Aspyr is offering buyers a free Star Wars game as an apology.
Last month, those looking forward to Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic 2 – The Sith Lords promised Restored Content DLC on Switch spotted something rather fishy about developer Aspyr’s upload of the game’s announcement trailer. Rather strangely, Aspyr had removed all mentions of the Restored Content DLC from the trailer, despite other versions from Nintendo and IGN still including it. Coupled with the lack of any word from Aspyr for months, many came to the conclusion that the DLC had been quietly cancelled.
Unfortunately, it looks like those conclusions were accurate, as Aspyr has now released a statement via its official Twitter account confirming the DLC’s cancellation. Aspyr doesn’t provide any reasons as to why the DLC is being canceled, simply stating that it will “not be moving forward for release.” Instead, those who purchased the game are being offered a Nintendo Switch key for a Star Wars game of their choosing from a list of Aspyr-published titles.
“Sadly, today we are announcing that the Restored Content DLC for the Nintendo Switch version of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 – The Sith Lords will not be moving forward for release,” reads the statement. “We’d like to thank everyone for their continued support by providing a complimentary video game key to players that purchased Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 – The Sith Lords before this announcement.”
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— Aspyr (@AspyrMedia) June 3, 2023
Aspyr was probably hoping that the promise of a free Star Wars game would be enough to quell the anger of disappointed KOTOR fans, but it really hasn’t. Instead, the replies to Aspyr’s statement are full of angry players voicing their displeasure over the cancellation, accusing the developer of false advertising. You’ll also find a number of people calling for refunds, with one person saying a free game “definitely does not make up for it” and another saying the current state of the game is “unacceptable.”
If you’re unfamiliar with Knight of the Old Republic 2 and are wondering why so many people would call for refunds over some missing DLC, many fans of the series think that the original game is a vastly inferior product without all of the stuff that LucasArts left on the cutting room floor due to restricted development time. The Restored Content DLC adds all of those features into the game, improving it in many ways which realized what the developers were originally aiming for. Now you can probably see why so many are angry over its cancellation.