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The team behind Age of Empires II has announced today, via a post on Xbox Wire, that the final console version of the beloved RTS is now available on console Xbox and Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta) – a hugely significant step in bringing this acclaimed franchise to even more players worldwide.
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Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition has been carefully rebuilt to be intuitive and accessible on consoles, while retaining all the features that longtime players have come to know and love. These are the main features of this definitive edition:
- More than 20 years of content, including 200 hours of gameplay and 1000 years of human history
- Impressive new graphics (4K on Series X, 1440p on Series S)
- An intuitive interface built from scratch for controller use
- An updated tutorial specific to the game on console and with controller
- New automation features specific to the console version to enhance the core resource collection functions
- Online multiplayer between consoles Xbox
- Crossplay optional between Xbox and PC consoles
- Mouse and keyboard support on console (note: this input enables crossplay with PC)
- A new soundtrack, completely remastered
Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is available from 31 January 2023 on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta), and is also purchasable for €19.99 on Xbox Store. It is also available for €39.99 as Age of Empires II: Deluxe Definitive Edition, which includes the expansions “The Lords of the West,” “Dawn of the Dukes” and “Dynasties of India.”
