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Press release:
LONDON, UK (January 19, 2022).
SQUARE ENIX presents a 5-minute sneak peak of the upcoming “Life is Strange Remastered Collection“, which contains enhanced versions of the first two games in the award-winning series.

Featuring updated character models, improved motion capture and more, players will be able to experience legendary leads, Max and Chloe, like never before on Google Stadia, Xbox One, PlayStation®4, GeForce Now, and PC Steam.

Improvements visible in this clip are:

Now rendering in native 4K in Unreal 4, with a rebuilt lighting pipeline.
New and updated 4K-ready character models with increased polycounts and additional bones are visible throughout
All character models feature more emotive and expressive animation, more natural hair physics, and updated tears, injuries, and more.
Max’s tears and expressions are more detailed with updated facial SFX
Nathan and Chloe’s facial expressions and eyelines have been revamped
New lipsync animation throughout.
New and updated scenic materials for reflectivity and texture.
Updated models and materials for key props, eg the bucket in the bathroom

The Life is Strange Remastered Collection is available on Google Stadia, PlayStation 4®, Xbox One, GeForce Now, PC Steam on February 1 2022. PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions will also be compatible with the next-gen PlayStation 5, and XBOX SERIES X|S. The Nintendo Switch version will be available at a later date.

Purchasers of the Life is Strange: True Colors Ultimate Edition will also receive the Life is Strange Remastered Collection.