The next Star Wars RPG has been delayed

Date:
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:00:00 +0000

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As if a million Kotor fans suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

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The upcoming Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake has been delayed indefinitely following development trouble at Aspyr.

The development team working on Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Remake showcased a vertical slice (a short proof-of-concept demo designed to demonstrate a games major features) to publishers at Lucasfilm and Sony in late June. According to Bloomberg , the demo wasnt well received and Aspyrs studio heads have since said the game has been put on pause.

Shortly after the demo, design director Brad Prince and art director Jason Minor were fired from the project, surprising some developers who were
excited about the game and felt it was on track. Aspyrs studio heads reportedly said the demo wasnt in the state they expected it to be. Keep waiting, meatbags (Image credit: Aspyr Media)

Aspyr had originally planned to release the Knights of the Old Republic
Remake by the end of 2022, but those working on the project suspect a more realistic timeframe is 2025. Given the studios recent firings, and that its still hiring for several senior positions including a creative director and several senior software engineer positions, dont expect the game to appear anytime soon.

Its possible that Aspyr wont be the one to release it at all. Embracer, the studios parent company, announced back in May that another of its subsidiaries, Saber Interactive, was joining the project. According to Bloomberg, some Aspyr employees believe Saber may eventually take over full development of the game.

These are only the latest disruptions to the studio. Ex-lead producer Ryan Treadwell left Aspyr in May earlier this year for VR developer Skydance Interactive according to his LinkedIn profile . And writer Sam Maggs left the project after nine months in 2021. With the game now on hold, series fans who were excited to see the classic 2003 RPG rebooted and brought to the PS5 will have to hold their breath.

Aside from Knights of the Old Republics acclaim, this remake is noteworthy as one of the first modern Star Wars games to be developed outside of EA. The publisher signed a licensing exclusivity deal in 2013, which is set to expire next year. Several Star Wars titles have already been announced in anticipation, including three new games from Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order developer Respawn. It'll be some time before they release, however, and the next game set in the galaxy far, far away was only recently delayed to next year . PSVR 2 is getting a game-changing new feature



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