Remember the days of PlayStation 3 and Xbox One when companies were caught creating CG render trailers that misrepresented gameplay? These days, every game is announced with a CG trailer, but it doesn’t necessarily mean the game is anywhere near completion. Take Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, for example, which may not have even had a single line of code written yet.
The new studio behind the game was just formed this year, and considering AAA games take several years to develop, we may not see Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic until the next decade, if it ever gets made at all. Star Wars titles announced at events have a tendency to disappear into development hell, like Star Wars: 1313 and Star Wars: Eclipse.
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic – Remake was announced in 2021, but rumors suggest the game was scrapped and is now being developed by Mad Head Games. And now, we have Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, unveiled at The Game Awards 2025.
“Being set in the past gives us an immense amount of open space to tell new original Star Wars stories, while staying true to the spirit of the galaxy we all love. There are, quite literally, infinite stories to tell. While we will always honor and celebrate the core saga, it’s crucial to explore new territory, meet new characters, and see new parts of the galaxy,” said VP and GM of Lucasfilm Games Douglas Reilly.
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