After the lukewarm reception of its 2013 third outing, theDead Spacefranchise has been stuck in limbo ever since. While it was stated that theDead Spaceseries was merely ‘taking a break’ followingDead Space 3, neither developer Visceral Games or EA have spoken much about about the survival-horror franchise in quite some time. Despite the lack of news in recent years,Dead Spaceremains one of thebest modern horror gamesever made, and a new announcement from Xbox Live’s Director of Programming, Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb, is sure to please everyDead Spacefan out there.
Major Nelson announced on his Twitter that the firstDead Spacetitle is now available on Xbox One backward compatibility, eight years after the game was originally released.Dead Spacemay be nearly a decade old, but we still think it’s one of thetop games of the last generation. The title’s impressive design and atmosphere still holds up after all these years, something which is bound to hook in new Xbox One fans.
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This announcement may not be theDead Space 4reveal that survival-horror fans wanted, but any chance to revisit theDead Spacefranchise at this point is welcome. Three years ago, EA had stated that it was"proud" ofDead Space 3,and that a newDead Spacegame was still on the cards, but nothing has come of that statement. The chances of that new entry have grown smaller ever since, especially considering that Visceral Games is currently hard at work on itsnewStar Warsgame.
Having said that, a slim chance is still a chance, and a futureDead Spacetitle from Visceral Games remains a possibility. Despite developer being hard at work on some galaxy far, far away, Visceral Games understandably holds a soft spot for the survival-horror franchise that made its reputation in the industry.
Whether a newDead Spacegame will ever come out remains to be seen. For now, all we can do is polish up thatDead Space 4wish list, and hope that Visceral will hold to its word and return to its beloved survival-horror roots.
Dead Spaceis now available on Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC.
