Listen up, assassins - your favorite bald, barcode-tattooed hitman is making a comeback on PS5. According to Push Square, Saber Interactive is porting Agent 47's original outings to PS5 as part of the Hitman Classic Trilogy Remastered bundle, dropping sometime next year.
That's right - the games that started it all are getting the remaster treatment. Before the slick World of Assassination trilogy turned 47 into a globetrotting fashion disaster with a fiber wire, there were the classics. The janky, glorious, "why did I just knock out a chef and now the entire kitchen staff is suspicious" classics.
What's in the bundle?
The source material from Push Square confirms three games are packed into this bundle, though consider this your cue to go touch grass and revisit the original Hitman series if you somehow still haven't. Saber Interactive - the studio behind some solid porting work - is handling the remaster duties, which is a decent sign that 47 won't show up looking like he rendered on a PS2 emulator.
For the lore-hungry among you, this is basically the origin story arc for one of gaming's most iconic characters. These titles laid the groundwork for every "accidents only" run, every accidental mass murder disguised as a mission gone wrong, and every inexplicable NPC that can somehow see through your perfect chef disguise.
Why this matters (yes, it matters)
Look, the World of Assassination trilogy is basically the Dark Souls of stealth games at this point - everyone knows it, everyone loves it, and someone is speedrunning it right now in a clown outfit. But the classics? They're the forgotten lore entries, the deep-cut side quests that hardcore fans swear are "actually the best ones."
Bringing these to PS5 means a whole new generation of players gets to experience the authentic Hitman baptism - that beautiful mix of methodical planning and total mission chaos. It's essentially a new-player tutorial for the entire franchise, just... 20-something years late.
No firm release date has been locked in yet beyond "next year," so keep your eyes peeled and your fiber wire handy. This is one mission briefing worth paying attention to.
