Hitman is finally bringing back dual wielding, but it's coming in a new VR game that's exclusive to the Meta Quest 3
Hitman fans weren't happy about the decision to remove dual wielding in the most recent trilogy, now known as World of Assassination, but now it's finally coming back—as long as you have a Meta Quest 3 headset, that is. Virtual reality developer XR Games is bringing the feature to a new game in the series called Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded, a «rebuilt from the ground up» game that will be available exclusively on Meta's latest VR headset.
You may recall that Hitman: World of Assassination already supports VR play on Steam. You will also hopefully recall that it turned PC Gamer's own super-assassin Morgan Park into a bumbling doofus brutally (and loudly) beating the hell out of guards and potential witnesses after botching (again) a silent takedown strike.
This, apparently, is at least in part what Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded is intended to address. Along with dual wielding, it promises an overhauled UI «completely redesigned for VR, ensuring intuitive control and navigation,» better movement options to enable quick, quiet navigation, and «a new level of realism with interactive environments that respond to every action.»
Those are welcome changes. Morgan noted in his assessment of the original VR mode that his patience with all the jank and doofery was powered partly by the fact that it came as a free update to an already-excellent game. But he was also eager for a more immersive, non-clown-show take on Hitman VR, adding, «I hope IOI finds a way to increase the level of detail and clean up its most annoying quirks, because Hitman and VR are an excellent mix.»
Hitman 3 VR: Reloaded aims to deliver that experience. «Our teams have worked tirelessly to bring this huge AAA franchise to VR,» said Bobby Thandy, CEO of developer XR Games. «We knew the Hitman audience demanded the absolute best VR experience, and only the Meta Quest 3 could power such large environments, dense crowds and emergent sandbox gameplay. With dual-wielding, a stunning new art-style, new features and
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