Another killer will most likely be removed from Dead by Daylight. Which license are the developers losing this time?
Dead by Daylight is a game that has grown almost continuously over the last 7 years. But at least in terms of content, the horror game had to accept a cut, because the developers lost the “Stranger Things” license again after a few years. Now a second killer could meet the same fate and be eliminated from the game. We’re talking about Leatherface, also known as “Bubba” from “Texas Chainsaw Massace”.
Where did the rumor come from? There are already first indications in the PTB for the next patch. There Dataminer had found some new clues in the game files. Leatherface’s known perks have received additional lines of code indicating that the perks will soon be given “alternate names”.
This was also the case with the “Stranger Things” chapter. When the characters were withdrawn from sale, all of the character’s perks were renamed and became “free” perks that can be unlocked by anyone.
The Twitter account “DbDLeaks” provides a second clue to Leatherface’s disappearance. While this is not an official Dead by Daylight Twitter account, data from upcoming events has been leaked here consistently and reliably over the past few years. DbDLeaks wrote on January 6th:
Take care, Bubba. Enjoy your last few months in the fog. I will forever miss being camped in the basement by you.
Is that likely? Unfortunately it is, yes. This is mainly because the Texas Chainsaw Massace franchise plans to release its own horror game, which will be released in 2023. So it seems likely that the makers want to secure exclusive rights to the franchise in order to have Leatherface in their game – and not in a completely different game at the same time.
What would that mean? If Dead by Daylight really loses the license from “Texas Chainsaw Massacre”, then – as was the case with Stranger Things – the character would probably be withdrawn from sale. The killer would then no longer be available for new players. Anyone who has already bought the character and its perks in the past should probably keep it and continue to use it, as was the case with the Demogorgon, Nancy and Steve.
There’s still no official announcement from Dead by Daylight on the matter, but if you haven’t picked up Leatherface yet, you should prepare yourselves to do so in the coming weeks – before it might be too late.