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After Saber confirmed the remake of Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic is still alive, it seems Sony is no longer interested.
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Knights Of The Old Republic Remake – will it ever come out? (Picture: Lucasfilm Games)
After Saber Interactive recently confirmed the remake of Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic is still ‘alive and well’, it seems Sony is no longer interested.
Development on the Star Wars: Knights Of The Old Republic remake has been turbulent to say the least, since it was first announced in 2021 – with multiple developers and delays.
In 2022, a year after it was revealed, the project was delayed indefinitely by original developer Aspyr, with Saber Interactive later taking the reins as the main studio working on the remake.
The situation was further complicated when Saber Interactive became an independent company, after Embracer sold them off for $500 million last month. However, the studio’s CEO, Matthew Karch, recently confirmed the remake was still in active development, describing it as ‘alive and well’.
The remake, which was originally set to be published as an exclusive by Sony Interactive Entertainment, might still be in some trouble, according to one insider.
Jeff Grubb has claimed Sony now no longer wants anything to do with the project and that it is not an exclusive anymore.
After being asked about the status of the Knights Of The Old Republic remake on Twitter, Grubb replied: ‘My understanding is that Sony wants nothing to do with it anymore, which is why I thought it was dead. Obviously, though, Saber still seems very determined. And I have a lot of trust in Saber.’
There’s some other evidence to suggest Sony is no longer tied to the project too. As spotted by Twitter user Crusader3456 last year, PlayStation has hid the game’s 2021 reveal trailer on its YouTube channel, and deleted a number of social media posts tied to its announcement.
A PlayStation blog post for the remake is still live but the embedded trailer has been made private. Last year however, Sony claimed the reason for the takedown was due to the expiration of licenses in relation to the music, but that seems odd considering LucasFilm Games is also involved in the project.
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Saber Interactive is best known in recent years for titles like World War Z, Evil Dead: The Game, and the upcoming Jurassic Park: Survival. The studio has also collaborated with others on various ports, including The Witcher 3 on Switch and Halo: The Master Chief Collection.
A full blown remake of Knights Of The Old Republic – one of the most highly regarded role-playing games of all time – is like nothing they’ve ever done before, especially if they intend to make any significant changes to the game.
Saber is at least a better choice than Aspyr but a project of this scale and significance seems like it would require a far more experienced team than either.
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