Respawn and Digital Arts’ standard single-player Star Wars sequel, Jedi: Survivor, is making the leap from current-gen to the older PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles.
Launched in April, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is the follow-up to 2019’s Jedi: Fallen Order. On this most up-to-date Star Wars journey from Titanfall devs Respawn, gamers once more tackle the position of Cal Kestis, a Jedi who survived the purge throughout the finish of the Clone Wars as a younger boy and who now hangs out together with his ragtag discovered household of misfits as they attempt to free the galaxy from the Empire’s clutches. This superb follow-up initially skipped last-gen consoles with a view to, within the phrases of the sport’s director, provide up a “true new-gen expertise.” However now, Cal Kestis is coming to a PS4 close to you.
Throughout Digital Arts’ August 1 earnings briefing, the writer revealed that Respawn was “within the early phases of improvement” on PS4 and Xbox One ports of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
EA didn’t specify when these last-gen ports could be launched and declined to supply any further particulars to Kotaku.
The writer clarified that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s present variations weren’t going to be left behind, and confirmed that “further efficiency enhancements” for PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC nonetheless remained a “prime precedence” for Respawn. It additionally promised to share extra about these enhancements “as quickly as the subsequent replace is prepared.” That is excellent news, as the sport nonetheless suffers from efficiency points after earlier updates helped, however didn’t fairly repair, framerate drops and in-game stuttering.
A shock, to make sure...
For a lot of, the information that EA is bringing Jedi: Survivor to PS4 and Xbox One will likely be shocking. Whereas it is sensible from a monetary standpoint—these older machines nonetheless have thousands and thousands of devoted gamers in 2023—it appears at odds with what Respawn mentioned earlier than the sport’s launch.
Particularly, the sport’s director Stig Asmussen defined the explanation for skipping PS4 and Xbox One was so the crew may ship a “true new-gen expertise within the Star Wars universe.” It appears Respawn can be prepared to decrease the decision and framerate limits to accommodate the older {hardware}.
It’s additionally fascinating that the sport is coming to older, much less highly effective machines since Jedi: Survivor appeared to push the PS5 and Xbox Sequence X/S more durable than most video games. I’m curious how effectively the sport will run on a lot older {hardware}, specifically the bottom Xbox One, which is somewhat lengthy within the tooth. These consoles are nearly a decade outdated, now.
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