Update: Embracer Group officially took the game away from Aspyr due to the dissatisfaction of Sony and Lucasfilm. From this point on, the development process of the game will be in the hands of Saber Interactive. However, this delay seriously disrupted the release date of the game. The earliest predicted release date for KOTOR Remake is two years ahead.
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Today’s agenda was marked by the statements of Embracer Group. Embracer, which acquired the rights to The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, also acquired companies such as Tripwire Interactive, Singtrix and Bitwave Games . As an exciting process begins for Lord of the Rings fans, Star Wars fans may be smiling. According to Bloomberg, Embracer may change studios for a remake of Knights of the Old Republic.
Under normal circumstances, Aspyr;s KOTOR Remake was postponed indefinitely due to problems within the studio. However, according to recent reports, Aspyr;s parent company Saber Interactive may start working on Kotor. “The AAA project of one of the groups was moved to another studio within the group. This decision was made to protect the quality bar of the brand. We do not foresee any postponement due to this transfer.” Embracer did not name the game, but several different sources agree that it is Kotor.
Announced last September nearly a year ago, KOTOR Remake would first come to PS5 and then PC. In fact, the last period of 2022 was specified as the release date. However, when Aspyr’s former design director Brad Prince and art director Jason Minor decided to lay off a few jobs, the project was left in limbo. If the game Embracer is talking about is really Kotor, and Saber Interactive has started working on the game with all its might (or is already working), this uncertain postponement date could extend to 2023, if not the end of 2022. We are eagerly waiting for good weather in this regard, may the power be with all of us.
