Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Enhanced gets official price and release date
Just over a month ago, Microsoft officially announced that the Xbox console-exclusive Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II would be coming to PlayStation 5 “this Summer” via an ‘enhanced’ release. While details remained light at the time, we’ve now gotten a breakdown on the game’s release date, price, features and bonus content.
Taking to the Xbox Wire Blog, Will Potter – the Senior Communications Manager at Ninja Theory – wrote: “We’re happy to announce that Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Enhanced will arrive on August 12 as a free update for Xbox Series X|S, Xbox on PC, and Steam. A PlayStation 5 version will be released on the same day.”
The Standard Edition of this enhanced release will cost $49.99, with a Deluxe Edition available for $69.99. While somewhat pricey given the game’s relative length and age, the premium edition also includes the first game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice “optimized for PlayStation 5” – alongside a digital soundtrack.
It is currently unknown whether the first game’s PS5 version will be made available outside of this deluxe edition, but here’s to hoping.
Of course, being an ‘Enhanced’ version, the upcoming release/update introduces a bunch of improvements and additions, namely:
- Performance Mode on PS5/Pro and Xbox Series X
- New ‘Very High’ fidelity preset on PC
- Official Steam Deck verification
- Return of the Dark Rot mechanic from the first game as an “additional challenge”
- Improved photo mode
- 4 hours of developer commentary
While it seems as though much of the time taken with this update revolves around optimising the game, the Enhanced release of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II should feel like a much more fleshed out overall package. Hopefully the PS5 version of Senua’s Sacrifice is offered as a standalone title later down the line.
KitGuru says: Are you looking forward to the enhanced release? Are you surprised to see the game getting Steam Deck verified? Are there any missing features which you were hoping to see added? Let us know down below.
