Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
I ’ve been await for aStar Wars : Knights of the Old Republicremake for years , just like many fans , and a promising new update might not be enough to win over me that it ’s get along . While aKOTORremake was announcedin 2021 , it seemed like a dandy chance to bestow aStar Warsclassic back , but the time in between has been more troubling than encouraging . For geezerhood , it ’s felt like there ’s been more bad news for those of us who need a novel secret plan than near word .
AKOTORremake would be great , especially if it was done to the standard of timber set by some late game likeFinal Fantasy 7 RemakeandRebirth . Over the class , though , my faith in the projection has continually waned . With any other game , a new update would be a good thing , but it ’s hard to think anything right will come until it actually does .
It Sounds Like The KOTOR Remake Is Still On
For Now, Fans Can Keep Hope Alive
Willits ' tweet does n’t give any specific details about theKOTORremake . While it ’s easy to get into its inclusion in the implied pocket billiards of games , the want of details surrounding evolution advance follows a radiation diagram from the company . Back in April 2024 , CEO Matthew Karch toldIGNthat the remake was " alert and well , " and that it was " vindicated and obvious " the studio was working on the biz . That was thefirst official update in monthsand was keep up by more silence , butthis update is even less illuminating than the last .
Knights of the Old Republic has some of the most beloved characters in all of Star Wars . These characters are ones we would love to see in canon .
However anemic it may be , this is nonetheless an update , and it is unclouded that every project foretell is still being worked on , so fan should be ascertain that it has n’t been formally strike down yet . The prescribed posture is that the game is being made , and there is still hope to get somefixes to the glary romance issuesand other weaknesses of the originalKOTOR .
The Star Wars KOTOR Remake Has A Complex History
I’m Surprised It Wasn’t Outright Canceled
TheStar Wars : Knights of the Old Republicremake was announced in 2021 during the PlayStation Showcase Event , but a 2022 report state that theremake had been delay indefinitely , bring its ultimate destiny into head . At this point , the remake was being develop at Aspyr Media , know for cover plot porthole to platforms like MacOS . The spot worsened whenthe trailer video was taken down in 2023 , leaving the officialStar Warswebsite as one of the only places hosting the showcase video . While there were already some signs of military issue , the dawdler getting taken down was the big cue that might be seriously wrong .
Although his explanation is now static and protect , journalistJason Schreierreported the delay on X with details that Aspyr had fired two directors and told the staff the task was on pause .
The final nail in the coffin for me was whenVolition , theSaint ’s Rowdeveloper , announce it was closing down in an X post . While I ’m not aSaint ’s Rowfan , Volition was one of the first studios under the Embracer Group hold society to close . Aspyr is also under Embracer Group ’s umbrella , and in light ofa continuing chronological succession of studio apartment closures and secret plan cancelations , it seemed more and more unclouded thattheStar warfare KOTORremake was in actual trouble .
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Around the same time that Embracer started to reconstitute , ontogenesis of theKOTORremake shifted to Saber Interactive , which was then Aspyr ’s parent party under the Embracer umbrella . Saber was later divested from Embracer in 2024 , while Aspyr stick around behind as a lineal Embracer subsidiary . Between the maturation pauses and the stir corporate history , the development of theKOTORremake has never been stable .
I’ll Believe The KOTOR Remake When I See It
There’s Only So Many Times You Can Say Things
The recent update may sound promising to someone who has not kept up with the development of theStar war : Knights of the Old Republic Remake , but it does n’t sound as certain to me . This doubt does n’t come from negativity ; it come from having been cognizant of the labor ’s rocky chronicle . While Saber Interactive may indeed have the project in participating development , there ’s nothing to show that it ’s any closer to unloose nowthan it was several year ago .
It would be promiscuous to compare this hold off to the longsighted growing cycles for games likeGrand Theft Auto 6orThe Elder Scrolls 6 , but the situations are very different . Rockstar and Bethesda have been actively work on other projects , and the achiever of their companies and the scale of the game make for an inherently long procedure . It ’s not hard to believe that these projects are in productive maturation when the companies have been so financially secure and still release great titles .
It has been four years , but there have not been any gameplay or lagger shown for theKOTORremake since its initial announcement .
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Willitis is right that Saber Interactive is a major main developer , but it is n’t clear how many resources it can commit to a project on the scurf of theKOTORremake . A majorStar Warstitle is a big gamble , and while the blueprint for a successful remake is there , it may take longer to make than the developer could expect .
Star Wars : Knights of the Old Republic 2 - The Sith Lords , despite its rushed development , deserve to be remembered just as lovingly as the first biz .
While it ’s understandable that Saber would favour to avoid over - promising anything for the time being , it ’s hard to believe in the progress of a troubled undertaking that ’s still only being referred to in vague full term . Announcing something so too soon that there ’s not much to give fans is something that seldom works out well . Bethesda director and manufacturer Todd Howard establish a great example of this when he toldGQhe regret denote The Elder Scrolls 6 so early . While it drums up a heap of ballyhoo , that can terminate up falling flat soon after .
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To date , the official announcements have done nothing more than affirm that the game has n’t been outright scratch . According to the tweet from Willitis , the company will give information it has something " cool to share . " Hopefully , the developer will have something that meets this standard soon . Until it does , theStar Wars : horse of the Old Republicremake scarcely seems more sure now than it did years ago .
Sources : Tim Willits / X , IGN , Star Wars , Jason Schrieir / X , Volition / X , GQ
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