{"id":3428,"date":"2026-04-13T13:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/5fbd2307e4b082e810c73190"},"modified":"2026-04-13T13:37:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T13:37:16","slug":"hitman-3-new-location-revealed-runs-at-4k-60-on-pc-and-next-gen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/hitman-3-new-location-revealed-runs-at-4k-60-on-pc-and-next-gen\/","title":{"rendered":"Hitman 3: New Location Revealed, Runs at 4K\/60 on PC and Next-Gen"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hitman-3-new-location-revealed-runs-at-4k-60-on-pc-and-next-gen.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>IO Interactive has revealed a new Chongqing location for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/games\/hitman-iii\">Hitman 3<\/a>, and released more details about how the game will run on PC and next-generation consoles.The new location takes Agent 47 to the neon-lit streets of Chongqing in China. A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/2020\/11\/24\/hitman-3-under-the-hood-chongqing-location-reveal-trailer\">short video published by IO today shows off the new environment<\/a> and digs into the power of the Glacier Engine. Hitman 3 will include more than 300 active NPCs at once, and on next-gen consoles and PC, the game will run at 4K resolution, and 60 FPS, with HDR.<output class=\"article-video-container\"><\/output>The video mentions that the rendering, animation and AI upgrades coming to Hitman 3 will also be available retroactively in the missions of Hitman 1 + 2, as the entire trilogy of missions will be available to players who purchase the third game.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate blog post detailing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ioi.dk\/ioi-intel-hitman3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">IO Interactive&#8217;s partnership with Intel<\/a>, it was revealed that PC players will receive special enhancements at launch and Ray Tracing as a post-launch update, &#8220;later in 2021.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"9.2689655172414\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Welcome to Chongqing, a brand new location coming to HITMAN 3. Plus, get a closer look at our Glacier engine, the technology that powers HITMAN 3.<\/p>\n<p>HITMAN 3 is available on 20 January 2021 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XYtWCXKOb9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/XYtWCXKOb9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZnaRQlUAEI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/ZnaRQlUAEI<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 IO Interactive (@IOInteractive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IOInteractive\/status\/1331238900535267329?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 24, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hitman 3 will launch on January 20, 2021 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X and S, PC, Nintendo Switch and Google Stadia. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/hitman-3-coming-to-switch-as-a-cloud-game\">Nintendo Switch version of Hitman 3 will be cloud-based.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Jordan Oloman is a freelance writer for IGN. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JordanOloman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Follow him on Twitter.<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/hitman-3-new-location-revealed-runs-at-4k60-on-pc-and-next-gen\">News Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IO Interactive has revealed a new Chongqing location for Hitman 3, and released more details about how the game will run on PC and next-generation consoles.The new location takes Agent 47 to the neon-lit streets of Chongqing in China. A short video published by IO today shows off the new environment and digs into the power of the Glacier Engine. Hitman 3 will include more than 300 active NPCs at once, and on next-gen consoles and PC, the game will run at 4K resolution, and 60 FPS, with HDR.The video mentions that the rendering, animation and AI upgrades coming to Hitman 3 will also be available retroactively in the missions of Hitman 1 + 2, as the entire trilogy of missions will be available to&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/hitman-3-new-location-revealed-runs-at-4k-60-on-pc-and-next-gen\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3429,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ign"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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