Speculation has been circling that BioWare's critically acclaimed RPG Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic will be remastered for Xbox One in 2016.
Neither BioWare or LucasArts have confirmed a remake is in the works but a reporter from Cinelinx claims to have heard from several sources that Knights of the Old Republic will be getting an overhaul to make it enjoyable for new and returning players. Supposedly, the remaster will be announced at the end of this year for a release in late 2016.
The rumour may have some traction to it, as there seems to be quite a lot of developer attention being cast upon the decade-old series. Knights of the Old Republic II recently got a big, official update on Steam and a mobile version of the game was released on Google Play back in April. This is further compounded by the allegations that Xbox reportedly sent a cease and desist order to non-profit Rum Runner Entertainment who were working on a fan-made remaster of the game which was due to be released in December 2014.
If the rumour is true, it could end up being a genius move on the part of Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who joked on Twitter last year about putting his vote in for a remaster of the long popular franchise.
Either way, this is definitely one story that we'll be keeping our eye on.
What do you make of the speculation? Let us know in the comments below.
[source cinelinx.com]
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I would usually put this down as nonsense but a host of updates were just applied via patch to Obsidian's KOTOR 2 so who knows. Would be a day one purchase for me.
I'm dubious as well but the signs are all positive. Would also be a day one purchase for me
If they remastered 1 & 2 into one big game then I would a very happy man. Day One all the way for me. Played them both and enjoyed them immensely. Also I'd welcome a remaster or sequel to Jade Empire, but that highly unlikely to happen ðŸ˜
Well I just beat KotOR a few weeks ago for the first time, so I doubt I would get this since I have so many other games to play. This would be nice for fans of the series who don't have a PC or an original Xbox if this turns out true.
I could believe this and I want to believe
Strange. I thought KOTOR (and other Star Wars games) were no longer canon?
I always preferred KotOR 2 over the original (possibly due to the fact it was the first game, along with Halo 2, I got on my original Xbox) so would prefer to have both remastered. That being said, both are available on Steam for a few pounds, with quite a few really good mods to tart up the graphics and add new areas. Announce that both are getting remastered and I'll hand you over my money right now!
@Kage_88 I think all that stuff now comes under the Star Wars Legends banner now.
Omg! Omg! Om........
(Passes out from pure joy)
I'm all for it if MS can work out a deal with EA where MS gets to publish it.
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