It's officially October, and technically - we're now out of the third quarter of 2022. While it might not seem like a big deal, it's become quite a talking point for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II fans who picked up the Switch version of the game.
Not long after the June 8th launch, Aspyr mentioned on its official website how the Sith Lord DLC for KOTOR II on Nintendo Switch would be released by Q3 2022:
When will this DLC be available?: "This DLC will be released in Q3 2022."
It's got players across social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter and Reddit wondering what's going on - with some describing Aspyr's communication as being "completely radio silent" over the past few months and noting how it has "officially missed" its own deadline. Here's just a small sample:
Some fans are just asking for a status update on the DLC:
"Yeah, bad innit... was the main draw of the Switch version for me, and the silence on it is poor. I'm sure it'll turn up eventually, but some word on it from the devs is needed at this stage." (via Reddit)
In recent months, Aspyr has reportedly been removed from the KOTOR remake project. According to a story by Bloomberg, Embracer Group now has Saber Interactive's Eastern European Studios working on this game.
When the Sith Lords Restored Content DLC is released, it will be available as a "free DLC" in the Nintendo Switch eShop. It comes packed with additional missions, dialogue options, encounters and much more. Here's a rundown via Aspyr's website:
- New HK Manufacturing Plant Mission - Play as your droid companion HK-47 and explore a mysterious HK Manufacturing Plant beneath the Telos military base.
- New Revamped Ending - Experience the final level in a new way, with greater interactions from your party members and added focus on your past choices.
- Livelier Crew Conversations - Get to know your crew on board the Ebon Hawk even better with additional lines of dialogue and interactions.
- Bonus Quests & Challenges - Discover even more quests and combat encounters scattered on various planets around the galaxy for an extra challenge.
It's worth noting the base game save files will not be compatible with The Sith Lords Restored Content DLC, but players will still be able to access previous saves by disabling the DLC content from the main menu. You can read more about this in our previous story.
Nintendo Life has reached out to an Aspyr representative for comment about when this DLC will be released. If we hear any updates or developments, we'll let you know.
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This is literally the main draw of double dipping on this, so I hope it shows up.
What a mess. Didn’t this also launch with a gamebreaking progression bug?
Here a cool idea; release single player games in a finished state, or not at all.
Especially old games.
@ketrac - I was about to ask the same thing regarding the game breaking glitch. Have to assume that cut into their resources a little bit. But if Aspyr is off the project, well that’s a whole ‘nother ordeal.
Have the first KOTOR, but just couldn’t get into on the Switch.
@ketrac Things are so bad these days that even old games like Skyrim and KOTOR 2 are buggy and worse than they were many years ago on old platforms.
I believe it's still coming this week, just not on a weekend. Let's see if it'll be release on the first week of October.
The games industry as a whole has come to use patches and updates as a crutch. How many other industries get to knowingly ship incomplete or broken products with this frequency?
At least it releasing in a broken state that doesn't properly work and then running late on fixing it is very much living up to the legacy of the original KOTOR 2.
Hmm, I hope they say something about it soon then, the silence is odd
Speaking of things that have missed their release, what happened to "Sword of the Vagrant"? That was supposed to come out in June, and yet it still doesn't even have an eShop page
To be honest. I am not sure any of this content is "must have" stuff.
I haven't played the "New HK Manufacturing Plant Mission" in a few years but last time I did it felt a lot like half finished, cut content. Which is exactly what it was so I suppose that makes sense. I am not sure if it has been enhanced since then.
Aspyr just suffered a blow and was removed from the PS5 KOTOR Remake after failing to make significant progress. They might just be distracted and going through a personnel shake up.
It's most likely still coming.
Yeah i'm a bit concerned as it was the main draw for me and why i double dipped.
These are the guys that really messed up KOTOR remake.... Sony fired them from the project after the terrible job they done. They should never hire them. Radio silence for month is not a way to treat loyal customers on 2022. Too bad cause Aspyr did half-decent job on the PC remaster many years ago.
@Bizzyb Maybe so, but it isn't like their communication was better before they where removed from the KOTOR remake. For me this is just another confirmation that Aspyr shouldn't try making new games and just focus on improving making ports. There is also no excuse to promise a DLC coming soon and then fail to deliver without any communication. People bought this game because it would get the Restored Content. If it is delayed then that is fine, but they should keep us up to date.
The game as is is also glitchy as hell. I know the PC version had issues as well, but if you're going to put a game back out maybe take the time to actually fix it?
It's ridiculous that they haven't announced anything. There is no real excuse although people here are already making one.
The sad part is that you can get it to work on PC with little effort so why is it taking so long for the Switch version?
TBF it's also rumored that they were taken off the KOTOR remake due to how crap their playable build was. I feel like this DLC being late is the least of their worries right now.
What a mess. Aspyr is not what you should aspire to be.
Possible it's been delayed to be included on the physical carts from Limited Run. But I kinda doubt it. This is most likely fallout from losing the KotoR Remastered deal
Which at this point, I hope never sees the light of day.
I was planning on purchasing this as soon as the DLC dropped. I was deep in the modding scene for KotOR II back in (holy *****) high school and remember reading updates about the TSL Restoration Mod and salivating over it as the end and climax of TSL is really incomplete and makes very little sense. Alas, circumstances in my life changed and I haven’t owned a windows PC in many years so I never got to play the mod when it finally released. Then they announced this game was coming to switch, my only game console, with the resorted content mod as free DLC and my heart soared. Finally! I would get to play the restored content I’d been waiting so long for. And now, this lol. Well, in any event I’m glad I decided to hold off on buying this (and the original) until after the DLC released.
@Krysus No, physical release won't get the DLC on cartridge because of a legality issue.
Yeah, this is mostly easy to patch to a PC install. I would guess the delay was from being able to toggle the dlc in the main menu.
Can’t say I’ve had many problems with KOTOR 2 on the Switch, but I’ve just about accepted the DLC is off the table at this point.
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