Get the first look at Hitman VR: Reloaded gameplay, coming exclusively to Quest 3

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XR Games has shared the first gameplay trailer for their Meta Quest 3 exclusive adaptation of Hitman 3, showcasing the various gameplay tweaks and changes that have been made, including new features like dual wielding and the new art style.

Hitman VR: Reloaded is a fresh VR take on the popular sandbox assassination series, with XR Games working to ensure that the game feels as native to VR as possible. For the standalone Quest 3 headset, they’ve created a new art style that is better suited to the power bracket that this headset sits in, while they’ve also included more movement options to make getting through the game as natural as possible, and reworked the UI with this in mind as well. Much of the gameplay will remain familiar, but one key new feature is the ability to dual-wield, so players can us a weapon or item in each hand.

Bobby Thandi, Founder and CEO of XR Games said, “We’re so excited to show off the first proper look at HITMAN 3 VR: Reloaded gameplay before it comes to Meta Quest 3. The team has been working incredibly hard to make HITMAN 3 VR: Reloaded the best it can possibly be, and I can’t wait for players to get their hands on it.”

Of course, this isn’t the first time that Hitman has come to VR, and Hitman 3 feature a VR mode for PlayStation VR and, a few months after release, for PC VR. That was created by a small team within IO Interactive, and featured its own set of VR accommodations, such as reworking the cover system and using free-form movement for melee instead of scripted animations.

Hitman 3 first launched back in early 2021, a concluding chapter to the ambitious trilogy that IO Interactive had started five years previous. In our Hitman 3 review, Jim said, “Charting the series’ progress since that 2016 Paris debut has been a fascinating journey. IO have learned a lot over the past five years and that really shows in Hitman 3. It’s a flashier, more fluid evolution of IO’s original template – a rewarding conclusion to one of the most unique