At the start of 2023, Electronic Arts & EA Motive rolled out the modern remake for Dead Space. In our review, Rectify Gaming scored it a 9.5/10. “It’s a return to the survival horror the franchise was known for, and it feels like Dead Space’s unique sci-fi style has been truly perfected for the first time. Every shot, grunt, and pounce come to life and helps scare you when needed.”
The excitement for Dead Space reached new heights naturally. Around that time, we also saw Issac Clarke featured with his own in-game items in Fortnite as well. The following year, the series crossed over with Battlefield 2042 with a limited-time mode that featured Necromorphs in the survival mode inspired by Dead Space.
Now recently, it appears that chances for more Dead Space is likely out the window. From former producer Chuck Beaver, he is not confident the numbers are there for a new mainline entry to be realized. Beaver elaborated when speaking to FRVR Podcast.
“Horror games have a bit of a ceiling, you know, and I think the number back in [former EA VP] Frank Gibeau’s day was 5 million units to keep going on Dead Space,” he continued. “I think the number is like 15 million units now, given the cost of things,” Beaver said. He added, joking it won’t be “until AI makes it apparently easy for you and I to just type ‘make Dead Space 4’” that the game won’t come to fruition.
He continued: “Any of the Resident Evils are selling around seven million [units], that’s a pretty good number,” the producer explained. “Like you can make that hunt for some amount of stuff. But, you know, companies now are looking for the next Fortnite. They need something that is a perennial moneymaker… something like a single-player package game with no live=service offering that’s like it’s just a dinosaur fossil of a business model.”
However, this sentiment towards the Dead Space IP isn’t entirely surprising to hear. Back in December, InsiderGaming reported that sources within Electronic Arts put the series “on ice”. The report then dismantled any hope for more remakes as well as a continuation of the original trilogy. At the time anticipating a big deal with investors in the Middle East, the publisher was not looking to expand another franchise then. You can read the full report by heading here.
Are you surprised by this update regarding Dead Space?
Source: FRVR Podcast
