Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II komt in augustus naar de PlayStation 5

Vorige maand werd aangekondigd dat Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II naar de PlayStation 5 zou komen deze zomer. Een releasedatum werd toen echter niet genoemd, maar via een nieuwe aankondiging weten we die nu ook. De game is vanaf 12 augustus op de console van Sony verkrijgbaar.

Samen met de aankondiging is er ook een nieuwe trailer uitgebracht, die je hieronder kunt bekijken. Deze trailer stipt voorbij de helft een aantal van de features aan die je bij deze PS5-versie mag verwachten, wat onderdeel uitmaakt van de Enhanced update.

Op dezelfde datum zal de Enhanced update ook op andere platformen uitgebracht worden, details daarvan hieronder.

Performance Mode

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II is a cinematic experience of immersion where we push real-time visuals to deliver rich, believable environments and characters to sink you deep into Senua’s story. Now, with Performance Mode, we’re excited to give you the option to experience gameplay at 60 FPS (not available on Xbox Series S). The result is smoother gameplay, especially noticeable during combat and fast-moving moments of the game. On PC, where you’ve had more flexibility with performance based on your personal hardware, we’re now offering a ‘Very High’ preset to push that fidelity even further. The team has also been hard at work optimizing the game for Steam Deck, so when this update lands, the game will be Steam Deck Verified for the first time. Wherever you choose to play, we’ve made sure the experience is optimized for your chosen hardware.

The Dark Rot Returns

The Dark Rot from Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice has returned and offers an additional challenge for Senua on her quest to Iceland in this optional game mode. The Dark Rot will grow each time you fail, and if it reaches Senua’s head, her quest is over and all progress will be lost. Do you think you’re up to the challenge?
Hellblade II Dark Rot mode screenshot

Enhanced Photo Mode

We have an incredible community of Virtual Photographers who have captured stunning moments from the world of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II. We’re really excited, then, to enhance the toolset within Photo Mode with improvements across a multitude of settings, as well as an all-new ‘Motion’ tab for custom cinematic video capture. We can’t wait to see what you create with these new tools at your disposal.

Developer Commentary

Let us take you behind the scenes of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II with over 4 hours of insightful commentary, exploring the craft and creative decisions that went into making the game. Hear from the ensemble cast, key collaborators in depicting Senua’s experience of psychosis, and members of the development team who poured their heart and soul into Senua’s story.