Mafia: The Old Country – Speculation on release date, platforms, trailers and everything we know

Mafia: The Old Country is the fourth installment in the Hangar 13/2K series, which began in 2002.

The most recent entry in the series was Mafia 3, which released back in 2016, and aside from a Definitive Edition of the first game in 2020, we haven’t heard much from the Mafia series in a while. Fans are therefore excited and excited about the recent Gamescom announcement that the classic games are getting a new title in the form of Mafia: The Old Country.

Release date Mafia: The Old Country

While the Gamescom trailer didn’t contain any information about the expected release date and people were preparing for a long wait, publisher 2K posted on X that Fans can expect Mafia: The Old Country to release sometime in 2025.

That’s a huge time frame, so we can’t put it in our calendars yet. But it’s good to know we don’t have to wait years.

The trailer also revealed that more information will be available in December 2024, suggesting that a constant stream of information and excitement is planned leading up to launch.

2025 will be BIG photo.twitter.com/QyUdyA36ep

— 2K (@2K) August 20, 2024

What will the Mafia: The Old Country platforms be?

According to the trailer’s end card, The new Mafia game will be released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam.

This fits with the platforms that other games in the series have previously released on. It’s unlikely that we’ll see a Nintendo Switch port of the game. If we did, they probably would have released the 2020 Definitive Edition of the first game on the Switch to pave the way.

Mafia: The Old Country trailer

The cryptic trailer doesn’t give much away, and neither do the screenshots on the game’s Steam page.

One thing we do know is that the game will look visually stunning – The trailer includes the note “in-engine cinematic rendered for trailer,” which tells us that the game itself will feature the high-fidelity graphics seen in the trailer.

Mafia: The Old Country gameplay

Mafia: Old Country. Source: Steam

Since the trailer is purely cinematic, we don’t have much information about the gameplay and It’s likely that much more will be revealed in the upcoming December showcasebut we can glean a few bits of information from it.

The text below the YouTube trailer and in the announcement on X reads: “Discover the origins of organized crime in Mafia: The Old Country, a gritty mafia tale set in the brutal underworld of 1900s Sicily,” so we can glean a few things from this.

The use of the word “brutal” and the presence of various weapons in the trailer (knives and guns) tell us that this won’t be a peaceful game – expect some fighting. This is, of course, a staple of the series. The Steam page doubles down on this with a warning that the game will contain “intense violence or gore.”

Weapons play an important role in the trailer and screenshots. Footage: Hangar 13/2K

It appears that Mafia: The Old Country won’t be set in a fictional version of an American city, but in Italy – Sicily to be exact. Hangar 13 seems to be taking this seriously, with a nod to authenticity on the game’s Steam page, which states: “Authenticity is at the heart of the Mafia franchise, and Mafia: The Old Country will feature fully localized Sicilian voice acting to fit the setting and time period.”

This doesn’t have much impact on the gameplay, but it does set the mood and vibe of the game, which is important for the overall experience.

At Gamescom, Hangar 13 President Nick Baynes took to the stage to provide some additional information, stating that Mafia: The Old Country “goes back to the roots of what fans love about the Mafia franchise” with a “deep linear narrative.” This suggests that there will be less emphasis on a large open world in the new Mafia game, and much more on interconnected missions that come together to form a solid plot with the focus being on the game’s story.

Mafia games of the past have always had compelling characters, and while we haven’t yet seen any of the characters that will appear in Mafia: The Old Country, there’s no reason to believe they won’t be compelling and interesting when we do.

What other games is 2K Games working on?

2K Games is gearing up for an exciting 2025, with not only Mafia: The Old Country, but also the highly anticipated Civilization 7 and Borderlands 4 due out next year. Civilization 7 may have a few eyebrow-raising features that fans will have to see to be convinced, but that’s nothing compared to the dark cloud that has gathered over Borderlands since the film’s abject flop.

With any luck, everything we learn about Mafia: The Old Country will only make us more excited for a return to the classic franchise. Tune in again in December, because we’ve been promised more info.

Main image: Hangar 13/2K

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