Xbox first-party game Senua's Saga: Hellblade II comes to PS5 this August at 60FPS

Microsoft sets a date for its first-party re-release of Senua's Saga: Hellblade II Enhanced Edition, which is coming to Sony's PlayStation 5 at launch.

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Derek Strickland

Senior Gaming Editor

Published Jun 25, 2025 8:55 AM CDT

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TL;DR: Hellblade II: Senua's Saga launches on PS5 August 12 with an Enhanced Edition featuring 60FPS performance, high graphics presets, and a cinematic photo mode. The deluxe edition includes the original game and soundtrack. The roguelike Dark Rot mode returns, adding challenging gameplay and replayability.

Another one of Microsoft's first-party games is crossing over to PlayStation 5 later this year, this time with Ninja Theory's Hellblade II.

Xbox first-party game Senua's Saga: Hellblade II comes to PS5 this August at 60FPS 4

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Hellblade II: Senua's Saga is getting a new enhancement patch on Gen 9 consoles and PC alongside the game's official PS5 release. Senua's sequel is set to release on PS5 on August 12 with two editions: the standard $49.99 version, and a deluxe $69.99 SKU that comes bundled with an upgraded PS5-ready version of the first Hellblade, alongside an official soundtrack.

The new Hellblade II: Senua's Saga Enhanced edition will be optimized for both the PS5 and PS5 Pro, offering major performance upgrades like doubling the frame rate to 60FPS. The Xbox Series X/S and PC versions also run at 60FPS in performance mode, and Ninja Theory has added in a new very high graphics preset on PC. The devs also say that the enhanced edition will be Steam Deck verified at launch.

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Other additions include a boosted photo mode with an interesting-sounding motion preset that allows for "cinematic video capture."

The Dark Rot mode from the first Hellblade is coming back for the enhanced edition, too. This is basically a roguelike take on the series where players have to retry the levels and start all over again after they die.

"The Dark Rot from Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice has returned and offers an additional challenge for Senua on her quest to Iceland in this optional game mode. The Dark Rot will grow each time you fail, and if it reaches Senua's head, her quest is over and all progress will be lost," Microsoft says in the press release.