One of the best Star Wars games ever made is making its way to Switch. In addition to the news that Respawn Entertainment will release Star Wars Jedi: Survivor in 2023, Disney shared yesterday that Aspyr will bring Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords from 2004 to Nintendo’s handheld. In addition, the studio said it plans to release a “Restored Content” DLC for the game. This is exciting news for what is often considered one of the rough diamonds in the franchise.
Many Star Wars fans love Knights of the Old Republic II for its more complicated portrayal of the Jedi-Sith conflict. Unfortunately, the game was released in an unfinished state due in part to the fact that developer Obsidian Entertainment, best known for its work on Fallout: New Vegas, had 14 to 16 months to complete work on the project.
Obsidian was forced to cut content, including an entire playable planet, to meet the deadline set by publisher LucasArts. After the studio moved on to other projects, a group of fans began working on The Sith Lords Restored Content Mod for PC, promising to bring the final version of the game as close as possible to Obsidian’s original vision. And for the most part, they achieved that goal, making the PC version of The Sith Lords the ultimate way to experience Knights of the Old Republic II.
While we wait for more information on the restored content DLC, Aspyr said it would release KotOR II for Switch on June 8th. The studio is also working on a PS5 remake of the original game.