Publisher Enhance and developers Monstars, Resonair, and Stage Games will release Tetris Effect: Connected for PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2 on February 22, the companies announced.
Users who already own Tetris Effect: Connected for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR will be able to upgrade to the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2 version for $9.99.
Here is an overview of the game, via Enhance Games:
Timeline
Originally released as Tetris Effect on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR in November 2018, the game was hailed as a breakthrough title by fans and critics alike, earning an 89 Metacritic score and 80-plus awards and nominations from major outlets, including overall “2018 Game of the Year” honors from Giant Bomb and Eurogamer, and various “Best of 2018” awards from The New Yorker, Polygon, The Washington Post, IGN, GameSpot, The Verge, PlayStation Blog, and many more. Since then, the title has been released on all major platforms and is currently the only Tetris game with full cross-platform support.
Tetris Effect to Tetris Effect: Connected release timeline:
- PlayStation 4 / PlayStation VR (November 2018): Metacritic 89
- Epic Games Store (July 2019)
- Meta Quest (May 2020)
- Xbox Series X|S and One, Windows, and Game Pass (November 2020): An Xbox Series X|S launch title, Tetris Effect evolved into Tetris Effect: Connected with a significant multiplayer expansion. The title was named Metacritic’s Best Series X Game of 2020 (Metacritic 88).
- Steam (August 2021): Simultaneously with the release on Steam, all existing Tetris Effect owners were upgraded to Tetris Effect: Connected and the title received full cross-platform multiplayer support.
- Nintendo Switch (October 2021): Metacritic 94 and ranked 5th under All-Time High Scores on Switch.
- Amazon Luna (August 2022)
Tetris Effect: Connected has a fast-growing community that is helping shape modern guideline Tetris. Enhance launched the Tetris Effect: Connected World Championship tournament in 2022 and its first event “Tri-Effect-A” was the largest official Tetris tournament ever with over 1000 players in all skill levels from over 40 countries.
PlayStation 5 and PlayStation VR2 Exclusive Features
- Close Your Eyes To Enter the ZONE – With PlayStation VR2 eye tracking enabled in the game options, you can enter the ZONE by closing and then opening your eyes.
- PlayStation VR2 Headset Feedback – Transport yourself into the world of Tetris Effect: Connected where you can feel key moments in gameplay:
- Transitions are physical as you move between Journey Mode stages.
- Feel the jolt of the haptics as you go into and out of the ZONE.
- Enhanced Controller Feedback – Experience a new layer of sensory stimulation through the dual actuators of the DualSense controller and the PS VR2 Sense controllers (one actuator in each) in these in-game actions:
- Left/right movements of Tetriminos.
- Hard Drops and Soft Drops.
- Transitions (between stages or launching stages from the Journey Mode menu).
- The start and end of ZONE.
- Frame Rate and Resolution
- PlayStation VR2 – 120 frames per second with a resolution of 2000×2040 per eye.
- PlayStation 5 – 60 frames per second at 4K resolution.
- Transfer Save Data from PlayStation 4 Version to PlayStation 5 – Owners can download and transfer PlayStation 4 saved data to the PlayStation 5 using cloud or extended storage or connect to the same network and transfer data directly from PlayStation 4 to PlayStation 5.
About the Game
Tetris Effect: Connected is Tetris like you’ve never seen it, or heard it, or felt it before—an incredibly addictive, unique, and breathtakingly gorgeous reinvention of one of the most popular puzzle games of all time, from the people who brought you the award-winning Rez Infinite and legendary puzzle game Lumines.
Music, backgrounds, sounds, special effects—everything, down to the Tetriminos themselves—pulse, dance, shimmer, and explode in perfect sync with how you’re playing, making any of the game’s 30-plus stages and 10-plus modes something you’ll want to experience over and over again.
Plus cross-platform multiplayer modes for competitive and cooperative play!
Key Features
- An Exhilarating Single-Player Experience Full of Surprises – Over 30 different stages, each with its own music, sound effects, graphical style and background that all evolve and change as you play through them.
- “ZONE” is an All-New Mechanic Designed Just for Tetris Effect: Connected – Includes the all-new “ZONE” mechanic, where players can stop time (and Tetriminos falling) by entering “the ZONE” and either get out of a sticky situation that could otherwise lead to “Game Over,” or rack up extra Line Clears for bonus rewards.
- Cross-Platform Multiplayer Lets You Play with Players from All Over the World – Players on different platforms can easily join Friend Match rooms with the new Room ID feature.
- A Wide Variety of Competitive and Cooperative Modes! – Among the new modes is “CONNECTED,” where three players can team up and literally connect their Tetris Matrices to fight against A.I.-controlled Bosses; “Zone Battle,” a one-on-one match of standard competitive Tetris, but with a twist: the time-stopping Zone mechanic; and “Score Attack” and “Classic Score Attack,” two single-player versus modes where two players compete separately to see who can get the best score.
- Join in on the Fun in Spectator Mode – Spectator mode is available in Friend Matches. A room can contain up to eight total people. Spectators can use emotes during the match to liven up the competition.
Tetris Effect: Connected is currently available for Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, PlayStation VR, Xbox One, Switch, PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, Quest via Oculus Store, and Luna.