BioShock: The Collection is now available for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with PC players able to access the remasters Sept. 15. Check out the launch trailer for BioShock: The Collection below:
BioShock: The Collection - How To Unlock Free PC Remaster Upgrade
PC owners of BioShock, BioShock 2 and/or Minerva’s Den will be able to access the remasters for free on Sept. 15, starting at 6 p.m. EDT. If you own any of these titles on Steam, the remastered version will show up in your Steam library as a separate game and you can choose to install either the original or the remastered.
If you don’t already own BioShock on Steam, you’ll have have to provide your Steam profile information and original proof of purchase to 2K Support (as well as a little extra hassle here ). For BioShock 2 , you’ll have to locate the Games for Windows Live key included with your digital or physical copy, then activate that key through Steam, with further instructions here.
BioShock: The Collection Minimum PC Specs:
OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit. Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Processor: Intel E6750 Core 2 Duo 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHZ
Memory: 4 GB
Hard Drive: BioShock 25GB; BioShock 2 25GB; BioShock Infinite 20GB; Total for all three games 70GB
Video Card: DirectX11 Compatible, AMD Radeon HD 7770 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device
Other Requirements: Software installations required including DirectX and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 & 2012 Redistributable Package.
BioShock: The Collection Recommended PC Specs:
OS: Windows 7 Service Pack 1 64-bit. Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Processor: 3GHz Quad-Core
Memory: 8 GB
Hard Drive: BioShock 25GB; BioShock 2 25GB; BioShock Infinite 30GB; Total for all three games 80GB
Video Card: 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device
The 2K blog also warns, “ Some system components such as mobile chipsets, integrated, and AGP graphics cards may be incompatible. Unlisted specifications may not be supported by publisher.”
BioShock: The Collection features 1080p resolution and up to 60fps, as well as new and improved art assets and textures from Blind Squirrel Games. The Collection also includes an all-new Director Commentary series called “Imagining BioShock” unlocked by collecting Golden Reels in the first BioShock remastered, as well as two discs of content, including all single-player add-on content.
BioShock: The Collection DLC List:
BioShock
Museum of Orphaned Concepts;
Challenge Rooms.
BioShock 2
Minerva’s Den;
Protector Trials.
BioShock Infinite
All Episodic Add-On Content:
Clash in the Clouds Add-On Pack;
Burial at Sea - Episode 1 Add-On Pack;
Burial At Sea - Episode 2 Add-On Pack.
All Additional Content:
Industrial Revolution Rewards Pack;
BioShock Infinite Upgrade Pack;
Columbia's Finest Pack;
Comstock's China Broom Shotgun;
Will you be picking up BioShock: The Collection on Xbox One or PlayStation 4? Looking forward to unlocking your remasters on PC? Feel free to talk BioShock: The Collection in our comments section below.
