Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic has a remake in the works as confirmed by Jason Schreier. Find out what you can expect to see from the game and when can it’ll probably be released.
Released in 2003, Knights of the Old Republic or KOTOR was the first Star Wars role-playing game ever made. This is why this update is such a big deal. The game was one of the most beloved, highly-rated Star Wars games of all time. To this day, there’s still nothing like it. Star Wars The Old Republic, which was released in 2011, comes close but KOTOR is a single-player role-playing game, while Star Wars The Old Republic is an MMORPG, providing an entirely different gameplay experience.
1:16 However, there’s been no official announcement of the Knights of the Old Republic remake, which might make you question whether or not this being confirmed is actually real. Jason Schreier, who’s probably the most well-known and most reliable journalist in gaming, confirmed during an appearance on the MinnMax Show that the Knights of the Old Republic remake is, in fact, happening.
It was also confirmed that EA BioWare is not making the game but rather Aspyr is. Aspyr had a lot of experience with Star Wars as they released other Star Wars games before such as Star Wars Racer, Jedi Outcast, Jedi Academy, and Knights of the Old Republic II for mobile.
3:19 Is this going to be an actual remake, a remaster, or a port? A remake would require a full rebuild of the game. It would basically be a new game, built in a different game engine, with completely new models, new textures, environments, worlds, maybe voice acting, animation…everything. A remaster would mean taking the original game and upscaling graphics, updating some textures, replacing some models, and giving it a fresher, more modern look, but the game would still be the original game.
On the other hand, a port is what Aspyr has done with all their other Star Wars re-releases. They take the original game and make it run on new consoles and hardware, only updating things like frame rate, controls, and other simple stuff. No new graphics, textures, and assets. So, if Knights of the Old Republic is in fact a remake and not a remaster or port, then how will the game actually work?
7:03 It’s likely we’ll see the Knights of the Old Republic remake release either 2022 or 2023, but there’s been no official announcement of the game just yet. If there are new voice actors, newly-built worlds, textures, models, and so on, will the game still have the same charm as the original? Will it still work in the same context with anyone that’s played it? Would it still feel the same? What do you think?