Destiny Of The Previous Republic

Holy crap, the Sport Awards 2025 began off with an enormous shock: Star Wars: Destiny of the Previous Republic! A religious successor to KOTOR from Casey Hudson and set within the Expanded Universe! Wowza, that’s thrilling stuff. Right here’s all the pieces we all know proper now about this upcoming Star Wars recreation.

What’s Star Wars: Destiny of the Previous Republic? 

Destiny of the Previous Republic, or as all of the cool children name it, “FOTOR,” is a newly introduced single-player Star Wars motion RPG that’s set in the identical period because the beloved Knights of the Previous Republic video games, the less-loved-but-still-good MMO spin-off, and all the varied tie-in media. It was revealed in the course of the Sport Awards 2025. Right here’s the superior trailer:

OMG! Is that this Knights of the Previous Republic 3?

Nope! However Lucasfilm, Casey Hudson, and Arcanaut Studios have referred to FOTOR as a “religious successor” to these video games that happen in the identical period of the Star Wars franchise. It additionally isn’t a turn-based RPG, however it’ll function many decisions, and the folks making it have hinted at gamers having the ability to play as both good or unhealthy characters, one thing that was a giant a part of KOTOR.

Wait, who’s Casey Hudson?

Hudson was the director behind BioWare’s authentic Knights of the Previous Republic and would additionally assist create and lead Mass Impact after KOTOR. His return to Star Wars and the Previous Republic franchise is a giant cause why persons are tremendous enthusiastic about this recreation, and in addition why so many individuals assume it’s KOTOR 3. (It isn’t, as defined above.)

When does Destiny of the Previous Republic happen?

We don’t actually know a lot about FOTOR’s setting and story but. The trailer exhibits off some new characters who will probably be concerned within the full recreation, however Hudson and Lucasfilm are being tight-lipped about any particular particulars. They did, nevertheless, verify that this isn’t a direct sequel to KOTOR or KOTOR 2. As an alternative, it’ll function a brand new story, new areas, new characters, and so forth. But when I had been a betting man, I’d wager some credit that components, characters, and areas from these previous video games would possibly present up in some kind or one other in FOTOR. 

Is it canon? Or Legends?

Once more, we’ve not been given a transparent reply to this query, however I’d be shocked if FOTOR was canon with the movies. The Previous Republic video games, books, and comics had been all a part of the previous Expanded Universe, which was made non-canon after Disney purchased Star Wars over a decade in the past. Whereas some components of the Previous Republic universe have been made canon, just like the Rakatan species, the majority of the Previous Republic is now not canon.

However who cares?! The Previous Republic MMO has been going sturdy for years now, telling new Legends tales. I believe it’s nice, truly, that Lucasfilm appears prepared to let extra tasks be made that aren’t canon, however as a substitute are a part of the previous EU. That’s a win for everybody in my e book. And it lets FOTOR do its personal factor with out having to twist itself in narrative knots and retcons so as to match within the canon timeline.

Who’s making FOTOR?

As talked about, Casey Hudson is directing, and Destiny of the Previous Republic is being developed by Arcanaut Studios, a brand new firm based by Hudson earlier this 12 months. That really leads us completely into the following query…

That is Star Wars: Destiny of the Previous Republic, a single participant narrative-driven motion RPG and religious successor to Star Wars: Knights of the Previous Republic.

Engaged on KOTOR was a defining expertise of my profession. It is a dream come true for me and our group of unimaginable… pic.twitter.com/unx3HvoyUG

— Casey Hudson (@CaseyDHudson) December 12, 2025

When is it popping out?

Oh boy, I’ve obtained unhealthy information for you: Most likely not anytime quickly. Bear in mind, Arcanaut Studios was simply created earlier this 12 months. Meaning this recreation is probably going nonetheless in pre-production or has simply entered growth. We’re very, very early within the course of right here, and as identified by Bloomberg reporter Jason Schreier, FOTOR is nearly definitely not a PS5 recreation and may not be launched till 2030.

AAA video games take a very long time to make, and the time to create them is getting longer as video games get extra sophisticated and visually spectacular. That is additionally a brand new studio that’s nonetheless determining its tradition, its instruments, and studying easy methods to work collectively. So yeah, the earliest I’d count on Destiny of the Republic to launch is late 2028, and that’s being extraordinarily hopeful and would probably contain a ton of crunch and help studios. The extra cheap possibility is 2030 or later. Which, yeah, might imply FOTOR is a late PlayStation 6 recreation and/or an early PlayStation 7 launch.

What platforms is Destiny of the Previous Republic launching on?

PC virtually for positive. Past that, no thought. Nothing confirmed, and primarily based on what number of years away will probably be, probably not PS5, Xbox Collection X/S, or Change 2.

Will I get to make use of a lightsaber?

Yeah. The trailer principally confirmed that. You must concentrate extra.