Regardless of a latest Bloomberg report (opens in new tab)that the Knights of the Previous Republic remake was “delayed indefinitely,” the sport would possibly nonetheless be on its manner this 12 months.
In line with a monetary report (opens in new tab) from Embracer Group, the IP-hungry (opens in new tab) father or mother firm of the studios engaged on the sport, “One of many Group’s AAA tasks has transitioned to a different studio inside 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 want it to be for the title.”
That positive sounds prefer it may very well be the results of what Bloomberg known as a “studio shakeup” after the undertaking instantly misplaced two administrators after the higher-ups have been unimpressed with a vertical slice, or an inner demo to showcase the progress of the sport. Consequently, builders on the studio advised Bloomberg they did not anticipate it to return out till 2025.
Embracer did not say what developer the undertaking has moved to, nevertheless it may very well 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 “huge, huge product” that might “require plenty of time and effort to make good.”
The Knights of the Previous 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 sport remains to be unclear. No matter it’s, it is clearly giving its builders bother.
