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Frogwares Surprises PS5 Owners With Enhanced Version of ‘The Sinking City’ Tomorrow
Coming out of nowhere this morning is the news that Frogwares, despite the current situation with publisher Nacon, has announced that a PS5-enhanced version of their Lovecraftian title The Sinking City will be available digitally on Friday, February 19.
The PS5 version of The Sinking City features the following enhancements:
· 4K (3840×2160) resolution
· 60 frames per second
· Improved graphical fidelity
· Improved loading times
· Additional quests – part of the Merciful Madness DLC (included in Deluxe Edition, or as a separate purchase)
· DualSense controller features
· PS5 activities support
Unfortunately, existing PS4 owners of the title will not have the option to a free upgrade. The reasoning behind this is again due to the legal situation with Nacon, which owns the publishing rights on the PS4. The PS5 version is being self-published by Frogwares.
In order to ease the pain, Frogwares decided to drop the price of the PS5 version to 49.99 USD for the standard edition and 64.99 USD for the Deluxe Edition.
In a statement by Serge Chervonnyi, Frogwares’ head of production, “As the sole owner and publisher of The Sinking City on PS5, we have chosen to price the game in a region that we feel is fair to players for this type of game. We’ll also be carefully looking at how we price all our future releases to try keep with this way of thinking.”
On top of the reduced price, PS+ subscribers will have an additional 30% off discount for the first two weeks of the game’s release. To coincide with the launch, Frogwares is putting together an extensive digital artbook that shows the game’s journey from conception to release. Players who purchase the PS5 version of the game will receive the artbook automatically as a DLC at a later date.
The Sinking City is also available on the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.
Physical media fanatics can rejoice when it comes to The Chinese Room and publisher Secret Mode’s upcoming narrative horror game Still Wakes the Deep. Alongside the digital version of the game that’s set to launch on June 18 on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series, PlayStation owners will also be able to snag the physical version of Still Wakes the Deep on the same day.
Described as a welcome update for console players “whose greatest fear is the death of physical media,” the Still Wakes the Deep physical edition will be available from online and retail stores in North America and Europe. No word on if the Xbox Series will be getting the same treatment.
Sadly, there doesn’t appear to be any additional goodies with the physical disc. But, given that this guarantees you’ll have a copy of Still Wakes the Deep that you can pop into your console and play without the need to download it again, that’s a small price to pay.
Still Wakes the Deep takes place in 1975, where disaster has struck the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. You are one of the oil rig workers on the Beira D rig, fighting for his life through a vicious storm, perilous surroundings, and the dark, freezing North Sea waters. All lines of communication have been severed. All exits are gone. And something has snuck on board, leaving you to not only restore function to the rig, but also deal with the unknowable horror.
And keep an eye out for the upcoming mini documentary on Still Wakes the Deep, which is scheduled to arrive around April 30th.
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