Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition briefly appears on the Xbox Store before disappearing
An official announcement could be imminent
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Update:In atweetposted this afternoon at 2:38pm GMT (9:38am ET / 6:38am PT / or November 30 at 1:38am AEDT), Ubisoft officially acknowledged the existence of theBeyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition. It wrote: Happy 20th Beyond Good & Evil. We’re excited to talk more about this special edition soon… Stay tuned!"
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It seems that Ubisoft may have plans for one of its most beloved sixth-generation games as evidence forBeyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Editionsurfaces online.
Nintendo Everything reportsthat an Xbox Store page for the game showed up online, along with details and a collection of screenshots for the re-release. However, this now appears to have been taken down. Achievements for the gamehave also surfaced; 34 in total differ from the achievements list found with 2011’sBeyond Good & Evil HD.
While there’s been no official confirmation from Ubisoft in regards toBeyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition,it will most likely launch on at leastXbox Series X|S as well asPlayStation 5andNintendo Switchbefore the year is out to line up with the original game’s 2003 release.
As per Nintendo Everything’s report,Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition,if real, looks like it’ll be bringing some pretty substantial changes, including4K60fps support, updated controls and audio, and a new autosave feature. Additionally, there appear to be all-new rewards in this re-release including galleries, developer insight, and a new speedrun mode.
IfBeyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Editionis indeed a thing, the most likely place for an announcement to show up - besides a potential shadow drop from Ubisoft itself - is atThe Game Awardson December 7.
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It’ll be nice to have a version of the game to play on modern hardware. Personally,Beyond Good & Evilis an old favorite of mine and I’d love the chance to play it again with a fresh coat of paint. And if anything, it’ll temporarily ease the sting of the continued radio silence ofBeyond Good & Evil 2.
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