Microsoft has confirmed the PS5 version of Age of Empires 2: Definitive Edition will release on 6th May 2025, or on 1st May if you pre-order the Premium Edition. Both it and the standard version are available for pre-order now, with the base edition costing £29.99 / $39.99. The Premium Edition is £44.99 / $59.99.
Originally released in 1999, the upcoming PS5 version sports "4K Ultra HD graphics, a fully remastered soundtrack", and three expansions built into the base game. Those are Lords of the West, Dynasties of India, and Dawn of the Dukes.
On top of bringing back all the older content, multiple DLC packs have been released for the Definitive Edition. These are included in the Premium Edition.
The PS Store description says: "Explore all the original Campaigns alongside best-selling expansions like never before. With over 200 hours of gameplay and 1,000 years of human history, your definitive Age of Empires II experience awaits! Head online to challenge other players in your quest for world domination with more than 45 different Civilizations."
Have you been waiting to play Age of Empires 2 on PS5? Let us know in the comments below.
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Seems like Microsoft is trying to release all it's games on PS5 as quickly as possible, what with this, Forza Horizon 5, Indiana Jones and the potential imminent release of the Oblivion remake.
So only the "premium edition" of the "definitive edition" is actually "definitive"?
Surprised it's more expensive than age for mythology but definitely interested in it it. Used to play the original all the time on PC
Only Flight Sim to go and I can officially box up my xBox, what a strange time to be alive.
@Kanji-Tatsumi lol you've summed up modern gaming right there !!
@GirlVersusGame thing has no resale value at this point. Maybe 20 years from now it’s a rare find that’s worth a pretty penny.
@AhmadSumadi I don't really resell consoles, just old books, graded games and graded VHS. The rarity isn't there to make it worthwhile. I knew someone who would once buy 360s by the pallet load, I don't know what he was flipping them for. I suspected it was to increase the rarity, he turned out to be very shady so that's probably the case. The retro markets gotten very lucrative and attracted the wrong types looking to profit off of nostalgia. Boxed and all I still couldn't sell my consoles, too many memories. Nor my games, I just buy sealed doubles when I find them in the wild.
There's still more money in VHS, a rare Disney tape just went for $300k and Disney Black Diamonds go for hundreds every week. Rare games sit for longer, buyers have learned to be patient. Too many storage lockers and containers keep being found containing what was once a rare game, the value drops. I've seen very little fluctuation with consoles. Rule of Rose (PS2 game) was once very sought after, they found a shipping container full of them a couple of months ago. Before then they were listing for over a grand, now you can grab one for £200. They've soul almost 60 copies from that find. It pays to be patient.
if the trophies are as same as steam achievements then it has over 300 trophies.
@Bentleyma I suppose it makes up for Sony completely abandoning their own system.
@Americansamurai1 Well it contains more content and is a "main entry" hence the higher price cost.
I'm waiting to see if it requires a microsucks account to play. If it does, I won't be buying it.
The main xbox port i wanted, which really it's just a pc game that I was too lazy to play on pc.
Day one. I absolutely love this game.
@DrGrief It almost certainly will.
This is high on my list, but I know Microsoft LOVES their sales, so I'm willing to wait 6-12 months to see this at half price. It will be a must buy for me though.
Yes, one of my most anticipated console releases, nostalgia here we go!
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