Sure, Microsoft might have recently delayed Crackdown 3 yet again and also might have completely killed Scalebound, leaving many Xbox faithful feeling the sting of a lack of big-name exclusives.

But worry not, Xbox One owners, because there’s still hope. At Gamescom 2017, Microsoft recently revealed that it’s bringing Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection exclusively to Xbox One and Windows gaming as a Play Anywhere title.

Don’t let our sarcastic tone fool you: zoo tycoons will actually dig the Ultimate Animal Collection, as it adds a ton of new features to the game and removes that annoying zoo limit. That’s right: now you can pack as many animals and refreshment stands as you can physically fit into one zoo.

While developer Asobo Studio (taking over for original dev Frontier) is removing the original game’s most annoying feature, it’s adding new animals from Australia and South America, with new decoration abilities being added up for enclosures.

As far as visuals go, Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection will be playable in 4K and HDR, meaning that it will likely be an Xbox One X enhanced title.

Finally, in what is maybe our favorite enhancement, Ultimate Animal Edition will add multiplayer by letting you breed your animals with your friends’ animals online. We’re not entirely sure how this will work, but suffice it to say we’re expecting there to be some kind of QTE minigame.

Zoo Tycoon: Ultimate Animal Collection will be available for Xbox One and PC on October 31st for $30.

Posted: Aug 25, 2017 9:03 am
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Source: http://www.egmnow.com/articles/news/xbox-one-just-added-a-new-exclusive-to-its-fall-release-slate/