One Of The Best PS2 Games Arrives On PS5 On August 1 With Some Nice Changes

The PlayStation 5 is getting another PS2 game, , on August 1, with native enhancements for the newer console and its DualSense controller. There has been a recent resurgence of PS2 titles coming to PlayStation 5 through PlayStation Plus' Premium tier, which uses emulation to bring titles from the PS1, PS2, and PSP consoles to modern hardware, with newer features such as Trophies, quicksaving, and more to bring the experience of playing these older titles up to what a more modern gaming audience might expect.

There have also been various remakes and remasters of titles from this acclaimed era of gaming over the years to bring classic titles to those who may not be on one of these higher subscription tiers, and a new PlayStation Blog post has confirmed that will be receiving this treatment with improved environment textures and new lighting effects. The new version has been developed by Aspyr, who has previously worked on remasters and ports such as and the more recent.

Despite already having a release on PS4 — which is playable on PS5 via backwards compatibility — the new release is made to run natively on PS5. The PS5 version makes use of the DualSense controller's integrated adaptive triggers, speaker, and lightbar — which mirrors Jango Fett's health — to make for a more immersive experience on the platform.

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Perhaps the biggest change from the previous releases of the game is that Aspyr has finally made an Easter Egg a reality. While follows Jango Fett's origin story, previous versions of the game displayed a very low-resolution texture with a message written in Aurebesh that translated to .”

Unfortunately, this was a false promise, as the feature to play as Boba Fett didn't exist, which led to some disappointment for those who achieved 100% completion and still could only play as Jango Fett. In the new version of, once