Summary
- Classic Xbox Live Arcade game The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai may be ported to PC in the future.
- Ska Studios founder James Silva teased plans to bring back Dead Samurai via a PC port due to its significance.
- Silva faces challenges updating the game for modern platforms but work on the port is underway.
One of the Xbox 360's best digital arcade games, The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, could be ported over to PC at some point in the future. Unfortunately, while The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, its sequel The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile, and developer Ska Studios' other Xbox Live Arcade classic Charlie Murder all went on sale for pennies on the dollar before the Xbox 360 Marketplace closed last month, all of them have been permanently delisted and are no longer available to purchase on any other platform.
A cult classic of the Xbox Live Arcade indie scene back in 2009, The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai is a 2D side-scrolling beat 'em up known for its grimy, bloody art direction and bombastic action. Ska Studios followed up with The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile in 2011, and Charlie Murder in 2013, a punk rock-infused beat 'em up of a similar vein. With the Xbox 360 days behind it, Ska Studios is now most commonly recognized for Salt and Sanctuary and Salt and Sacrifice, a pair of Dark Souls-inspired 2D action platformers that feature heavy RPG elements.
In speaking with TheGamer, Ska Studios founder and The Dishwasher creator James Silva hinted that after Dead Samurai' s recent delisting from Xbox 360, he plans on making it available once more via a port to PC. Silva mentioned how important The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai is to him as the title that effectively began his career, and how the fact that it's no longer available for gamers to buy isn't sitting right with him. It's too early to know whether Silva has plans to also bring Dead Samurai to Xbox One and Xbox Series X and S users, as it's not backwards compatible.
The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai Might Get Ported To PC
While Silva does have the desire to bring The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai back to the masses, he explains how doing so won't be easy. He expresses that adding keyboard support and updating the game's now dated resolution would be tall tasks, and seems conflicted about whether to update the game's visuals for fear of the game looking too different. Though, with the game's source code still intact and a Steam AppID already made for it, work on the port is pretty much underway. Beyond Dead Samurai, there's also the question of whether James Silva and Ska Studios also wish to port The Dishwasher: Vampire Smile and Charlie Murder to PC and modern consoles as well, since both games were also delisted when the Xbox 360's store sunsetted.
On top of all this, Ska Studios is also likely busy working on its next game, which has yet to be revealed. Whether it'll be a follow-up to Salt and Sanctuary and 2022's Salt and Sacrifice or something else entirely is unknown. While James Silva certainly has the intention of reviving The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai at some point, he expressed that it'll certainly be a long wait before gamers can expect to hear more.
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