Saber had beforehand been mainly focusing on outsourcing work for the KOTOR remake. According to Bloomberg’s report, some staff members at Aspyr believe Saber Interactive may now completely take over the project. Now, it appears that 2025 is a more realistic release window for the game.Įarlier this year, Embracer Group had announced that Saber Interactive would also work with Aspyr on the remake project. Two people who are familiar with the project said to Bloomberg that Aspyr Media had informed its staff and partners that the studio was targeting a late 2022 release of the game. A source for Bloomberg who is said to be familiar with the internal discussions reportedly suggested that since a large amount of time and money went into the demo, the current course of the KOTOR remake was no longer sustainable.Īnother possible issue was the release timeline. Aspyr and parent company Embracer Group AB didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment by Bloomberg by the time the article was published.īased on two people who were in a meeting with Aspyr’s studio heads, the executives told their staff that the vertical slice demo did not meet their expectations, and the project has been put on pause. Minor later issued a post on social media indicating that he was not expecting a termination from the project. A source who is familiar with the project said to Bloomberg that developers were “excited” about the demo and believed it was on track.Ī week later, Aspyr fired the game’s design director Brad Prince, along with its art director Jason Minor. The demo was created to showcase the vertical gameplay slice to production partners at Lucasfilm Ltd. Bloomberg reports that Apsyr finalized a vertical slice demo on June 30. Additionally, sources close to the project informed Bloomberg that Aspyr’s top executives told employees that the game is now on hold, as Aspyr is now looking for new contracts and development opportunities.Īspyr Media had already been developing the KOTOR remake for almost three years before the issues began. Aspyr Media reportedly fired the game’s art director and design director earlier this month. STAR WARS: KNIGHTS OF THE OLD REPUBLIC REMAKE PUT ON INDEFINITE HOLDĪccording to a report by Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier, the planned remake has been indefinitely delayed, and the project appears to be in jeopardy.
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