Star Wars Jedi Survivor rated for last-gen consoles, suggesting release date news could arrive soon
Last-gen console versions of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor have been rated, suggesting EA may share release plans for the products in the near future.
According to VGC contributor Andrew Marmo, Respawn’s sequel was recently classified for Xbox One and PS4 in Brazil.
While this don’t necessarily mean a product release is imminent, fans could receive news on when the game will be making the jump to new platforms soon.
EA announced plans to bring Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to PS4 and Xbox One last August.
“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is pure blockbuster entertainment, rooted in a timeless, culture-defining IP,” CEO Andrew Wilson said during an earnings call.
“Our team at Respawn proudly launched this title to critical acclaim and commercial success. Millions of players have already engaged with the game, making this one of the biggest events in the Star Wars galaxy this year.
“Thanks to the strength of this legendary franchise and community demand, our development team has committed to bringing this Jedi experience to PS4 and Xbox One.
“Over the coming year, we will harness the community’s passion and capitalize on key Star Wars franchise moments to drive continued engagement for this incredible game.”
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was released for PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC last April. It reached millions of players “within the first few weeks”, according to Wilson, who said EA was “overjoyed” with the game’s early performance.
Despite a six-week delay for polishing, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was released with significant bugs and performance issues.
Nevertheless, the game reviewed strongly, has seemingly performed well commercially, and Respawn has worked to address its various issues with a series of updates, the last of which arrived in January.
Star Wars Jedi and Apex Legends developer Respawn suffered a round of layoffs in March as part of wider cuts at parent company EA.
While the publisher confirmed that a Star Wars FPS in development at Respawn had been cancelled as part of the
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