Buddies, I am starting to fret that we would not ever see the Knights of the Outdated Republic remake in any respect. It could have made a splash at its announcement throughout a 2021 PlayStation showcase, but it surely’s been hanging on by a thread ever since a vertical slice demo—meant to indicate off all the sport’s options in a bitesize package deal—reportedly went down like a lead balloon in entrance of LucasFilm and Sony execs again in July 2022. It was “delayed indefinitely,” and its growth was moved to an unspecified “inner” studio at Embracer Group (probably to Aspyr mum or dad firm Saber Interactive, per a Bloomberg report).
Nicely, the newest information is not good, I am afraid. As was first noticed by intrepid Reddit customers on the Gaming Leaks and Rumours subreddit (by way of Kotaku), Sony seems to be on a quest to Order 66 any point out of the mission on its varied social media channels. The unique brief teaser for the remake has been set to non-public on PlayStation’s YouTube channel, and a Twitter person named Crusader3456 later observed {that a} practically each tweet promoting the remake from 2021 has been mysteriously deleted from the PlayStation Twitter account.
The one remaining tweet that even mentions the KOTOR remake on PlayStation’s Twitter is a single entry from the day of the 2021 showcase, the place it was talked about alongside God of Battle Ragnarok and “different new PlayStation Studios titles”. Over on YouTube, the trailer nonetheless exists as a part of PlayStation’s video of all the 2021 showcase—the corporate hasn’t gone as far as to delete that complete factor—and you’ll nonetheless discover a chat with the devs on PlayStation’s channel as a part of a post-showcase collection of interviews. However, effectively, I feel the one cause these aren’t gone is as a result of different video games are featured there.
I’ve reached out to Sony and Embracer for touch upon this story, and I am going to replace if I hear again.
It isn’t wanting good, is it? I am no enterprise skilled, however I do not assume corporations usually got down to delete practically all proof of product bulletins in the event that they nonetheless have any hope of popping out. Plus, with Aspyr and Saber proprietor Embracer Group discovering itself in dire straits after a $2 billion deal fell via final Might, I’ve to think about execs there aren’t eager to throw good cash after unhealthy on a mission that is run into the rocks.
Nonetheless, it isn’t a full-throated cancellation, and there is all the time an opportunity that is just a few worrying housecleaning on the a part of Sony’s social media group. Maybe the corporate simply does not desire a bunch of promoting mendacity round for a mission that is very a lot in limbo, or possibly the trailer is now not consultant of no matter it’s the sport will ultimately be. I am probably not positive how that may be the case, on condition that it simply consisted of Darth Revan twirling a lightsaber about and Jennifer Hale’s Bastila saying some foreboding Jedi stuff, however hope springs everlasting.
However to be trustworthy, I am pessimistic about this one. I used to be excited to play a KOTOR remake—the unique was a formative sport for me and nonetheless one in all my favourites—however I can not assist however see a repeat of the disastrous expertise of Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 right here. Besides as an alternative of pushing to ultimately launch one thing, something, in the best way that Paradox did, I get the sensation that Sony and Embracer would possibly as an alternative be predisposed to only reduce their losses and transfer on. I hope I am improper, however I’ve received a nasty feeling about this.
