A new rumor teases the possible return of a classic series on Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. Unlike PlayStation and Nintendo, Xbox doesn’t have an abundance of incredible IP addresses. It has Halo, Weapons of war, power, Fable, and a few other heavy hitters, but it’s not enough to keep up with its biggest competitors. Once the acquisition of ZeniMax Media, Bethesda’s parent company, goes ahead, it adds Fallout, The Elder Scrolls, DOOM, Wolfenstein, and more to its arsenal of IP, it may even improve things, but until then, and throughout its existence in the games space, Xbox has an IP problem.
That said, there is an IP it has sat on that has value. Last year it announced revivals for two of the greatest examples of this: Fable and Perfect Dark. However, there is even more IP that Microsoft could get something from. For example, Killer Instinct. Will Killer Instinct ever as big as street fighter or Mortal Kombat? Probably not, but it’s an IP with a lot of potential that Microsoft tried to revive on the Xbox One, but after this failed attempt, it didn’t hit the series. However, this is apparently not due to a lack of desire.
On a recent episode of Xbox Two, Xbox insider Jez Corden revealed that he has heard that Microsoft wants to do something new Killer Instinct, but has not found the right partner to develop the game.
“I know Microsoft wants to do Killer Instinct,“said Corden.” It’s not like they didn’t want a sequel to come. It’s just that they didn’t have anyone to make them, or so I’ve been told. ‘
As noted earlier, Microsoft tried Killer Instinct back from the grave in 2013 on Xbox One. However, not only did the revival fail to set the world on fire, but the developer, Double Helix Games, was acquired by Amazon not long after. When this happened, Iron Galaxy Studios came into the picture to develop the game’s second and third seasons. That said, while Iron Galaxy Studios is a fine studio, it’s not quite an industry leader or a leading team, which might explain why they weren’t bugged for a sequel.
All that said, take everything here with a grain of salt for now. While the source in question has proven reliable in the past, nothing here is official, and it is not 100 percent clear whether it is up to date.
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