Star Wars Jedi Survivor has probably been the franchise’s best game for many years, yet it’s not available everywhere yet, which could change soon.
It’s a fact, what was once next-gen is now current-gen, and the PS4 and Xbox One are now “old” consoles. One day they will even become relics of the past. However, many players are demanding the porting of big titles to this older generation, often for lack of means to switch to the new one. And in the case of Star Wars Jedi Survivor it is quite possible that good news will come to the fore.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor wants to take a leap into the past
Indeed it was during EA’s earnings call that the publisher revealed that Respawn was in it. “in the early stages of development” of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on PS4 and Xbox One. This obviously does not mean that the Xbox Series and the PS5 will no longer be entitled to new patches, quite the contrary. It is simply the opening of new opportunities:
Additional performance improvements for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S remain a top priority at Respawn and the team will share more information as soon as the next update is ready.
At present many games are developed only for current generation like Baldur’s Gate 3 or Mortal Kombat 1. Others still choose to offer their creations on a wider choice of consoles, but this is increasingly rare. This is due to the fact that developing for PS4 and Xbox One restricts many possibilities and forces the development studio to restrict itself in many aspects. For example, it is hard to imagine the Unreal Engine 5 running on old-gen.
A good way to appease the world
To propose Star Wars Jedi Survivor on PS4 and Xbox One is a great way to accommodate many gamers who aren’t lucky enough to have a PS5 or Xbox Series. In addition to the purely financial aspect, it can also be seen as a fairly political decision making it possible to restore the image of the company. Because despite the quality of the game, EA remains a fairly criticized publisher. It remains to be seen whether this decision is feasible or not because Jedi Survivor still offers very large environments and we don’t really know if the old consoles have what it takes to manage this without having a mess of pixels on the screen.
For your part, what do you think of this porting decision?