Back in 2021, a PlayStation display revealed that the long-rumored remake of Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic was in the works. Sadly, that was practically the last favorable piece of news we left that job– up previously.
Now in 2022, we found out that moms and dad business Embracer Group had actually dropped Aspyr as the designer and selected its own Saber Interactive as the replacement. A studio swap is normally uncomfortable news, however the evident writing on the wall came just 3 days earlier when Giant Bomb’s Jeff Grubb stated that “this video game is not being dealt with today.”
Thankfully, nevertheless, it looks like the reports of the KOTOR remake’s death might have been overemphasized. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier has tweeted that while he does not understand whether the video game will ever come out, he reports from 2 sources at Saber Interactive that they are still dealing with it. He shares, “Can’t state whether the KOTOR Remake will ever in fact *come out*, however yes, 2 individuals from Saber Interactive inform me they’re still on it, regardless of current reports that no one is dealing with the video game.” The status of the project remains uncertain as Embracer has yet to comment on the matter. CEO Lars Wingefors declined to provide a remark at a recent Embracer financial discussion, stating “I discover anything I state to this ends up being a heading, so that is my only remark.”
We may not discover much for a while, thinking about how Embracer is going through a troubled duration. Volition was closed down, Free Radical supposedly deals with closure, and its layoffs in simply one quarter have actually reached titanic percentages.
The situation is disappointing for both developers and players. Fans of the original game and those who have yet to experience it would likely hope for a remake. Whether that will ever in fact happen or not remains uncertain.
Tiago Manuel
Tiago is a freelancer who utilized to discuss cults in computer games. He now writes for Destructoid in an effort to find himself on the winning side when the robotic uprising comes.
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