Archive EntryPreservation Record

BioShock: The Collection

Shelf markLIB-0161

Editorial StandingCatalogued · Permanent Record

2020Game

Catalog Information

Original Title: BioShock: The Collection
Release: 2016 (The Collection) · 2020 (Nintendo Switch, May 29)
Developer: Blind Squirrel Games · Virtuos
Publisher: 2K
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Region: Region-free · HAC-P-AXX7A
Medium: Nintendo Switch game card · retail edition
Subjects: First-Person Shooter · Immersive Sim · BioShock · Collection · Preservation

Archival Status

Custody: Permanent archive holding
Reference Copy: Nintendo Switch game card in retail case
Filed: October 5, 2026

Curator Notes

BioShock: The Collection gathers BioShock Remastered, BioShock 2 Remastered, and BioShock Infinite: The Complete Edition, with their single-player downloadable content — among it Minerva’s Den and both episodes of Burial at Sea — and the director’s commentary Imagining BioShock. Blind Squirrel Games assembled the collection for 2K in 2016. Virtuos ported it to Nintendo Switch, where it released on May 29, 2020. This filing opens the BioShock lineage on the shelf.

Collection Documentation

The retained object is 2K’s retail edition of BioShock: The Collection for Nintendo Switch. Dedicated artifact views of the individual copy have not yet been filed; the gallery below is held open for that documentation.

Preservation Notes

Access Hardware: Nintendo Switch; compatible Nintendo Switch family hardware
Original Hardware: Nintendo Switch
Playback Compatibility: Nintendo Switch software is region-free. The retained game card is the primary access copy and runs on any Nintendo Switch console.
Preservation Concerns: Game cards are flash media; long-term charge retention, contact wear, and loss of the small card from its case are the principal risks. The 16 GB card holds only the opening portions of the three games; the remainder — roughly 25 to 31 GB depending on the source — must be downloaded from the Nintendo eShop to a microSD card, so most of the collection is not preserved by the card alone.
Edition History: The Collection released on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on September 13, 2016. Nintendo Switch release May 29, 2020 (HAC-P-AXX7A), single-player content only.
Access Status: Distributed at retail by 2K, with a digital edition on the Nintendo eShop.

Connections

Series: BioShock
Editorial Record: Reserved for future critical writing in Bloodsoaked Media.

Artifact Documentation

Reference photography of the preserved copy held by Bloodsoaked Media. Each view records the edition, materials, and condition of the work in custody.

Space is reserved for official artwork verification, collection photography, scans, and supplementary archival media. Nothing is forced into the record until documentation is filed.

Stewardship History

A permanent chronology of this archival record — filed, revised, and tended over time. Entries accumulate; none are erased.

Oct 5, 2026
Collection Documentation entered
Oct 5, 2026
Connections established
BioShock recorded.
Oct 5, 2026
Official artwork entered
Official Nintendo Switch front cover filed under the Library accession path.
Oct 5, 2026
Curator Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Filed into the Library
Accessioned as LIB-0161.
Oct 5, 2026
Preservation Notes entered
Oct 5, 2026
Published to the public shelf