Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition Announced, Coming to Consoles Too
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Owners of Divinity: Original Sin will get a free copy of the Enhanced Edition of the title Larian has just announced, and it sounds like it should offer them plenty of reasons to play the game again. According to the announcement, the new, spruced up version of Divinity: Original Sin is coming not only to PC, Mac, SteamOS and Linux, but also to PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, a possibility the company CEO Swen Vincke had alluded to in the past. Larian isn't ready to commit to any release date for it yet, though they promise more news will be shared at E3.
For now we know that Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition will come with reworked visuals and sound effects (and, as a result, the new version of the game will only be compatible with DirectX11), new content, a rewritten story, more voice acting, and even new gameplay modes.
The announcement video:
The teaser video:
And a few more details on how the upgrade will be handled, and why Larian hasn't committed to a release date yet:
A Whole New Game
Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition is a completely separate game: not an update to Divinity: Original Sin. Both games will remain available on PC and Mac, and it is important to note that they are totally different entities, so if you've already bought Original Sin you'll see separate listings for Divinity: Original Sin and Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition in your Steam Library. This means that saved games can't be transferred from Divinity: Original Sin to the Enhanced Edition. This is largely because of the technical changes we've made to how the game looks and feels, but the story has also been rewritten so heavily that most saved games would no longer be compatible with the plot. (After all, it wouldn't make sense to load a game in which you're halfway through a quest line that's been replaced with something different.)
From the very first day of production, we designed the Enhanced Edition to be optimized for DirectX 11 graphics. For our Windows players, this means that Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition will require a 64-bit system and a graphics card with DirectX 11 hardware support. However, both editions of the game will remain available to everyone on Steam, so Windows players with 32-bit systems and DirectX 9 will always be able to play Divinity: Original Sin.
When Can We Play?
As Swen says: "When? When it's ready!" We are committed to giving you the best possible experience and we will not compromise on quality, so it's going to take as long as it'll take. But watch this space, the release date is coming soon!
Are You Ready For E3?
We are! At E3 we'll be sharing much more about Divinity: Original Sin Enhanced Edition's features and gameplay, including the much-anticipated new modes of play.
It should be clarified that Divinity: Original Sin - Enhanced Edition isn't one of the two secret projects Larian has hinted at in the past, and the company is very much still working on two new role-playing games based on the title's engine. More news on them will presumably be announced in the future.
