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On 7/7/2017 6:20 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Thu, 6 Jul 2017 13:12:37 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
> <dtr...@sonic.net> wrote:
> 
> 
>>> Apparently the sequel was canceled along with a couple other SW games in
>>> the wake of Disney's taking of the franchise.
>>>
>> I'm still confused about The Mouse's decision to forgo making more
>> obscene amounts of money off computer games when they bought Lucas.
>> Heck, video/computer games has been a bigger industry than movies for
>> several years now.
> 
> Disney isn't opposed to Star Wars video games; they are opposed to
> making the games /themselves/. They have divested themselves of their
> entire entertainment software division. Any future Star Wars games (or
> Mickey Mouse, or Marvel comics, or...)  will be licensed to other
> developers.
> 
> This actually makes sense from a finiancial stand-point. Computer
> games are an extremely risky investment. Triple-A games cost upwards
> of $100 million dollars, and the audience can be extremely fickle. Bet
> on the wrong platform, or fail to nail the gameplay, or just misread
> the audience's desires and you got a very expensive bomb on your
> hands. It's killed more than one studio. While Disney is too large to
> be taken down by a bad game, they are averse to losing money. By
> licensing, they get the benefit - cash in the bank - with almost no
> risk; even if the game flops, they still get paid by the developer
> (albeit maybe not as much).
> 
> It is unfortunate that Disney killed all of LucasArts projects rather
> than transferring them to other developers, but this isn't unusual,
> and probably for the best. Projects that bounce between developers and
> publishers usually do not result in quality games.
> 
> I believe EA currently has an extended license to Star Wars. We're
> getting another Battlefront from DICE, the Dead Space developers
> (Visceral) are doing a third-person action game, as are Respawn
> Entertainment (developers of Titanfall) and there are rumors of a new
> single-player Knights of the Old Republic by Bioware. Plus, while
> recent selections may not have been to everybody's taste, numerous
> Star Wars games have been released under Disney's aegis, including two
> Lego Star Wars titles, 2016's Battlefront, and the continued expansion
> of The Old Republic MMORPG. So it would be inaccurate to say Disney
> isn't interested in Star Wars computer games.
> 
Thanks for the info.  Still a bit of a shame that all the non-SW 
computer games LucasArts used to make got killed though.


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