After the huge success of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023), the online game has pressured the Walt Disney Firm to place its focus into a brand new enterprise path.

Ever for the reason that Walt Disney Firm bought the Star Wars IP, the franchise has continued to thrive. Whereas the sequel trilogy acquired combined reactions general, it has excelled elsewhere. This contains widespread tv sequence like The Mandalorian (2019-present), Andor (2022-present), and Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), in addition to an abundance of unbelievable animated sequence and the Galaxy’s Edge sections of Disney Parks.

One other medium the place Star Wars has excelled is in video video games, significantly with the Star Wars Jedi sequence. Going down 5 years after the occasions of Revenge of the Sith (2005), Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (2019) follows former Padawan Cal Kestis as he evades being hunted by the Galactic Empire.

His story continued within the not too long ago launched Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (2023) to rave evaluations and report gross sales. Not solely has this maintained Star Wars’ recognition within the video game-sphere, nevertheless it triggered the Walt Disney Firm to take discover.

‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’ Confirmed Disney That Video Video games Have “Large Potential”

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has bought extremely properly all through the world, particularly in the UK. This has triggered Disney Chairman Josh D’Amaro to take discover, bringing the sport up in a J.P. Morgan Expertise, Media, and Communications investor occasion.

“After which on the sport facet, once more, with such sturdy IP, we work with best-in-class sport builders, and we’re seeing nice outcomes from the gaming facet of our enterprise as properly.”

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D’Amaro continued, “We simply launched a brand new sport known as Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. I’d prefer to tinker round with these new video games once they come out. It’s extremely, extremely rated, mentioned to be among the best Star Wars video games in 20 years. In order that enterprise is doing properly for us. And I feel because the world continues to evolve and we see extra avid gamers spending extra time with their consoles and on-line, we now have an enormous alternative right here.”

That is thrilling, not only for followers of Star Wars, however for followers of video video games generally. Not solely does this enhance the chance of seeing sequels to widespread sequence like Kingdom Hearts, however different well-known IPs might get the identical remedy as Jedi: Survivor.

Whereas a sport based mostly within the universe of Indiana Jones is within the works, it could be fascinating to see authentic video games from different franchises. Who wouldn’t wish to play a sport centered round a few of Marvel’s lesser-known heroes? Or what about an really first rate Avatar sport? Perhaps even one thing from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997-2003). Genuinely, the chances are infinite.

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