Surprise! Hotline Miami Collection has just dropped onto the PS Store, making both titles natively available on PS5. It launches a week before Halloween, letting you don the mask of a mass murderer in a sort-of reverse horror experience.
If you're unaware, Hotline Miami and its sequel, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, are intensely violent, fast-paced, top-down action games. The original is sensational, with tightly designed stages, collectable masks that give you a unique perk, and a vast array of ranged and melee weapons enabling your frenetic murder spree. It's intoxicating and addictive thanks to how tough and speedy it gets. The sequel retains a lot of the first game's qualities, but is less cohesive — still enjoyably breakneck, but it loses some of the purity of the arcade-like original.
As a duo, it's tough to beat, and now you can enjoy them natively on PS5. It's worth noting: if you already own the games, you'll be entitled to a free upgrade to the PS5 versions, which is always nice. We're not aware of any upgrades or changes to the games — it seems to be a straightforward port — but it's as good an excuse as any to revisit these cracking titles.
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Discount for existing owners of the games?
Edit: They're both free for existing users!
@ThaBEN Thanks — just double checked and you're right! Added this detail to the article.
An excellent pair of games I’ve replayed many times over. Agree the second doesn’t quite reach the heights of the first, though, which goes for the soundtrack as well. The first game’s has to be up there as one of the greatest game OST of all time.
One of my favourite gaming franchises ever! So glad the PS5 upgrades are free!
Oh man, loved this game on PS3 and PS4. Can't wait to see what the PS5 version has to offer!
@ThaBEN Very nice! I'll take a peep on the ps store
Already have this on psvita, I don't know if owning the game on psvita make it free on ps5. I remember playing it on ps3 though, the games is best played on portable, not big screen tv.
I hope they bring the collection on evercade exp, since I mostly played retro games now
This is the best surprise news I've heard all year, can't wait to platinum them both again.
The music in these games. Incredible.
@wiiware If you own it on PS VITA, then it means you also own it on PS3 and PS4 (as they're crossplatform), therefore you get the PS5 versions free of charge
Are they 4k 60fps now?
@EchoRange
8k 120!
Can't wait to play this on my Playstation portal! Good times!
I always thought the games were about violent SWAT teams clearing house.
@a_brave_new_geek Among the best ever in video gaming and massively contributes to the overall experience.
@Foxhound That's nice, I'll try it on my ps5 then. Man I remember playing the 1st game on psvita until midnight back then, the game is really addicting, the sequel isn't as good though since it's kind of cheap with enemies that shoots me beyond the screen, but I finished both games, great games 😃
@JohntheRaptor nah they have a really good story. It's not something I'd want to spoil for you but it's pretty weird and very smart. Those games were way better than they had any right to be considering the budget.
@EchoRange Yes Native 4K 60fps. PC is capped at 60fps too. I assume the game code is tied to 60Hz
@koverby LOL
@wiiware Couldn't agree more
I don't see the point in releasing these on the PS5. I already have the PS4 versions. The save files are not transferable. There's no upgraded features in comparison to the PS4 versions. Am I missing something?
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