The rumors had already intensified recently, but now it is completely official: Ghost of Tsushima appears with new content as Director’s Cut – then specially optimized and native for the PlayStation 5.
Sucker Punch hat via PlayStation Blog after a lot of speculation in the last few days and weeks it was done and the Director’s Cut of Ghost of Tsushima was officially announced. The new game version with additional content will be available from August 20, 2021 for PS4 and for the first time natively for the PS5. In addition to the PS5-specific improvements, a completely new island is on board.
As was to be expected, the Director’s Cut basically also includes the main game as well as all additional content published so far. In addition, speculations about a completely new adventure for Jin, who can now let off steam on the island of Iki, were also confirmed.
If you are real history crackers, you know that in addition to Tsushima, the neighboring island of Iki was also conquered at this time. The new story chapter takes place on the island of Iki, who has to investigate rumors there about the presence of Mongols. As a result, he becomes embroiled in events that affect him very personally and force him to relive some traumatic moments in his past.
The island brings new environments, a new storyline, new characters and new armor for Jin and his horse. There are also new mini-games, new techniques, new enemy types and more on board.
The new PS5 optimization also includes some additional features. The feedback of the lack of Japanese lip synchnronization has been addressed, so that sequences on the PS5 now offer just that. In addition, haptic feedback and adaptive triggers from the DualSense controller are used. In technical terms, you can look forward to 3D audio, better loading times, 4K resolution as an option and a targeted frame rate with a time rate of 60 fps.
Progress from the PS4 version can be carried over to the PS5 if you already own the game. PS4 buyers will receive a patch to match the Director’s Cut, which also enables a number of new features in the previous game, including improvements to the photo mode, accessibility options and more. There will be a new mode in the multiplayer part.
PS4 buyers will also be able to pre-order their game to be upgraded to Director’s Cut in the PS Store. If you buy the Director’s Cut on the PS4, you can also transfer it to the PS5 at a later point in time when you buy the console.
After much speculation, the Director’s Cut of Ghost of Tsushima has now been officially announced for PS4 and PS5.
