During the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase on June 9, 2024, SQUARE ENIX announced Life is Strange: Double Exposure. Max returns to our screens in the latest game Life is Strange, having first appeared in the first game of the series as the main protagonist.
In 2015, we saw Max’s powers for the first time when she saved her childhood best friend, Chloe Price, from being killed by their classmate, Nathan Prescott. Although this is not the first vision Max has experienced, it is the first time she uses her newfound powers to rewind people and change the outcome of what she witnesses. We, of course, saw Max and Chloe again in the 2022 game Life is Strange: Remastered.
Life is Strange: Double Exposure will be available on Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PlayStation 5 and PC on October 29, 2024. The game will later be released on the Nintendo Switch, although a date has not been announced.
Fans and new players will be able to purchase three different editions of Life is Strange: Double Exposure.
There is also a Collector’s edition for the game which, strangely, does not include the game. This edition is $59.99 American dollar and comes with:
- Collector’s Edition Merchandise Box
- 12″ Vinyl Soundtrack – featuring 13 songs from the game, on two-tone 12″ vinyl.
- 32-page Mini Hardcover Art Book with exclusive concept art.
- Four Double Sided 12″ Art Cards that include the eight cast members of Caledon.
- Replica Owl Pin – as worn by Max in Double Exposure.
In addition to the unfortunate decision to offer a Collector’s Edition without the game, SQUARE ENIX also allows players who purchase the Ultimate Edition of Life is Strange: Double Exposure. play the first two chapters of the game two weeks before everyone else, October 15th. The standard edition is $59.99 USD, and the Ultimate Edition is $79.99 USD; a difference of $20.00 USD.
This means that any fans waiting until the game’s official release on October 29 will have an extremely difficult time avoiding spoilers online. Players buying any of the less expensive versions of the game will likely have to go offline for the entire two weeks, staying off all social media – especially Reddit, where gameplay spoilers are posted quickly after the release of any popular game.
As you can see from the edition comparison, those who buy the Standard Edition will also miss out on a bunch of downloadable content, including a cat theme and cosmetics for Max that echo some of her original style and personality from when she was. younger
I don’t know which edition I’ll end up buying, but I sure feel frustrated at the idea of having a story-based game spoiled before I can even play it.
Want to replay Life is Strange: Remastered before Double Exposure is released? Read our Pro Game Guides pieces on All known issues in Life is Strange Remastered and All achievements and trophies for Life is Strange Remastered.
