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0.0 hrs last two weeks / 92.1 hrs on record (1.3 hrs at review time)
Posted: Jan 20, 2022 @ 8:49pm
Updated: Jan 21, 2022 @ 1:25am

Hitman 3 Standard Edition - $60
Hitman 3 Deluxe Edition (some DLC suits and escalation contracts) - $90
Hitman 3 Deluxe Edition + 7 Deadly Sins DLC pack - $120
Hitman Trilogy Standard Edition - $100
Hitman Trilogy + Trilogy Premium Add-On Bundle (DLC content from Hitman 1 + 2 and 3's Deluxe Edition) - $160
Hitman Trilogy + Trilogy Premium Add-On Bundle + 7 Deadly Sins DLC pack (all existing content at time of writing) - $190
(without looking at regional pricing, which is likely worse)

Hitman is one of my favorite franchises and the new trilogy is a perfect successor to Silent Assassin, Contracts and Blood Money, but this pricing model is embarrassing. If Io Interactive wants to charge the price of a full new release (or four new releases) for a title that had come out a year ago on a different storefront, that's their prerogative. In the meantime, prospective customers still need to consult a flow chart to determine what they're getting with which purchase, deal with server issues for a single-player game that has no business requiring a continuous online connection and contend with a needlessly roundabout progression carryover process that could have easily been substituted by importing a local save file from Hitman 1/2.

Io Interactive's game developers deserve props for delivering a dense, polished stealth sandbox. Regrettably, their publishing branch also deserves all the flak they get for extorting their fanbase like this. I recommend a purchase only on sale or after a price drop. Alternatively, play it on GamePass.

EDIT: had to revise "complete" package price because I had overlooked that the Trilogy Premium Add-On Bundle also includes the Deluxe Edition of Hitman 3. Hitman 2 Gold Bundle and Hitman 1 GOTY Edition is advised for the people that missed only one of those two games. Apologies to anyone affected.
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Evil Hagrid Jan 28, 2022 @ 8:07am 
Without regional pricing it's back to the good ol' bay.
Agesilaus of Sparta Jan 28, 2022 @ 4:47am 
Yeah it's a mess. And i just found out there's no progress transfer if you have it on EPIC. But this player makes it clear what you should or shouldn't buy: https://steamcommunity.com/id/pissbrain/recommended/1659040/
Lemorp Jan 22, 2022 @ 11:25am 
Good shit. I'll wait until the price drops. I stopped pirating games years ago, but it's stuff like this that makes it appealing once again
Trapped in Purgatory Jan 21, 2022 @ 11:48pm 
The price is ridiculous, especially for 5 levels from a game from 1 year ago. Come on, God of War 4 just got released and you can spend well over 40+ hours on it, and it is only $50.00.

I love Hitman but the price tag is seriously way too overpriced.
Ryan Jan 21, 2022 @ 8:24pm 
But they just added VR support. So I'm begging you Steam lads to pick up the tab for everyone else and pay full price like fucking idiots.
Flavor Savior Jan 21, 2022 @ 7:44pm 
I bought the game because I really like Hitman, and the gameplay itself is excellent. /shrug

I don't think buying the game precludes me from having a negative opinion about how it launched or its online-only requirement, that's silly. It's really hard to recommend Hitman to my friends because when they get to the store page, the DLC section looks like Dead or Alive 5. If IOI gets enough heat for nickel-and-diming all of their DLC and game editions, maybe they'll reconsider this approach for their next game.

I want to support IOI but not if all their future releases are going to be handled like this.
Plofkonijn Jan 21, 2022 @ 5:05pm 
But you still buy te game, why? Agreed whit the strange kind of versions there are.
Nyarlathotep Jan 21, 2022 @ 4:02pm 
Bought it on Playstation Store for 46£ (Hitman GOTY, Hitman 2 Gold, Hitman 3 Deluxe with pass). When I looked at 79£ price tag on Trilogy I laughed because its nearly double that for way less content.
Domicidal Jan 21, 2022 @ 3:16pm 
Does anyone know if the game not lauching on gamepass is a server issue or not? I swear I reinstalled and it launched fine but after launching a few times it won't launch even after restarting, repairing app, turning off services, quitting xbox app, etc
EasySneezy Jan 21, 2022 @ 2:42pm 
well at least i got gamepass