BioShock: The Collection | PlayStation 4 | PS4

BioShock: The Collection | PlayStation 4 | PS4 BioShock: The Collection | PlayStation 4 | PS4

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Return to Rapture and Columbia

BioShock: The Collection brings three complete single-player journeys together on PlayStation 4: BioShock Remastered, BioShock 2 Remastered, and BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition. Across the trilogy, you explore two unforgettable dystopian cities—Rapture beneath the Atlantic and Columbia high above the clouds—while uncovering the ambitions, betrayals, and ideologies that shaped them.

Although each campaign tells its own story, they share a first-person blend of shooting, exploration, environmental storytelling, and supernatural abilities. Combat rewards experimentation: conventional firearms handle immediate threats, while Plasmids or Vigors let you shock, burn, freeze, possess, or reposition enemies and interact with the environment in more creative ways.

How the Trilogy Plays

Every game balances direct combat with resource management and character growth. Ammunition, health, ability fuel, and upgrade currency matter, especially when you search optional rooms or take on stronger enemies. Audio diaries, visual details, and hidden spaces fill in the history of each city, so careful exploration reveals far more than the main route alone.

• Weapons and powers work together: stun an enemy before attacking, control a crowd with an area effect, or use the environment to create an advantage.
• Upgrades shape your approach: improve weapons, expand ability options, and equip passive bonuses suited to combat, survival, exploration, or resource efficiency.
• Distinct settings change the rhythm: Rapture emphasizes tense corridors and decaying Art Deco spaces, while Columbia opens into brighter arenas built around vertical movement and Sky-Lines.
• Story and exploration stay central: optional recordings, side areas, and environmental clues add context to the characters and political ideas behind each world.

Three Complete CampaignsBioShock Remastered

After a plane crash in the Atlantic, Jack discovers Rapture, an underwater city founded as a radical escape from government, religion, and conventional morality. The experiment has collapsed into violence. You move through flooded districts, laboratories, theaters, and industrial spaces while fighting genetically altered residents and deciding how to deal with the Little Sisters protected by towering Big Daddies.

BioShock 2 Remastered

Set years later, the second game returns to Rapture from the perspective of Subject Delta, an early Big Daddy searching for the Little Sister once bonded to him. Its combat is built for pressure: weapons and Plasmids can be uséd together, and defensive encounters ask you to prepare traps, choose positions, and hold off waves of enemies while protecting a Little Sister.

BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition

Private investigator Booker DeWitt travels to Columbia to retrieve Elizabeth, a young woman whose ability to open Tears can reveal supplies, cover, weapons, or alternate spaces during combat. Infinite emphasizes mobility and momentum through Sky-Line travel, Vigors, firearms, and open combat arenas. Elizabeth supports the journey without needing escort commands, while the story gradually connects Columbia’s conflict to the broader BioShock universe.

Progression and Included Single-Player Content

The trilogy offers different upgrade systems without losing its shared identity. In Rapture, ADAM unlocks and improves Plasmids and Gene Tonics, while Power to the People stations strengthen individual weapons. BioShock 2 expands the formula with simultaneous weapon-and-Plasmid combat. BioShock Infinite uses Vigors, weapon upgrades, and equippable Gear to support aggressive, defensive, or mobility-focuséd play.

Official PlayStation materials state that the collection contains the three single-player campaigns, all single-player add-on content, the Columbia’s Finest pack, and Director’s Commentary: Imagining BioShock featuring Ken Levine and Shawn Robertson. Major story additions include Minerva’s Den for BioShock 2 and both episodes of Burial at Sea for BioShock Infinite. This is a one-player collection; it does not include a multiplayer mode.

Presentation and PlayStation Requirements

BioShock and BioShock 2 are presented in remastered form, while BioShock Infinite appears as its complete edition. PlayStation describes the collection as remastered in 1080p. The North American PS4 package identifies one-player offline play, DUALSHOCK 4 vibration, Remote Play support, and a 59 GB minimum storage requirement. The PS4 version is also playable on PS5 through backward compatibility, although Sony notes that some PS4 features may be absent and current system software may be required.

The original North American physical release uses two game discs. Because Zypher offers multiple condition tiers, the exact case, insert, and disc contents depend on the condition selected; check the chosen variant’s condition details before ordering.

Quick Specs

• Platform: PlayStation 4
• Region: North America / ESRB
• Publisher: 2K
• Release date: September 13, 2016
• Genre: First-person shooter, action, science fiction
• Players: 1 player offline; no multiplayer
• Rating: ESRB Mature 17+
• ESRB content descriptors: Blood and Gore, Drug Reference, Intense Violence, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
• Controller features: DUALSHOCK 4 vibration; Remote Play supported
• Storage: 59 GB minimum on the North American PS4 package
• Physical format: Original North American release spans two discs; included items vary by condition

More game data: releases, identifiers & technical details

Regional release records and identifiers for BioShock: The Collection | PlayStation 4 | PS4.

Release and technical factsFactValueRelease / platformSourcePublished by2K Games, Inc.United States; PSN releaseMobyGamesDeveloped by2K Australia Pty. LtdUnited States; PSN releaseMobyGamesDeveloped by2K Boston, IncUnited States; PSN releaseMobyGamesDeveloped byDigital Extremes, Inc.United States; PSN releaseMobyGamesDeveloped by2K Marin, IncUnited States; PSN releaseMobyGamesDeveloped byIrrational Games, LLCUnited States; PSN releaseMobyGamesAdditional Development byHardsuit Labs, Inc.United States; PSN releaseMobyGamesAdditional Development byStreamline Studios, B.V.United States; PSN releaseMobyGamesPorted byBlind Squirrel Games, Inc.United States; PSN releaseMobyGamesAdditional Graphics byGameVision StudioUnited States; PSN releaseMobyGamesAdditional Graphics bySection Studios, Inc.United States; PSN releaseMobyGamesAdditional Graphics byXPEC Art Center Inc.United States; PSN releaseMobyGamesPublished byTake Two Interactive Benelux B.V.Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesDeveloped by2K Australia Pty. LtdBelgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesDeveloped by2K Marin, IncBelgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesDeveloped byDigital Extremes, Inc.Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesDeveloped by2K Boston, IncBelgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesDeveloped byIrrational Games, LLCBelgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesAdditional Development byHardsuit Labs, Inc.Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesAdditional Development byStreamline Studios, B.V.Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesPorted byBlind Squirrel Games, Inc.Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesAdditional Graphics byGameVision StudioBelgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesAdditional Graphics bySection Studios, Inc.Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesAdditional Graphics byXPEC Art Center Inc.Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesGame Engine byEpic Games, Inc.Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesSound Engine byAudiokinetic Inc.Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesSound Engine byFirelight Technologies Pty. Ltd.Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesMiddleware byHavokBelgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesMiddleware byRAD Game Tools, Inc.Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesMiddleware byAutodesk, Inc.Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesMiddleware byOC3 Entertainment, Inc.Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesBusiness ModelCommercialPlayStation 4MobyGamesMedia TypeBlu-Ray DiscPlayStation 4MobyGamesDigital release formatDownloadPlayStation 4MobyGamesVideo Modes SupportedHDTV 720pPlayStation 4MobyGamesVideo Modes SupportedHDTV 1080iPlayStation 4MobyGamesVideo Modes SupportedHDTV 1080pPlayStation 4MobyGamesVideo Modes SupportedHD Video OutputPlayStation 4MobyGamesSound CapabilitiesDolby DigitalPlayStation 4MobyGamesInput Device Features SupportedVibrationPlayStation 4MobyGamesNumber of Offline Players1 PlayerPlayStation 4MobyGamesMiscellaneous AttributesRemote PlayPlayStation 4MobyGamesOriginal game disc count2North AmericaMobyGamesGenreAction & AdventureNorth AmericaPriceChartingDeveloperBlind Squirrel GamesNorth AmericaPriceChartingDisc count (PriceCharting)2 game discsNorth AmericaPriceChartingESRB ratingMatureNorth AmericaPriceChartingModel number#47764-3North AmericaPriceChartingPlayer count1 playerNorth AmericaPriceChartingPublisher2K GamesNorth AmericaPriceChartingDisc count (PriceCharting)2 game discsPALPriceChartingGenreAction & AdventurePALPriceChartingPlayer count1 playerPALPriceChartingRegional releasesRelease dateRegion / editionSource2016-09-13United States; PSN releaseMobyGames2016-09-16Belgium, The Netherlands; retail AmericaPriceChartingSeptember 13, 2016North AmericaPriceChartingSeptember 15, 2016PALPriceChartingCatalog identifiers by releaseIdentifierCodeRegion / editionSourceSony PNCUSA-03979United States; PSN The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesSony PNCUSA-03985/03986Belgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesASINB01IPJC9GUBelgium, The Netherlands; retail releaseMobyGamesupc710425477621North AmericaPriceChartingasinB01HIZF83SNorth AmericaPriceChartingepid224030930North AmericaPriceChartingmodel#47764-3North by MobyGames.com · Catalog data: PriceCharting

Condition Guide

The condition listed or selected determines what is included.

Brand New/Sealed: Brand new, unopened, and factory-sealed.

Complete in Box: Pre-owned game with the original manual and original box/case. Other original inserts may not be included.

Game & Case: Game with case and original artwork. A damaged or missing original case may be replaced with a new aftermarket case.

Custom Case with Game: Original game with a new case and professionally reprinted cover art.

Game Disc/Cartridge Only: Game only, with no manual or case.

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