Life is strange remastered collection switch release date

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Written by Jennifer Burch
Will Life is Strange Remastered come to Switch?
Can I play Life is Strange on Nintendo Switch?
What happened to Life is Strange on the Switch?
Is Life is Strange Remastered Collection digital only?

Square Enix has announced a new release date for Life is Strange: Remastered Collection on Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC via Steam, and Stadia: February 1, 2022. The collection contains Life is Strange Remastered and Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered, and it will include remastered character and environment visuals, a new engine and lighting upgrades, new fully motion-captured facial animation in Life is Strange, and “Deluxe” content for Before the Storm, including “outfits, ‘Farewell’ episode, (and a) Zombie Crypt outfit.”

Life is Strange: Remastered Collection was originally supposed to launch this month, around the time of new title Life is Strange: True Colors, but the release date was delayed so as to give the developers breathing room to get everything right. Nonetheless, while True Colors released on all its other platforms this month, the Nintendo Switch version of that game was also delayed. Now, True Colors is coming to Switch at some unspecified time later this year. However, the game received a positive critical reception on its other platforms, so it should be worth the wait.

Meanwhile, the games included in Life is Strange: Remastered Collection already come acclaimed, so the bottom line is you will be enjoying a lot of narrative adventure stories on Switch soon.

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Initially slated for release earlier this year, the Life is Strange: Remastered Collection will finally be available on Nintendo Switch soon. Not only that, the title is getting a new name for this particular release. Experience Life is Strange: Remastered and Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered for the first time on Nintendo Switch in the Life is Strange Arcadia Bay Collection on Tuesday, September 27th.

This all-new collection features:

Two complete games
Remastered visuals improved and optimized for Switch across characters and environments
Improved character animation using full facial mocap performance (Life is Strange Remastered)
Choice and consequence driven stories with multiple endings
Harness the power of Max’s rewind ability or Chloe’s quick-witted attitude to change the course of events
Every track from the distinct licensed soundtrack & original scores

With the name change came some confusion among fans. The official Life is Strange Twitter account clarified that the Nintendo Switch release includes remastered versions of Life is Strange and Life is Strange: Before the Storm. Others were quick to point out that due to these two Life is Strange games never releasing on Nintendo Switch before, the “Remastered” branding doesn’t quite fit. Regardless, this release is optimized for Nintendo Switch and will be available digitally and physically.

According to Square Enix Store’s listing for the physical release, this will be yet another “one game on the cart and the other via a download code release”. Meaning, Life is Strange: Remastered is on the cart and a download code for Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered will be included within the case. For those looking for both games on a physical cart, keep your Joy-Cons crossed that an Asia-English release will save the day and include both. This listing also mentions that “[e]very copy of the Life is Strange: Arcadia Bay Collection includes the ‘Zombie Crypt’ outfit for Chloe, available to wear in Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered”, but doesn’t mention if this is limited to the physical release.

Pre-orders will open on the Nintendo eShop closer to the game’s launch on Tuesday, September 27th.

Written by Jennifer Burch

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Will Life is Strange Remastered come to Switch?

Following an eleventh-hour delay earlier this year, the Nintendo Switch version of Life is Strange: Remastered Collection will arrive on September 27th. The bundle – now titled the “Arcadia Bay Collection” on Switch — brings together enhanced versions of the first two entries in the episodic adventure series.

Can I play Life is Strange on Nintendo Switch?

Life is Strange: True Colors™ for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site.

What happened to Life is Strange on the Switch?

Both games were then compiled in 2021 and sold as the Life Is Strange: Remastered Collection. At the start of the year, the collection launched on all major platforms such as PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC, but the Switch version of Life is Strange: Remastered was unfortunately delayed.

Is Life is Strange Remastered Collection digital only?

The collection, which includes both Life is Strange Remastered and Life is Strange: Before the Storm Remastered, will be available both physically and digitally.