Saber Interactive seems determined to give fans the Star Wars KOTOR Remake they deserve. The enthusiasm, however, is not shared by one of the big fish behind the game’s genesis.
Remember in 2021: to everyone’s surprise, Star Wars KOTOR Remake was announced with great fanfare during a PlayStation Showcase. Three years and several problems later, it seems that Sony’s gaming branch has drastically changed its mind on the subject. In any case, this is what Jeff Grubb suggests.
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In the family of games with very complicated development, Star Wars KOTOR Remake occupies a place of dubious privilege. Released in 2003, the legendary original title developed by BioWare is still considered one of the best Star Wars games of all time. The announcement of a Remake in 2021 during a PlayStation Showcase therefore ignited the crowds. The project was originally entrusted to Aspyr Media, under the supervision of Embracer.
Things then became greatly complicated internally. The baby was partly entrusted to Saber Interactive, then finally entirely. The latter was then sold by Embracer, desperately short of cash, for $500 million. Saber Interactive took the opportunity to take a breather and say “ determined » to see this ambitious project through to the end. But this could ultimately be done without the support of PlayStation, to which we owe the first announcement of Star Wars KOTOR Remake in 2021. At that time, the brand had in fact secured the exclusive rights for the game on PS5. According to Jeff Grubb, Sony no longer wants “ nothing more to do » with this game after all these complications.
Rather on the Light or Dark side for the fate of the Remake?
Star Wars KOTOR Remake would have lost one of its biggest original supporters. Should we therefore be worried about the state in which he will emerge one visibly distant, very distant day? Despite this disappointment, Saber Interactive does not seem to be dismantling in any case. Its CEO Matthew Karch indicated in this sense that the game is “ alive and well “. The stakes are high, however, given the colossal aura that BioWare’s original title has.
Does Saber Interactive have the shoulders strong enough for this task? Aside from a solid Crysis Remaster, its recent productions haven’t been huge successes. Remember that it is to this studio that we owe World War Z and Evil Dead, games that are all in all nice, but nothing more. The future will tell us if they will be able to achieve a real tour de force on the Remake of the legendary KOTOR.