Deus Ex Remastered launches February 5 on PS5

Attention Agents! It looks like your clearance has finally been approved! What you’re about to read is highly confidential, but truth often leaks through the cracks. Proceed with caution… They are watching.

Historical Report Log 

Deus Ex has always been about freedom. When the original title first launched, it redefined what a video game could be, melding RPG elements, action and stealth gameplay, and branching player choices into a cyberpunk immersive sim like nobody else had ever tried. Storm through the front door, hack the security grid, slip past enemies with invisibility cloaks, or talk your way through impossible odds. Every mission, every level, and every outcome adapts to your choices.

Today, those foundations remain intact, but they’ve been enhanced to ensure the experience feels as revolutionary in 2025 as it did in 2000.

New to the first Deus Ex? Let us set the scene. The year is 2052. Societies are teetering on collapse, plagues spread unchecked, and shadow governments shape the future. As JC Denton, a nano-augmented UNATCO operative, you’ll travel from the streets of New York to the neon-lit alleys of Hong Kong, through shadowy Parisian strongholds, and into the depths of Area 51 with the intention of keeping order. But the deeper you dig, the more lies you uncover. What begins as a mission becomes a fracture point in human history.

Operation: Collaboration 

This operation was made possible through close (but classified) collaboration between Aspyr and Eidos-Montréal. Together, we’ve ensured the core directives remain intact, while upgrading protocols for today’s operatives. The mission: preserve the truth, modernize the tools, and prepare a new generation of agents for what lies ahead.

Operation: Remastered

This remaster isn’t just a visual upgrade, but a preservation of Deus Ex’s DNA – carefully modernized without sacrificing the conspiratorial paranoia that made the original game so iconic. 

Each location has been overhauled with new lighting, dynamic shadows, particle systems, and upscaled textures. 

For the first time, you’ll see this dystopian future rendered with rebuilt character models, lip-synced dialogue, and ragdoll physics.

Control: Optimized 

When Deus Ex first released in 2000, its control scheme was built for keyboard and mouse, tailored to the PC audience of the era. Complex key bindings and dense menus gave players unmatched freedom, but also made the experience a challenge to translate onto a controller. Early console ports struggled to capture that same precision.

The control scheme has been optimized from the ground up, designed to feel intuitive and responsive whether you’re sneaking through back alleys or storming corporate headquarters.

Our approach draws inspiration from what Eidos-Montréal pioneered in Deus Ex: Human Revolution and Mankind Divided—refined radial menus, fluid weapon management, and streamlined navigation—all adapted to modern controllers. On PlayStation 5, that means precision aiming, and smooth traversal that makes every augmentation feel natural at your fingertips.

End Log

We’ve said too much, the feed is compromised. Trust no one… Even your allies may not be what they seem… 

Be ready when the truth breaks, accept your mission and secure your pre-order today on PlayStation Store. Deployment begins in February, whether you’re prepared or not. 

Watch the shadows, agent.

They’re watching you.