up for it.
IO Interactive guarantees that players will not need to repurchase these old games and that the import feature will be available “in the coming weeks”.
At the time of writing, only Hitman and Hitman 3 are available for purchase / pre-purchase from the Epic Games Store, and there is currently no way to show that you purchased Hitman 2 from another store.
As detailed in the Hitman 3 pre-launch guide, players will be able to transport their Hitman 2 progression at launch through a web browser. Although this process has not been detailed yet, it will require an IOI account.
For those who do not have an earlier version of Hitman and wish to play previous levels in Hitman 3, access passes for Hitman and Hitman 2 will be available for purchase. In addition, there will be an 80% discount on access passes at the Epic Games Store for the first 14 days after launch.Fortunately, console players need not worry about any of this and will be able to take advantage of the previous levels if they have Hitman and / or Hitman 2 at launch.
To learn more about Hitman 3, check out all the locations that will appear in the game and our final preview.
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