The PC version of GRANDIA HD Remaster will launch via Steam on October 15, a delay from its previously planned September release window, publisher GungHo Online Entertainment America announced. On the same day, the already available GRANDIA II Anniversary Edition (Steam page) will be renamed and updated to GRANDIA II HD Remaster.
Additionally, GungHo Online Entertainment America will release an update for GRANDIA HD Collection for Switch on November 12, which will address various user feedback. More information will be announced at a later date.
Here is a message from GungHo Online Entertainment America regarding the delay:
To our Grandia and Grandia II fans worldwide:
We thank you for your shared excitement regarding the release of the Grandia and Grandia II HD remasters on PC. Since the release of the GRANDIA HD Collection on the Nintendo Switch, we have been closely following your feedback and comments across all of our available channels of communication. While we continue to concentrate on creating the best experience for our audiences on both the Nintendo Switch and PC, we are taking our time to resolve these issues.
It is with this in mind that we are happy to announce that the first patch for the Nintendo Switch will be available on November 12, with more details to be announced at a later date. In order to replicate this same experience for our PC users, the release date has been postponed until October 15. We offer our sincerest apologies for those who have been looking forward to the PC remasters, and know that we are working as quickly and carefully as possible to resolve these issues. We thank you for your patience, and hope you continue to look forward to its release.
We will update our community as we progress with fixing these issues.
Thank you.
And here are the key features of each title:
GRANDIA HD Remaster Features
- Enhanced details to UI, sprites and texture art
- Original cinematic videos receiving visual enhancements
- Widescreen support and customizable resolutions
- Steam Achievements
- Audio: Japanese and English
- Language Support: Original English plus French and German translation (Japanese added at a later date)
- Gamepad and keyboard support with remappable controls
GRANDIA II HD Remaster Features
- Enhanced details to UI, sprites and texture art
- Original cinematic videos receiving visual enhancements
- Widescreen support and customizable resolutions
- Audio: Japanese and English
- Language Support: Original English plus New French and German translation (Japanese added at a later date)