Star Wars: KOTOR 2 Switch DLC cancelled after "third party" objection, says Aspyr

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Developer Aspyr Media has claimed the free cut content DLC it planned to release for Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 on Switch was cancelled after objections from a «third-party».

That's according to Axios, which reports Aspyr made the claim as part of an ongoing lawsuit relating to the DLC's cancellation, which was filed by a Malachi Mickelonis earlier this year. Mickelonis argues Aspyr and publisher Saber Interactive violated California consumer law by cancelling the DLC, and intentionally deceived purchasers «in order to artificially raise sales revenues...based on qualities and features that the game simply did not possess».

Aspyr announced it was cancelling Knights of the Old Republic 2's Restored Content DLC for Switch — which was to have been based on a popular PC fan mod built from unused story content found in the original game's code — back in June, but did not offer an explanation at the time. Now, however, court documents reviewed by Axios quote Aspyr co-CEO Ted Saloch as saying the company «believed it would be able to release the content, but a third party objected and Aspyr was unable to do so.»

No further details on this mysterious third-party are shared in the court filings and it remains unclear if the objection was made by Star Wars IP holder Disney or someone else.

Aspyr is currently attempting to convince the court to toss out Mickelonis' class-action lawsuit, and a hearing is due to take place later this month. The developer previously offered all KOTOR 2 Switch owners a «complimentary» key for another Star Wars game as compensation for the DLC's cancellation, and Aspyr's court documents note Mickelonis' took advantage of the offer, requesting and receiving a code, despite his lawsuit.