Embracer’s Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake is reportedly not in lively growth.
That’s in response to Giant Bomb reporter Jeff Grubb, who mentioned the standing of the sport in mild of a latest remark made by Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors.
“I seen that something I say to this turns into a headline, so that’s my solely remark,” the chief mentioned final week when requested how he was feeling in regards to the remake, which was beforehand confirmed to be in growth at Embracer-owned studios Aspyr Media and Saber Interactive.
“The hearsay was that it acquired taken away from Aspyr, which has carried out lot of those Star Wars remasters and moved over to Saber Interactive,” Grubb mentioned.
“There have been rumours that it’s moved elsewhere since then. I simply wish to clear it up – this this sport will not be being labored on proper now, full cease. This sport will not be being labored on in any approach at any studio.”
Billed as a collaboration between Aspyr and manufacturing companions Lucasfilm Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment, the sport was introduced as a timed PS5 console unique throughout a PlayStation Showcase occasion in September 2021.
But the remake has reportedly been beset by issues over the past couple of years. Bloomberg claimed final summer time that Aspyr had stopped engaged on the sport and that the way forward for the title was up within the air.
Embracer had earlier confirmed that Saber Interactive was additionally engaged on the sport, and a few of Bloomberg’s sources mentioned they believed it was attainable Saber had taken over the event of the undertaking solely.
In September, Sony claimed that expired music licenses had been behind its latest transfer to unpublish social media posts in regards to the sport and delist its reveal trailer.
“Just to 100% affirm it, this sport will not be being labored on proper now,” Grubb reiterated.
He additionally mentioned he’d “heard echoes” that Sony desires “completely nothing to do with this going ahead”.
