Regardless of a current Bloomberg report (opens in new tab)that the Knights of the Outdated Republic remake was “delayed indefinitely,” the sport would possibly nonetheless be on its means this yr.
In response to a monetary report (opens in new tab) from Embracer Group, the IP-hungry (opens in new tab) dad or mum firm of the studios engaged on the sport, “One of many Group’s AAA tasks has transitioned to a different studio throughout the Group,” and that it is not “anticipating any materials delays for the title primarily based on this transition.” The corporate stated the delay was to “guarantee the standard bar is the place we’d like it to be for the title.”
That positive sounds prefer it might be the results of what Bloomberg known as a “studio shakeup” after the challenge immediately misplaced two administrators after the higher-ups had been unimpressed with a vertical slice, or an inside demo to showcase the progress of the sport. Consequently, builders on the studio advised Bloomberg they did not count on it to come back out till 2025.
Embracer did not say what developer the challenge has moved to, however it might be Saber Interactive, who we all know began engaged on the sport alongside Aspyr in Might. On the time, Saber known as the remake a “large, large product” that will “require lots of time and effort to make good.”
The Knights of the Outdated Republic remake solely has one trailer (opens in new tab) that’s extra temper than something. The scope of the remake and the way a lot has been modified and saved from the virtually 20-year-old recreation continues to be unclear. No matter it’s, it is clearly giving its builders bother.
