<s>
BioShock	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
is	O
a	O
compilation	O
of	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
video	O
games	O
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Blind	O
Squirrel	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
2K	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Collection	O
features	O
upgraded	O
versions	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
,	O
with	O
new	O
textures	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
higher	O
resolution	O
displays	O
and	O
framerates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
compilation	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
September	O
2016	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Windows	O
;	O
versions	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
and	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
followed	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
and	O
May	O
2020	O
,	O
respectively	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
remaster	O
of	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
was	O
widely	O
rumored	O
for	O
years	O
before	O
its	O
official	O
announcement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
contains	O
all	O
three	O
titles	O
in	O
the	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
:	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
collection	O
are	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
single-player	O
content	O
originally	O
released	O
as	O
exclusives	O
or	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
,	O
including	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
:	I-Application
Minerva	I-Application
's	I-Application
Den	I-Application
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
:	I-Application
Burial	I-Application
at	I-Application
Sea	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
multiplayer	O
component	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
is	O
not	O
included	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
remastered	O
for	O
the	O
collection	O
,	O
with	O
higher-resolution	O
textures	O
and	O
new	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
adds	O
a	O
director	O
's	O
commentary	O
called	O
Imagining	O
BioShock	B-Application
,	O
featuring	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
creative	O
director	O
Ken	O
Levine	O
and	O
lead	O
artist	O
Shawn	O
Robertson	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
unlock	O
episodes	O
of	O
the	O
commentary	O
by	O
finding	O
new	O
collectible	O
objects	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
remastered	O
BioShock	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remastered	O
games	O
run	O
in	O
1080p	O
resolution	O
at	O
60	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
Playstation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Blind	O
Squirrel	O
Games	O
,	O
who	O
previously	O
worked	O
with	O
BioShock	B-Application
series	I-Application
developers	O
Irrational	O
Games	O
on	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
,	O
assisted	O
series	O
producer	O
2K	O
Games	O
with	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
remastered	O
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2K	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
remaster	O
the	O
Windows	O
edition	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
Infinite	I-Application
,	O
which	O
already	O
met	O
their	O
graphical	O
standards	O
for	O
the	O
updated	O
console	O
editions	O
when	O
using	O
its	O
highest	O
graphical	O
settings	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
platforms	O
in	O
North	O
America	O
on	O
September	O
13	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
worldwide	O
two	O
days	O
later	O
,	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Windows	O
on	O
September	O
15	O
,	O
2016	O
,	O
and	O
its	O
remastered	O
versions	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
were	O
given	O
as	O
upgrades	O
for	O
those	O
who	O
owned	O
the	O
original	O
Windows	O
PC	O
editions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
macOS	B-Application
version	O
published	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
released	O
on	O
August	O
22	O
,	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Device
Xbox	I-Device
One	I-Device
and	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
retail	O
release	O
is	O
spread	O
across	O
2	O
discs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2020	O
,	O
enhancement	O
patches	O
were	O
released	O
to	O
increase	O
the	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
when	O
played	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
and	O
Playstation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
patch	O
boosted	O
the	O
resolution	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
two	O
games	O
to	O
1440p	O
on	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
Pro	O
and	O
2160p	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
X	O
,	O
and	O
1440p	O
for	O
both	O
consoles	O
for	O
Infinite	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
collection	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
on	O
the	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
May	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
maintains	O
the	O
upgraded	O
assets	O
for	O
the	O
remasters	O
of	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
BioShock	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
and	O
runs	O
at	O
1080p	O
at	O
30	O
frames	O
per	O
second	O
when	O
docked	O
,	O
dropping	O
to	O
720p	O
in	O
portable	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BioShock	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Collection	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
,	O
with	O
platform	O
scores	O
between	O
80	O
and	O
84	O
out	O
of	O
100	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dornbush	O
and	O
others	O
lamented	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
improvements	O
were	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
BioShock	B-Application
and	O
the	O
subsequent	O
titles	O
received	O
less	O
attention	O
.	O
</s>
