Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition looks imminent as trophies emerge

After being announced last year, new evidence suggests Ubisoft’s Beyond Good & Evil remaster might about to be released.

While we’ve heard nothing about Ubisoft’s Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition since it was awkwardly revealed last year, all signs are pointing to an imminent shadow drop.

An early version of the remaster leaked in November before it was officially announced in a tweet, with Ubisoft stating at the time that it would come out in ‘early 2024’.

We might be beyond the ‘early’ window at this point, but there’s mounting evidence to suggest the revamped version could be released very soon.

As spotted by Exophase, which tracks achievements and trophies across Xbox, PlayStation and PC platforms, PlayStation trophies for Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition have appeared online. There are 35 trophies listed in total, including a platinum.

At the same time, a patch for the PlayStation 4 version was also discovered in the backend of PlayStation Network, which suggests it is primed and ready to be released.

Considering Ubisoft didn’t announce anything about Beyond Good & Evil at its own recent Ubisoft Forward presentation, the obvious assumption is that it could be shadow dropped during the Nintendo Direct – which is rumoured to take place next week.

There’s backend rumblings around other titles which could be shown at the event too, with the House Of The Dead 2 remake recently being rated for Nintendo Switch in Europe. The remake was originally announced back in 2019.

The original Beyond Good & Evil was released across the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Nintendo GameCube in 2003 (so this 20th anniversary edition is, technically, a year late). A remastered version was released in 2011, but this sounds like it will be a more comprehensive overhaul.

Beyond Good & Evil is an action-adventure title where you play as Jade, an investigative reporter who joins a resistance movement to uncover an evil alien conspiracy. It combines stealth and puzzle-solving, as you try to snap photographic evidence with your camera.