Head of Xbox Phil Spencer on New Killer Instinct: ' It's About Finding the Right Team' - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 01 July 2021 / 1,550 Views
Rare's fighting game, Killer Instinct, made a return in 2013 on the Xbox One. Fans of the series have been wanting a new entry in the series and the head of Xbox Phil Spencer is aware of this.
Spencer spoke during a new Dropped Frames podcast and discussed Killer Instinct. He wants the series to continue, but the right development team is needed.
"There are so many good games in our catalogue that we’d love to visit," said Spencer. "The response when we redid Killer Instinct at the launch of Xbox One was fantastic.
"I will just say, Matt [Booty] and I have discussed many times Killer Instinct and where we would like to go with it and it’s not out of our minds that. It might be out of our minds. But it's in our hearts and in our minds that we want to continue to do something with Killer Instinct."
Spencer added, "It's about finding the right team and the right opportunity. But it is not due to any kind of lack of desire on our part that we’re not doing more with KI because we love the franchise and the community response."
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Killer Instinct was probably one of the better fighters of the 8th gen.
They do need to find the right developer... Or maybe build a team from the ground up.
I dont think they will find a better talent pool than what they had with the first game. They outsourced too well.
if they can get this right.............. Big sales!
What was wrong with Double Helix?! They did a hell of a job with KI. I mean they did the series justice and some!
Yep, gotta find the right team for the job. Unfortunately there's not many developers out there making big budget fighting games outside of a few and could take on making a new KI. Building a studio might be their best bet.
KI2 will set the world on fire. Many fighting fans are begging for a sequel.
the original was ahead of its time when it 1st come out
I always Preferred KI > Mortal Kombat
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