Hitman World of Assassination Gets Cross-Progression, Though Hitman 2 to 3 Carryover is Ending

Hitman developer IO Interactive has announced that cross-platform progression is finally coming to World of Assassination, allowing you to pick up your stealthy murders wherever you last left off.

Released exactly five years ago today, Hitman 3 initially launched for PC, PlayStation 4, PS5, Stadia, Switch, Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S. In the years since, IO’s assassination masterpiece has since also launched for Switch 2, iPhone, iPad and Mac.

Next month, on February 3, a fresh update will unlock Hitman: World of Assassination cross-progression across mobile, consoles and PC — though the ability to carry over progress from Hitman 2 will cease as a result.

Cross-Progression will allow you to assign a specific platform as your Primary Account, with your progress there saved to IO Interactive’s servers and accessed wherever you log in with your IOI Account. This progression includes:

It’s worth noting, however, that Cross-Progression does not mean Cross-Purchase. So, just because you might own the game on PC, don’t expect to suddenly be able to fire it on PlayStation. The same goes for its DLC packs, which similarly must be bought for any platform you wish to play their content on.

Older saves not tied to your Primary Account won’t be deleted, though you will need to toggle off Cross-Progression to regain access to them. Doing so will let you pick up your older save specific to that platform.

One wrinkle to all this is the end of IO Interactive’s ability to carry over progression from Hitman 2 to Hitman 3. The ability to do this will end on February 3, alongside the addition of Cross-Progression.

“This guarantees data integrity and prevents conflicts between legacy progression systems and the new unified WOA progression,” IO Interactive wrote in a blog post on the changes. “Past February 3rd 9:00 UTC players won’t be able to proceed to the Hitman 2 to Hitman 3 carryover, giving you two weeks to proceed to the carryover if you are yet to do so.”

IO Interactive has three main productions right now: ongoing work on Hitman: World of Assassination, including work on a co-op mode, James Bond blockbuster 007 First Light, and a new fantasy IP appropriately codenamed Project Fantasy. Beyond all that, there are also plans to release Hitman 4 — eventually.

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