Bioshock 1 And 2: Here’s How To Upgrade PC Copies On Steam

A new upgrade of BioShock and BioShock 2 is to be launched soon. Any player who already has the games on Steam will be upgraded automatically. However, for other players to be able to upgrade their copies of BioShock and BioShock 2 - they will have to find proof of purchase from their old disc cases .

Both copies, bought via Games for Windows Live or physically from a store, will need to be redeemed on Steam using manual methods. 2K Games has also provided information about how to upgrade BioShock and BioShock 2 on PC with the release of BioShock: The Collection.

BioShock 1 - now nine years old - requires you to send proof of purchase of the original game to 2K support, either in physical or digital form. It's unclear what this entails if the player's copy is so old that it didn't originally come with a CD key.

For BioShock 2, you'll need to provide the Games for Windows Live key that came provided with the game. 2K support has released instructions on how to redeem that.

BioShock: The Collection will be launched on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One this week, reports eurogamer. It features BioShock 1, 2 and also Infinite plus all single-player DLC. It also includes the excellent Minerva's Den expansion released for BioShock 2. Steam owners will get automatically upgraded that too for free this Thursday, 15th September.

The Collection also include a video series with the BioShock creator Ken Levine. The company also provided minimum and recommended specs along with the instructions:

Minimum Specs:

• OS : Windows 7 SP1 64-bit. Platform Update ,Windows 7 SP 1 and Windows Server 2008 R2 SP 1
• Processor: Intel E 6750 Core2 Duo 2.66 GHz / AMD Athlon X2 2.7 GHZ
• Memory: RAM Minimum 4 GB
• Hard Drive: BioShock requires 25GB; BioShock 2 requires 25GB; BioShock Infinite requires 20GB;
• Video Card: AMD Radeon HD 7770 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 DirectX11 Compatible
• Sound Card: Sound Device DirectX Compatible
• Other Requirements: Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 & 2012 Redistributable Package.

Recommended Specs:

• OS: Windows 7 SP 1 64-bit. Platform Update for Windows 7 SP1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP 1
• Processor: Best runs at 3GHz Quad-Core
• Memory: RAM 8 GB
• Hard Drive: BioShock 25GB; BioShock 2 25GB; BioShock Infinite 30GB;
• Video Card: 2GB ATI Radeon HD 7970, 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 770 or better
• Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Device

Upgrade is to be released on September 13 on PS 4 and Xbox One in North America. It comes out in Australia on September 15 and on September 16 all over the world. The BioShock: Infinite owners on PC are not getting the upgrade because the game is just three years old, and is already optimized. Instructions about the submission of a support ticket can be found here.