3 articles · Updated · Video Games Chronicle · May 18
An early opening cinematic from the scrapped Aspyr version of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic has surfaced online, offering the clearest look yet at the remake before it was rebooted.
The clip—reportedly taken from an artist's portfolio—shows the player character and Trask Ulgo moving through the opening ship sequence in a greybox build with placeholder sound effects.
One notable change from the 2003 original is a voiced player character, though it remains unclear whether that would have extended beyond cutscenes.
Multiple reports have said the Aspyr-led project ran into development trouble and was later shifted to Saber Interactive, but the remake's current status is still unknown.
The wider Old Republic universe remains active: at The Game Awards in 2025, original KOTOR director Casey Hudson unveiled Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic as a spiritual successor.
With KOTOR's director making a new RPG, has the troubled official remake already lost its audience?
Is a new developer-first funding model the key to finally escaping AAA gaming's development hell?