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Mafia: Definitive Edition Is Potentially Set for a Native PS5 Version
Mafia: Definitive Edition may receive a native PlayStation 5 release, six years after launching on PS4. A newly listed ESRB rating for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S editions suggests a re-release could be planned, potentially improving the game’s technical performance and keeping the series’ momentum going.
The rating provides no details beyond the new platforms, so the release may be a straightforward port rather than a major overhaul. The PS4 version currently runs at 30fps through PS5 backwards compatibility; a native edition could enable 60fps and visual upgrades. Interest in the franchise remains high following last year’s Mafia: The Old Country and the imminent Man of Honor expansion.
In short
- ESRB listing points to native PS5 and Xbox Series versions.
- A PS5 edition could add 60fps and visual improvements.
- No official announcement or release details have been provided.
Explained simply
Mafia: Definitive Edition is a modern remake of the original Mafia, a crime drama set in the fictional US city of Lost Heaven during the 1930s. Players follow Tommy Angelo, a taxi driver drawn into the city’s organised-crime world.
The game first came out on PlayStation 4 and other platforms in 2020. On PS5, the PS4 version runs through backwards compatibility, which lets newer consoles play many older games, rather than as a separate PS5 edition.
The Mafia series has continued with newer releases, including Mafia: The Old Country. A native edition for current consoles could offer technical changes, but a platform rating alone does not confirm what those changes would be.