Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic is not coming out anytime soon. Announced in September 2021, the game was scheduled to arrive in late 2022 at the earliest. However, development will be chaotic, according to Bloomberg. It should not be expected before 2025.
Jason Schreier, the most famous video game journalist on the planet, dropped this little bombshell. Aspyr studio simply put the project on hold puts workers into technical unemployment. The art director and design director were also fired. Authorities are not at all happy with the result.
Star Wars KOTOR not expected to be released before 2025
As Jason Schreier said, everything was going to happen on June 30th. The development team would present a demo to the experts of Lucasfilm (responsible for the franchise) and Sony (trading partner). Confidence was in place, as the developers took pride in their work. but this presentation eventually turned into a tragedy.
Like Aspyr executives, both companies didn’t like the demo at all. If we don’t know the details, we know that he “not designed to meet expectations” and it interfered with the development of the game as it required a disproportionate amount of time and money. At the center of the problem would be other data: Aspyr would like to release the game by the end of 2022, but the project seems. little progress, so much so that the 2025 horizon is now more realistic. In both cases, Aspyr has reportedly decided to lay off two development managers and put the project on hold. The studio would be looking for new partners to assist him in his mission.
Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic is an important project for Aspyr. The studio, which is a regular of the ports, He should show that he knows how to break blockbusters. KOTOR should also be one of the first Star Wars (Disney era) games not developed by EA.
As a reminder, KOTOR is a remake of the game of the same name released in 2003.. Developed by Bioware, the original game made its mark thanks to its setting in the distant past of Star Wars and its gripping storyline. Ironically, Aspyr took care of the Android and iOS port.
Source : Bloomberg
