Publisher Paradox Interactive has unexpectedly announced a remaster of the famous city-building simulator Cities: Skylines, the new version of which will be available on PS5 and Xbox Series on February 15th.

Owners of the game on legacy consoles will be able to upgrade Cities: Skylines to the current version for free.

In addition to the original game, the developers will update all DLC, but at the time of the release of Cities: Skylines – Remastered, improvements will only be available in expansions that came out before Airports.

In the remaster, players are expected to have improved graphics, improved controls, a built-in map editor, minor interface changes, and much more. Now in Cities: Skylines, 16 more cells will be available for construction on the map than in the previous version.

Introducing an enhanced player experience for PlayStation®5 players and Xbox Series X|S players????

25 buildable tiles, several UX improvements & an overall graphic performance increase for the bigger city builders!

Releasing 15th February, 2023. https://t.co/OaXhMZTvuN pic.twitter.com/mwgr9wFdG2

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