‘Dishonored: Definitive Edition’ PS4 And Xbox One Price Halved For Last-Gen Digital Owners

Dishonored: Definitive Edition is the latest entry in the last-gen game being remastered for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One party. Bethesda Softworks and Arkane Studios are doing something unique though by offering a hefty discount for those that already own a digital copy of Dishonored for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Pre-orders for Dishonored: Definitive Edition popped up on the PlayStation Store and Xbox Store over the past day. The remaster of the last-gen game normally costs $39.99. However, users that already have a digital copy of the original Dishonored in their library of games can pick it up for $20 instead.

The move to discount a game like this for existing owners is welcome from a consumer standpoint. We’ve seen it a couple of times before such as with State of Decay: Year One Survival Edition and its upgrade where existing Xbox 360 owners received a 33 percent discount earlier this year.

The surprising difference with Dishonored: Definitive Edition is that the original Dishonored was offered for free for the Xbox 360 as part of the Games with Gold program in August of last year. Meanwhile, PlayStation Plus subscribers on the PS3 received the game for free in April of this year. Offering half off the Definitive Edition after so many digital copies of the original were downloaded for free is a bold move, but one that is sure to get repeat purchases, so to speak.

Dishonored: Definitive Edition contains more than just the original game. It also includes the two-story DLC expansions – The Knife of Dunwall and The Brigmore Witches plus the Dunwall City Trials add-on that tests your stealth and combat skills as well as the Void Walker’s Arsenal add-on pack that offers character bonuses and additional bone charm slots.

Naturally, the Definitive Edition features improved graphics and effects over the original version of Dishonored. An exact resolution and framerate hasn’t been announced yet, but 1080p and 30 fps should be considered the minimum.

The release of Dishonored: Definitive Edition is currently scheduled for August 25 in North America and August 28 in Europe. This does, of course, keep fans of the franchise busy until Dishonored 2 releases in spring 2016. The remastered release of Dishonored also helps Arkane Studios become familiar with both the PS4 and Xbox One.

Dishonored 2 is set on an all new island and will allow players the choice between using Corvo once again or the new assassin/returning character of Emily Kaldwin.

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