It has been a while since we’ve heard any good news about the Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic remake. Initially announced at the PlayStation Showcase in 2021, the project has been plagued by a series of development issues, with its first iteration made by Aspyr reportedly ending up abruptly canceled, and development then being handed over to Saber Interactive.
The last update we got on the project’s status was in April of last year, when Saber Interactive’s CEO, Matthew Karch, stated that the game was “alive and well”. However, it remains unknown how much of Aspyr’s original work was discarded. This factor could significantly influence how long it takes for us to see the remake, assuming it is ever released.
Still, if you’re curious about the work that went into the first version of the KOTOR remake, you’ll be interested to know that we’ve come across a piece of concept art reimagining one of the original game’s locations.
Concept Art from KOTOR Remake Shows a Classic Location
The illustration comes from the website of a concept artist who worked at Aspyr until 2021. In it, we can see the top of the trees from Kashyyyk, the native planet of the Wookiees, and a location we can visit in the first game. Here, we can see a comparison between this concept art and its 2003 in-game version.
It’s immediately clear that the team intended to create a version of Kashyyyk with much denser detail and vegetation, but unfortunately, we can only wonder what this would have looked like in the final game.
Originally, the title was announced to be a PlayStation exclusive, but according to well-known insider Jeff Grubb, Sony ended up distancing itself from the project. It’s therefore to be expected that, if it is ever launched, the game will be available on most current platforms.
Despite the uncertainty surrounding the remake, Star Wars fans still have plenty to look forward to in video games. This includes the third installment in the Star Wars Jedi series, which will close out the Cal Kestis trilogy, as well as Star Wars: Zero Company, a tactical turn-based game in the style of XCOM, of which we have previously revealed the first images and its title.
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