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Press release:
London, United Kingdom – 24 March, 2022.
The London-based (the UK) indie games publisher Curve Games and the Sweden-based indie games developer Neon Giant, today announced with great pride and joy that their multiplayer cyberpunk ARPG “The Ascent” is now available for the PS5 and PS4 via PSN.

“The Ascent” is set for an even more immersive experience on PlayStation 5 with the exciting added features of the DualSense Controller and also includes all previous content added to the game on other platforms since launch in July, such as Photo Mode, New Game+, Transmogrification, and free DLC pack content with their unique new weapons, skins and cosmetics.

The Ascent on PlayStation is available for £24.99 / $29.99 / €29.99 here: https://store.playstation.com/product/EP4395-PPSA02592_00-THEASCENTPREBUND

Co-founder and Creative Director of the studio Arcade Berg said:
“We’ve been blown away by the reception and success of The Ascent since July. There’s also been a lot of love from our community, acknowledging we’re a small team committed to continuing to improve the game as much as we can with more content – and we’re so grateful for that support!

We’re always thinking about what makes the most sense to be developing next, and I’m super happy that we have been able to bring the game to even more people on the PlayStation platforms! Playstation 5 has particularly sweet features with the haptic feedback of the new DualSense controller, so we’re really excited for PlayStation players to get stuck in!”

Tor Frick, Creative Director and fellow co-founder of Neon Giant added:
“We’re really excited to be able to now share the world of Veles with PlayStation players and grow our amazing community. It’s been over half a year since the original release of The Ascent, and all Playstation versions of the game will be getting all the quality of life improvements we’ve made in The Ascent since then. We can’t wait to see what PlayStation players think of The Ascent!”

About The Ascent on PlayStation
The rich and vibrant world on the planet Veles has been enhanced even more with the power of PlayStation and the DualSense Controller.

Haptic Feedback – Haptic Feedback enhances each interaction and battle in The Ascent. Every type of movement characters make will provide a different sensation, whether it’s shooting, dodging, sneaking. Weapons are dynamic and each gun will feel unique in players’ hands, whether it’s shotguns, energy rifles, blade guns or the mighty rocket launchers.
DualSense Controller Speaker – Players can now experience another level of sound within the game via the DualSence Controller Speaker, with the sound of health packs and enemy alerts dropping in the heart of the action and advertisements playing as you roam the neon lined streets in the vast Arcology up close out of the controller speaker.
Power of PlayStation 5 – The PlayStation 5 hardware means The Ascent will be hitting 4K 60 FPS, so players can experience the beautiful world of Veles in high definition.

In addition to these PlayStation 5 specific features, both the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions of the game will include all the amazing additions the developers have added to The Ascent since the July launch on PC and Xbox platforms, including:

Photo Mode
New Game+
Transmogrification
Free DLC packs with their unique new weapons, skins and cosmetics.

The Ascent benefits from cross-buy on PlayStation platforms (buy on PlayStation 4 and obtain the PlayStation 5 version for free and vice versa).

Currently, there is no cross play between the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 versions of The Ascent, but this feature is currently being worked on and will be available to players in the coming months.

About The Ascent
A solo and co-op action-shooter RPG set in a sci-fi cyberpunk world, The Ascent is the first title from Neon Giant, a new 12-person studio composed of games industry veterans who were some of the minds behind iconic AAA titles such as the Gears of War, Bulletstorm and Wolfenstein franchises. The Ascent is now available on Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One consoles and PC and Xbox Game Pass.

Join The Ascent’s FIRST Discord for more on The Ascent here: https://discord.gg/gC5MTgvXxy

Store links

Buy today on Xbox: https://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/the-ascent

Buy today on PC: https://store.steampowered.com/app/979690/The_Ascent/

Buy today on PlayStation: https://store.playstation.com/product/EP4395-PPSA02592_00-THEASCENTPREBUND

The Ascent base game price is: £24.99 / $29.99 / €29.99.

Related Links

The Ascent Twitter: @AscentTheGame https://twitter.com/AscentTheGame

The Ascent Reddit – https://www.reddit.com/r/theascent/

Curve Games YouTube: @CurveDigital https://www.youtube.com/curvedigital

Curve Games Website:https://curvegames.com/

Neon Giant Twitter: @NeonGiantGames – https://twitter.com/neongiantgames