Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic development has been paused and two game directors have been fired this month, according to the latest reports.
PlayStation 5 console exclusive Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic is going through rough development waters at the moment, Bloomberg reports . This remake of the iconic 2003 RPG title has been delayed indefinitely.
Apparently, the development team are now trying to figure out the direction for the game, which has lost two major directors this month. Both the game's art director and design director have been fired by Aspyr.
If that's not a cause for alarm bells, the report also states that in a series of meetings this month, Aspyr's studio heads told employees that Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic is on pause as the company looks for new contracts and development opportunities.
On top of this, Aspyr apparently told partners and staff that they plan to release the game by the end of 2022 but the developers say 2025 is now a more realistic target.
This paints a pretty grim picture for the fans who are eagerly anticipating the remake but also for Aspyr and the game itself. Sony will probably be disappointed too since this was supposed to be another big PlayStation exclusive.
On the other hand, the Xbox team should be happy with their decision to turn down the opportunity to co-develop the game and eventually make it an Xbox exclusive.
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Given that the game seems to be in serious trouble, it's safe to say that Xbox dodged a bullet (or a plasma projectile) with the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic remake.
Focusing on their own IP is probably the smartest thing Phil Spencer and his team have done over the last years and with the Bethesda acquisition and Activision Blizzard one just around the corner , they will have one of the biggest and most impressive IP portfolios in the world.
Yes, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic as a PlayStation exclusive certainly hurt Xbox fans given that the original was exclusive to Xbox but there will be plenty of Xbox exclusives in the coming years to ease that pain.
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Aspyr and PlayStation are currently working on Star Wars: KOTOR Remake but it was Xbox that had the chance to co-develop the game first.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KOTOR) Remake was officially announced by Aspyr Studios and PlayStation last year, to everyone's surprise. KOTOR was originally an Xbox exclusive title and to see the remake announced at the PlayStation showcase along with the PlayStation logo caused a lot of heated discussions among the fans.
Some were surprised that Xbox allowed this to happen while others praised Sony for making the move and taking one of the most iconic Xbox games to make it a PlayStation exclusive.
But, it seems that Xbox have passed on a chance to develop the KOTOR remake. Popular YouTuber MrMattyPlays claims that according to his sources, Xbox were approached for the remake but they turned it down.
"I've been told by sources who have been accurate in the past that Xbox was approached for the KOTOR Remake and they turned it down," he said.
He adds that he does not know when exactly the deal was struck for the KOTOR Remake but his sources state that Xbox turned such an opportunity very recently.
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The reason? Well, frankly, no one knows for sure. We know that all Xbox studios are busy developing new games so it's possible that Xbox simply did not have the manpower at that time to accept the deal.
It's also possible that Xbox want to focus on their own IP, instead of working on franchises that they don't and won't ever own.
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