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Aspyr issued the statement. Apparently you get a free code for another star wars game on switch. Thats something I guess (Republic Commando it is then). Also KoToR remake is probably as dead as that Prince of Persia remake. Sony picked a winner here.

 

[lh032]

SWKOTOR REMAKE:

 

[Banjo64]

Bad news. On the topic of other Star Wars games, what I’d do for the original BattleFront II complete with online on Switch. Why is that literally one of the only games not to receive a port?

 

[Buggy Loop]

Well you’re dead in my book Aspyr. As if I trust any future projects from a dev who took so much time and gave up

 

[ManaByte]

People are pissed. They sold the Switch port on the promise they’d release the DLC.

 

[kvltus lvlzvs]

It's all so tiresome

 

[Warnen]

All the good people working on the KoToR reboot…

 

[Portugeezer]

I feel their pain, I'm still waiting for TLOU2 multiplayer.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Yeah, people have the right to be upset, that's a pretty big expectation to just get pulled away randomly. I guess at least they're offering keys to something else, it's not the same at all, but it's SOMETHING.

 

[adamsapple]

They shot above their aspyr-ations.

 

[Topher]

They shot above their aspyr-ations.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

2023 the year of the apology twitter post

 

[Dr_Ifto]

SWKOTOR REMAKE:

Wasn't it already removed from Aspyr?

 

[NotMyProblemAnymoreCunt]

They shot above their aspyr-ations.

 

[YeulEmeralda]

Isn't the restored content mod unofficial?

 

[Irobot82]

Isn't the restored content mod unofficial?

PC gaming at it's best.

 

[dottme]

It’s not specific to gaming, but don’t buy anything based on promised. Only buy based on feature immediately available.
so many company doesn’t fulfill their promises.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

I keep finding the corporate jargon these apology "letters" employ funnier each time.

Let's thank them one more time and shove the cancellation in between but in really, really soft terms. They'll barely notice right!?

 

[Evil Calvin]

Still waiting on the Kingdoms of Amalur DLC on Switch. That was promised as well (as paid DLC)

 

[Umbasaborne]

Scumbag lying company

 

[Melon Husk]

Latest in our series of JPEG apologies...

 

[Bumblebeetuna]

They shot above their aspyr-ations.

 

[Zathalus]

How could this be that hard? The PC mod is right there.

 

[Umbasaborne]

How could this be that hard? The PC mod is right there.

Because aspyr is incompetent

 

[Tralosdean]

that is tiring.

 

[Sweep14]

Wasn't it already removed from Aspyr?

Yes I think it's Saber who is developing it now

 

[rabbity-thing]

They shot above their aspyr-ations.

 

[CamHostage]

On the topic of other Star Wars games, what I’d do for the original BattleFront II complete with online on Switch. Why is that literally one of the only games not to receive a port?

Running an online service for large player numbers (especially with the old Gamespy service roots, which i have heard can be difficult to replace) is a challenge for a little quick-port office like Aspyr. Little P2P online match-ups, okay, but 64p lobbies and dedicated servers is an issue. There's a PC audience still trying to do it (GOG sells it and has some of the online systems intact if players host a server,) but it's an iffy situation. (If a Switch release could crossplay with PC then maybe there could be more support for a bit, but again, iffy.)

12 years later, the original Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is steadily gaining online players

GOG restored Battlefront 2's online play, and longtime community members are determined to get new servers up and running.

www.pcgamer.com

But yeah, I could see this could have worked out as a hit on Switch if it had ever happened. I had an idea way back in the day that EA should have released classic SWBF2 (or gotten maybe Rebellion to do a remix on their PSP version of the engine) on Switch back when they were doing their own Dice Battlefronts and couldn't bring them to the blooming Switch. Didn't happen, and now it's kind of too late.

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

 

[poodaddy]

Lot of weird development hell going on in the industry today, but then that's always been a thing.

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Aspyr are fucking awful. Those Jedi Knight games on Switch were as basic as they get. Controls were fucking garbage too. My expectations for KOTOR Remake would not have been good.

 

[brian0057]

They shot above their aspyr-ations.

 

[Gambit2483]

Did Covid break something within Western video game development??

 

[Iced Arcade]

SWKOTOR REMAKE:

lol that dumpster got a match last year

 

[93xfan]

is all the content available on the Xbox version? Or is this DLC that was delisted?

 

[Gone]

Why? Did the mod misgeneder someone?

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Aspyr issued the statement. Apparently you get a free code for another star wars game on switch. Thats something I guess (Republic Commando it is then). Also KoToR remake is probably as dead as that Prince of Persia remake. Sony picked a winner here.

That's something else considering the Switch version of KOTOR 2 also can't be completed without downloading a patch.

Edit: in case anyone who's wondering about what I mean....

https://www.neogaf.com/threads/psa-knights-of-the-old-republic-2-on-switch-cannot-be-completed.1638183/page-2#post-266344829

 

[Kacho]

ASSpyr can’t cut the mustard. RIP KOTOR remake.

 

[AJUMP23]

Tough stuff.

 

[DonkeyPunchJr]

Latest in our series of JPEG apologies...

Why use text when you can use a picture of text instead?

 

[lefty1117]

Be careful you don't choke on your Aspyr-ations

 

[Gambit2483]

Jank-ass process but I'm getting my code dammit...I ordered from Limited Run btw.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

And this is the team people were hyped over for a KotoR remake? Lmao. Thank fucking GOD I think KotoR II without the mods is still an amazing game. Maybe patch a few of the issues like the bugs though? That'd be nice.

 

[Phase]

Lot of weird development hell going on in the industry today, but then that's always been a thing.

I wish we had some people in charge that loved gaming (like existed when gaming was still niche).

 

[Puscifer]

Isn't the restored content mod unofficial?

It's on the steam workshop and even developers like Chris Avellone have shown excitement of it being completed. I'm actually confused as to how it comment be ported when the hard lifting is done?

 

[theclaw135]

Isn't the restored content mod unofficial?

In this instance, no. It would've had to meet Nintendo's eShop requirements, and of course be approved by the legal department of the company who owns Star Wars.

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Is Aspyr the company that hired a woman to write the remake of KOTOR 2 where she claims she didn't even like the original KOTOR 2?

 

[TheDuskwalker]

Is Aspyr the company that hired a woman to write the remake of KOTOR 2 where she claims she didn't even like the original KOTOR 2?

KotOR1 remake, but yes.

 

[Trilobit]

Enough with the KotOR remakes. Give us a proper sequel!

*swings lightsaber angrily*