Update: Mafia II: Definitive Edition has also been rated for release in Brazil, as spotted by Gematsu. This is all in addition to the franchise's social media account recently springing into life. An announcement seems imminent.
Update: Mafia II: Definitive Edition has now been rated for PlayStation 4 in Taiwan, rather interestingly, alongside a Mafia III: Definitive Edition. It very much looks like this one is happening.
Original Story: Rumours of a Mafia franchise revival have been doing the rounds for more than six months now following the mixed reception of Mafia III, and that game's predecessor appears to be playing a large part in those supposed plans. Alongside a reboot, Mafia II looks like it's coming to PlayStation 4 in the form of a remaster named Mafia II: Definitive Edition.
Picked up by Gematsu, the release in question has been rated by the Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea for unknown platforms. We have to assume that the PS4 will be one of the consoles the definitive edition launches on, meaning we could be returning to the streets of 1940s' Empire Bay before too long. Mafia II received three pieces of DLC after its launch in August 2010 for PlayStation 3, so we reckon this remaster will package those together alongside the base game with some graphical enhancements.
Do you want to see Mafia II: Definitive Edition come to PS4? Form your gang in the comments below.
[source gematsu.com]
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I really liked this game but not sure it would hold up now without big changes.
Hmmm i really enjoyed Mafia 2, but i'm not sure its one i would be jumping to revisit. I dont really see the purpose of it
I wish they would Remake the first Mafia game from PS2.
I have several plays, including dlc, on PS3 and would be tempted to buy a shiny updated version depending on price.
I like Mafia 2 and recommend it.
I never did find all those plod mags.
Game of the Year.
Would love the first one too but yeah. Hopefully on switch.
Will the definitive edition have something to do in the open world?
I think Mafia was better. One of my all time favs.
Have you notice remastered slowed down since Xbox got it BC up running.
This is why I hate current gaming. Too many remastars instead of new games and too many idiots demanding them
Please be true. And please with czech dubbing.
Will buy this day one. One of my favourite games of the ps3 gen. Would have to update the controls though, remember they were a bit jankey for its time.
Decent ending shame it just didnt carry over to the third one to see it play out really as they drove off in the car and that was it
@Ridwaano - Most of the last gen remastered games came out after BC was announced on XBO in 2015.
Would be all over this. I'd pay a fiver for it.
@JoeBlogs - Spot on! I got the Bayonetta remastered plat a few days ago and the game was a joy to play at a solid 60fps. I completely gave up on the PS3 version because it was an absolute dog of a port. Even the 360 version had some awful screen tearing. A lot of these remastered games just shine on current hardware.
@JoeBlogs
Exactly, some people just don't understand, what's the point to play the old game in your new console in its crappy- by today's standards- original form, just look at bayonetta and shadow of the colossus on the ps3 vs the ps4.
We want remasters for the updated graphics and frame rate along with the bug fixes and all the DLC bundle in, not to play the same game with the same problems on our new consoles.
Some people find this very difficult to understand like would you play the original crash bandicoot trilogy or the remake one even if it was BC compatible?
@kingeo why do some people also fail to understand that some people want to play older games and don’t see them as “problems” - much like many prefer to watch originals of movies and not modern remakes, or originals of songs and not covers.... also not everyone wants to pay full price for a game they already own. So yeah. BC and remaster can live together and plenty of people play retro games daily and love them.
CTR shows why we don’t need remasters - great remaster. One of the best. Ruined by micro transactions and a grind of u lockable system that ruined it.
Heck yea I own it on the ps3 but it's really choppy so it would be great to get a better version
@Stocksy Nobody said you can't have BC but all the defenders of it want exclusively BC and not any remakes or remasters like everyone have or can find the old games to play them (in new condition at least).
For example I have the originals jak and daxter but my ps2 is broken and even if it weren't they are crap compared to the hd remaster trilogy.
One more thing is these remasters are not full priced but even if they were nobody is forcing you to buy them day one, you can wait for a sale and buy them at a lower price, most of the times lower than you can find the original ones on Ebay.
Good lack finding a new copy of lost odyssey for cheap now, the only option is to go digital and pay many times over what you would pay for a remastered new version.
That's nice. I have never come to play mafia 2 that much. I didn't have good enough pc at that time and on PS3 it was absolutely awful experience.
I would definitely play this again I really enjoyed it before
Loved the story/ cinematics of Mafia III - did not like the repeated gameplay. Did not get a chance to play Mafia II but always heard great things. Hopefully updated cinematics plus better overall gameplay would be very fun
I need it definitely as I've skipped it due to not playing anything on that period due to my travels. Also I need GTA 4 and RDR1 on PS4. 😅
I'm actually a collectable in this game. Was an amazing experience working for the 2K czech dev team in Brno for the two years I was there.
Spent ages sitting in with Matus Siroky when he was composing the main theme, still remember when he came up with the idea over lunch. Good times.
@Grindagger that’s awesome. When you say collectible what do you mean? I haven’t played this in ages and can’t remember
How lockables work - playboys were one?
@Stocksy The Devs were "Wanted posters" in the game. We actually had a wardrobe in the HR office that had been made up for the day where we got to choose our Mafia-esque clothing, and then we got portrait images done that were then coded into the game for each wanted poster.
For the record I'm also in the credits for Bioshock (The original), The Darkness, Civ IV and a variety of other games. I think Axel and Pixel was one I worked on. That game annoyed the hell out of me. haha.
@get2sammyb agree sammy its really dated now at time a great game but now meh
I hope they remaster this game like the Bioshock series where it's a collection of the first two games remastered. That would be great.
I basically built a new gaming rig back when the first one came out. I loved that game, but never got to play Mafia2. I'd love to try it!
@stefan771 True, but we do need Mafia 2 on current gen platforms.
@IAMWR3NCH why do we need it?
Hopefully Mafia 2 and 3 will be bundled together.
What are the odds they remove the Playboy collectibles?
I can't wait to play this on ps4 I love this game. Maybe it just me but I did enjoy how the cars handled in this game.
Loved it more than any of the GTA games. I know they are very different but got the same feeling.
Good news. Now someone pleeeeeease remaster New Vegas and dlc for the PS4.
That's very disappointing. I was really wanting a new game
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