Since we announced Ultra Firewall, the next evolution of the Firewall franchise, last year here on the iGamesNews, the outpouring of encouragement from the community has been nothing short of amazing. The pure excitement in all of your comments, messages, tweets and posts motivates us even more to make the game as great as possible.
That’s why we’re excited to release our new gameplay trailer with new PvP gameplay footage!
To top off that excitement, we’re excited to announce today that pre-orders are officially live for Firewall Ultra starting today with a launch date of August 24, 2023 at 8am PDT!
Firewall Ultra brings the next-generation VR features built into PS VR2 to the forefront to deliver an engaging and immersive first-person shooter experience. This includes eye tracking for innovative use cases like shutting eyes to avoid flashbang effects, amazing haptic feedback in PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers for realistic weapon feedback, headset feedback when you take damage or activate night vision goggles, etc. much more.
Firewall Zero Hour players know how much we continue to support and develop the game after launch, and that we value feedback from our community. So we will be looking to explore adding more content, like new weapons and contractors, maps, additional game modes. , and possibly manual reloads after launch. Keep an eye out for our operations schedule and more information on our post-launch plans as we get closer to the game’s release. unique variants of our weapons when you play Firewall Ultra for the very first time. These unique weapons* will come pre-equipped with awesome attachments, an exclusive skin, and the legendary versions will even have a different look.
* Unique weapons require game progression
We’ve also revamped the game’s internal infrastructure with an immersive social lobby and shooting range in our Safehouse between game sessions, dedicated servers to help minimize dropped network connections, and a new player versus player based on the best of the three towers. (PvP) that will make you spend less time waiting and more time playing. You can read more about all of this in the iGamesNews’s hands-on report here.
What is Firewall Ultra?
Firewall Ultra is the next evolution of the Firewall franchise after 2018’s hit PS VR shooter, Firewall Zero Hour. The main PvP game mode called Contracts pits two teams of four against each other in a series of best-of-three matches that feature intense tactical combat across a variety of maps.
In each match, a defending team must protect a laptop filled with classified information using an assortment of gadgets and weapons while the attacking team attempts to bypass security access points and hack laptop. The tools at your disposal include proximity mines that you can place in clever places to surprise attackers, door blockers to fortify your position, and many more. Attackers must carefully scan the maps and work as a team to decipher the information before the timer expires.
It is essential to be aware of your surroundings at all times when playing Firewall Ultra. Nighttime outdoor maps like Oil Rig, as seen in our gameplay trailer, or even dark, decrepit corners of indoor maps like Office can get incredibly dark and dangerous. Thanks to the dynamic lighting and realistic shadows offered by Unreal Engine 5, we are able to provide an incredible feeling of tension, immersion and visual fidelity in real time.
Firewall Ultra will feature an all-new player versus environment (PvE) game mode that will see either yourself or you and up to three other contractors take on deadly enemy AI across the entire selection of cards. It’s a whole new way to play Firewall and we can’t wait to tell you more about this mode soon.
State-of-the-art FPS immersion
We use eye tracking in several ways to enhance real-world gameplay in Firewall Ultra. For example, you can physically close your eyes to avoid the blinding light of a flashlight. You can also close your non-dominant eye when aiming a gun to make the sight even narrower for a bit more accuracy. These are two natural things players find themselves doing while playing, so we reward you for getting lost in the experience, having a sense of presence, and giving in to immersion.
Using eye tracking, you’ll be able to quickly switch weapons on the fly without having to step away from the action and foveal rendering ensures you’ll always have a crisp, clear look at the world thanks to PS VR2’s powerful 4K HDR ** display.
Just wait to play one of the darker cards and witness the dynamic lighting of your side-barrel flashlight attachment for the first time. There is nothing else like it.
Touch sensing and adaptive triggers elevate things even further, letting you feel the different resistance levels of each weapon in your hand. Pulling the trigger of a pistol is completely different from the trigger of a sniper rifle and feeling the intense haptic feedback of a shotgun is incredibly visceral. Using PlayStation VR2 Sense controllers, you’ll be able to flip a knife over your fingers for stealth kills – or just show off that nimble hand move to your friends. You can even give realistic hand signals and silent commands to team members for enhanced tactical realism and interactivity. PS VR2 Sense controllers deliver an incredibly immersive gaming experience.
We’re taking advantage of the amazing hardware features of PlayStation 5 to make joining your friends easier than ever. If you see your friends in a game of Firewall Ultra, you can quickly join the team directly from the map in your PS5 Game Base if there’s space. Charging times are extremely fast to reduce friction.
Pre-order details
We would like to thank all of our fans for patiently waiting for new information about Firewall Ultra to be released and are happy to reveal that your patience is being rewarded with pre-order and release details.
Choose between the Firewall Ultra Standard Edition for $39.99 (USD) which includes access to the full game or the Digital Deluxe Edition for $59.99 (USD). When you pre-order Firewall Ultra before launch, you’ll get access to one of our favorite legendary weapons: the Reaper X75. This is included for the Standard and Digital Deluxe editions when pre-ordering.
For those who purchase the Digital Deluxe Edition, you will receive an early unlock of four of the game’s subcontractors (Meiko, Skip, Fang, and Node, pictured above), which includes their unique skills, as well as alternate outfits for each subcontractor. The Digital Deluxe Edition will also include four weapon camos that can be applied to customizable weapons in-game. And you get access to a post-launch Operation Pass*** for Firewall Ultra.
We can’t wait to see you in-game when Firewall Ultra launches exclusively on PS VR2 on August 24th. pre-orders are live now so you can secure everything you need to prepare and be ready to team up next month!
** Consists of two 2000×2040 OLED displays
*** Access to the full content of a future operation (date to be determined).
PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2 required to play. PS VR2 is not intended for children under the age of 12. Internet connection and PS Plus membership required to play online. PS Plus is subject to recurring subscription fees charged automatically until cancelled. Full terms: play.st/psplus-usageterms.
