Those who haven’t made the jump to current-gen consoles are in for a treat, as one of the biggest games of 2023 will be getting a brand new port.
Electronic Arts has announced that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the Soulslike action game following Cal Kestis and his ongoing war against the Galactic Empire, will be getting a PlayStation 4 and Xbox One port later this year. These ports were announced all the way back in August of last year, but now we have an official release date, which means that everyone will be able to experience the next chapter of Cal’s journey. And if those who are still on last-gen ever decide to make the jump, EA also confirmed that upgrades between consoles will be free and save files can also be transferred with no hassle.
Seeing last-gen consoles still being supported in 2024 is nice to hear, especially considering how costly it has become to simply play a game these days. However, this does beg the question as to how the game will perform on last-gen hardware. After all, the technical issues that plagued Star Wars Jedi: Survivor at launch were well documented, with the PC version getting the most criticism from fans. Patches were released to help address those issues, but the poor performance was not a good look for the game. And if Mortal Kombat 1‘s awful Nintendo Switch port taught us anything, it’s that inferior hardware will lead to a lot of optimization issues.
Replies to the announcement tweet were equally apprehensive, joking about how the PS4/Xbox One will fail to run properly on the system, calling out everything from the graphics to the frame rate. Neither the PS4 or Xbox One versions will have selectable quality or performance modes, putting them in the same boat as the Xbox Series S—which could also add to the worries.
When the last-gen ports release on Sept. 17, we’ll all be able to judge for ourselves if these ports stack up.
