Set in a galaxy far, far away, and released almost 20 years ago, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remains a beloved video game classic amongst Star Wars fans.
Although rumors about a new Knights of the Old Republic game started circulating in January 2021, and fans have been petitioning for a KOTOR remake for next-generation consoles since 2020, neither project was reported to be happening, until now. Recently, gaming industry insider Jason Schreier told Game Rant that a remake of the game is on its way.
Schreier confirmed to the gaming news site that EA won’t be creating the game’s remake. Instead, it will reportedly be created by gaming studio Aspyr Media and is believed to be in development. At the time of this writing, it’s not clear if the remake will be solely focused on compatibility to next-generation platforms or if it will be a complete redesign/update of in-game graphics and functions.
This won’t be the first time Aspyr Media worked on the KOTOR. In 2013, Aspyr Media worked on updating KOTOR‘s mobile ports (allowing the game to be played on Macs, Androids and iOS) — right around the game’s tenth anniversary. Despite the game being a fan-favorite, the game has yet to be released on any Nintendo or PlayStation platform.
In September 2020, a Star Wars fan created a petition to convince EA and Disney to develop a 20th Anniversary, next-generation remake of KOTOR. Since the news of a reported remake broke, the petition has been regaining traction, containing over 19,130 signatures.
Released in 2003, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is an RPG game set 4,000 years before the original Star Wars trilogy. The game centers on a mysterious Jedi, traveling the galaxy while attempting to defeat Darth Malak. During his travels, the Jedi forms a crew to help his quest. Notably, the game allows players to join either the Light or Dark Side of the Force, based on their in-game choices. BioWare developed the game and it was published by LucasArts. In 2004, Knights of the Old Republic II — The Sith Lords, was released.
At the time of this writing, Aspyr Media has yet to confirm these statements.
Source: Game Rant
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