Disney Insists There’s Still a Lot of Demand for Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic
With the future of the Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic remake up in the air, Disney has at least signalled its commitment to the much-loved role-playing game.
Speaking to Axios, Disney’s head of gaming, Sean Shoptaw, insisted “there's still a lot of demand for” KOTOR. “I’ll leave it there,” he concluded.
Amid continued silence from embattled games company Embracer about the status of its KOTOR remake, developer Saber Interactive was, as of November, reportedly still soldiering on with the project in some capacity.
The KOTOR Remake was thought dead after Embracer had Saber Interactive, the developer working on Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2, take over following significant trouble at original developer Aspyr.
Bloomberg reporter and reputable insider Jason Schreier posted on X/Twitter to say Saber Interactive is still working on the game, although question marks remain over whether it will ever actually come out, and if it does, what sort of game it will be.
The KOTOR remake was announced in 2021 as a PlayStation-published game, sparking excitement from fans of the original RPG. But we’ve heard little since, save reports of ongoing struggles with development. Last year, work on the KOTOR remake was reportedly paused indefinitely after disappointment over progress made. A demo built by Aspyr apparently failed to impress when shown to Lucasfilm and Sony, which led to development being put on hold. The remake’s art director Brad Prince and design director Jason Minor subsequently left the project.
Aspyr had worked on the KOTOR remake for three years before it was finally announced in Sony’s 2021 PlayStation Showcase, where it was revealed that original voice actor Jennifer Hale would be returning as Bastila Shan.
At the time,
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