Summary
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, whileThe Dishwasher: Dead Samurai, its sequelThe Dishwasher: Vampire Smile,and developer Ska Studios' other Xbox Live Arcade classicCharlie Murderall 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 Samuraiis a 2D side-scrolling beat ‘em up known for its grimy, bloody art direction and bombastic action. Ska Studios followed up withThe Dishwasher: Vampire Smilein 2011, andCharlie Murderin 2013, a punk rock-infused beat ‘em up of a similar vein. With the Xbox 360 days behind it, Ska Studios is nowmost commonly recognized forSalt and SanctuaryandSalt and Sacrifice,a pair ofDark Souls-inspired 2D action platformers that feature heavy RPG elements.
Inspeaking with TheGamer, Ska Studios founder andThe Dishwashercreator James Silva hinted that afterDead Samurai’s recent delisting from Xbox 360, he plans on making it available once more via a port to PC. Silva mentioned how importantThe Dishwasher: Dead Samuraiis 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 bringDead Samuraito Xbox One andXbox Series X and S users, as it’s not backwards compatible.
While Silva does have the desire to bringThe Dishwasher: Dead Samuraiback 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. BeyondDead Samurai, there’s also the question of whether James Silva and Ska Studios also wish to portThe Dishwasher: Vampire SmileandCharlie Murderto PC and modern consoles as well, since both games were also delisted when theXbox 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 toSalt and Sanctuaryand2022’sSalt and Sacrificeor something else entirely is unknown. While James Silva certainly has the intention of revivingThe Dishwasher: Dead Samuraiat some point, he expressed that it’ll certainly be a long wait before gamers can expect to hear more.
Xbox 360
The Xbox 360 was Microsoft’s successor to its original Xbox video game console. The seventh-generation device was built as a direct competitor to consoles like Sony’s PS3 and Nintendo’s Wii.
