{"id":37160,"date":"2024-09-18T11:33:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T02:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/?p=37160"},"modified":"2024-09-18T11:43:09","modified_gmt":"2024-09-18T02:43:09","slug":"freedom-wars-remastered-to-launch-in-january-2025-testing-the-water-for-a-potential-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/freedom-wars-remastered-to-launch-in-january-2025-testing-the-water-for-a-potential-sequel\/","title":{"rendered":"Freedom Wars Remastered to launch in January 2025, testing the waters for a potential sequel\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Bandai Namco Entertainment and Dimps Corporation announced <strong>Freedom Wars Remastered <\/strong>on September 18. With upgraded 4K graphics and other improvements, the remaster is scheduled to launch on January 9 for the PS4\/PS5 and Switch. A Steam version will be released the next day, on January 10 (source: <a href=\"https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000001410.000051316.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PRtimes<\/a>).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"FREEDOM WARS REMASTERED \u2014 Announcement Trailer\" width=\"1160\" height=\"653\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/feD7epA4CBk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The original Freedom Wars, developed by Sony\u2019s Japan Studio, launched in 2014 on the PS Vita. The third-person action RPG transports players to a dystopian future where living itself is a \u201csin,\u201d punished by a one-million-year prison sentence. You play a female or male protagonist who has lost their memory and must restart their prison sentence. To reduce their sentence and gain true freedom in a harsh world ravaged by pollution and scarcity, the player volunteers for dangerous operations, competing for the last of the planet\u2019s natural resources.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Freedom Wars Remastered will revitalize this PS Vita classic in 4k resolution and 60 fps, with improved online co-op support, a reworked weapon crafting system, difficulty settings and new controls for more comfortable and intuitive gameplay.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1399\" height=\"798\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1399px) 100vw, 1399px\" src=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240918037160-001.jpg\" alt=\"Freedom Wars Remastered\" class=\"wp-image-37164\" srcset=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240918037160-001.jpg 1399w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240918037160-001-380x217.jpg 380w, https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/20240918037160-001-768x438.jpg 768w\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/freedom-wars-remastered-hands-on-preserving-the-vita-classic-as-you-remember-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IGN<\/a>, the developers of Freedom Wars Remastered also have their hearts set on making a sequel to the game, depending on the remaster\u2019s reception. Takashi Tsukamoto, who directed the original Freedom Wars and is producing the remastered version, commented, \u201cWhat success would look like is for this game to do well, and well enough that we could take the next step into potentially releasing a sequel.\u201d The developers apparently have \u201ctons of ideas\u201d on stock for a Freedom Wars sequel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Freedom Wars Remastered <\/strong>is scheduled to launch on January 9 for the PS4\/PS5 and Switch. A Steam version will be released the next day, on January 10.&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bandai Namco Entertainment and Dimps Corporation announced Freedom Wars Remastered, due to launch in January 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":55,"featured_media":37167,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[17],"class_list":["post-37160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan-related-news"],"blocksy_meta":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Freedom Wars Remastered to launch in January 2025, testing the waters for a potential sequel\u00a0 - AUTOMATON WEST<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bandai Namco Entertainment and Dimps Corporation announced Freedom Wars Remastered, due to launch in January 2025.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/automaton-media.com\/en\/news\/freedom-wars-remastered-to-launch-in-january-2025-testing-the-water-for-a-potential-sequel\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Freedom Wars Remastered to launch in January 2025, testing the waters for a potential sequel\u00a0 - 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