Cloud Maiming
IO Interactivehas announcedthe cloud-streamed edition of stealth sequelHitman 3will be made available on Nintendo Switch on January 20, day-and-date with its PC, PlayStation, and Xbox brethren.
Hitman 3: Cloud Version, as the title suggests, allows Switch players to enter Agent 47’s dangerous “World of Assassination” via smart technology, which allows the ambitious sandbox sequel to stream directly to Nintendo’s hybrid console.Hitman 3marks the first time a franchise entry has been available on a Nintendo platform since the 2003 GameCube release ofHitman 2: Silent Assassin.
IO Interactive has worked hard to implementHitman 3with fascinating modern technology. The studio recently noted how the new sequel’s compression issoeffective that it not only makesHitman 3smaller than its predecessors, but it will alsoretroactively shrinkthe file size of the entireHitmantrilogy, saving valuable HDD space. Kudos to you, IO.
You can check out Chris Carter’s impressions onHitman 3in hisrecent preview.
