IO Interactive announced the news on Twitter and revealed that although the import feature will not be available on January 20 when the PC version launches exclusively in the Epic Games Store, the Hitman 1 GOTY Access Pass is free for all pre-purchased players or buy Hitman 3 in the first ten days after release to compensate it.
IO Interactive ensures that players do not have to buy back these older games and that the import feature will be available in the coming weeks.
At the time of writing, only Hitman and Hitman 3 are for sale / pre-purchase in the Epic Games Store, and there is currently no way to indicate that you purchased Hitman 2 at another store.
As outlined in the guide prior to the launch of Hitman 3, players may transfer their progress from Hitman 2 through a web browser. Although the process has not yet been outlined, an IOI account is required.
For those who do not own a previous version of Hitman and want to play the previous levels in Hitman 3, Access Passes for Hitman and Hitman 2 are available. Furthermore, the first 14 days after launch, there is an 80% discount on the Access Passes in the Epic Games Store.Fortunately, console players do not have to worry about this and will be able to utilize the previous levels if they own Hitman and / or Hitman 2 upon release.
For more information on Hitman 3, check out each spot that will appear in the game and our final preview.
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