Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake is the highly anticipated game that has been postponed indefinitely due to issues at Aspyr Media.
The previously announced Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake has been postponed indefinitely. Longtime Star Wars PC developer Aspyr Media has surprised many fans by announcing that they are working on a next-gen remake of the popular 2003 role-playing game Star Wars. Wars: Knights of the Old Republic during the Sony PlayStation Showcase live stream last September – especially since it was revealed to be a PlayStation 5-specific title at launch.
Aside from the remake seemingly exclusive to PS5 at first, many fans have been speculating on how this new version of Knights of the Old Republic will change the gameplay established by original developer BioWare and whether it borrows from more contemporary RPGs like 2020’s Final Fantasy VII Remake. Others wondered if KOTOR Remake’s story would be changed to fit Disney’s standards of the Star Wars Expanded Universe reboot, especially after KOTOR protagonist Darth Revan was mentioned. coming in new media like Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker 2019.
Earlier today, game news writer and industry insider Jason Schreier reported that Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake has been indefinitely paused due to a major change to developer Aspyr, like recorded in his latest article for Bloomberg. The studio reportedly fired two of its directors in early July and informed the rest of the staff that their latest project had been put on hold until they could figure out what to do next in the wake of the upheaval. this. Earlier, Aspyr was said to have completed a “vertical slice” demo of KOTOR Remake to show off to production partners Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC and Sony Group Corp – and that the employees involved were said to be very satisfied and excited about their jobs prior to the news of the delay.
However, Aspyr heads later told staff that this vertical slice (a short slice of the game in development) wasn’t where they expected it to be not long after design director Brad Prince and Art director Jason Minor ignored it – and an insider claims that a disproportionate amount of time and money was spent on this demo. Another complication will come in the timetable Asypr has established for the release of Star Wars: KOTOR Remake. According to two other internal sources, Aspyr has told its employees and partners that the game could be released by the end of 2022, while the development staff countered by saying that 2025 will be a year. the most appropriate release time.
Unfortunately, it looks like staff issues and upheaval at Aspyr have resulted in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake being postponed indefinitely. Only time will tell if the studio will continue working on this exciting project, but for now it doesn’t look like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake will be released any time soon. In the meantime, Star Wars game fans at least have next year’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor to look forward to.
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