Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic director Casey Hudson promises release date before 2030 — “I’m not getting any younger!”

There were tons of exciting announcements of new and upcoming games woven between award winner reveals during The Game Awards 2025. For many, though, the biggest, most exciting world premiere was the reveal of Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic shown early in the showcase.

This new Star Wars game headed to PC and consoles (Xbox Series X|S and PS5, most likely, and realistically, whatever next-gen consoles are out when it launches) will be a single-player action RPG set in the Old Republic era of the franchise’s timeline, with players able to drift towards the Light or Dark side of the Force throughout their journey.

Little else is known about the title itself beyond the fact its trailer was made with Unreal Engine 5. But something that makes the game especially exciting is that it’s being made by Arcanaut Studios — a team of veteran developers working with Lucasfilm Games that’s being led by Casey Hudson.

Longtime RPG and Star Wars fans may recognize Hudson as the director of the beloved 2003 BioWare title Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, as well as the Electronic Arts studio's acclaimed Mass Effect trilogy (he also contributed on the soon-to-be-shut-down 2019 action RPG Anthem).

That he's working on an Old Republic-era Star Wars RPG again after 20+ years is incredibly exciting news for KOTOR fans — and Hudson has taken to social media to assuage concerns that Fate of the Old Republic won't launch until 2030.

"Don’t worry about the 'not till 2030' rumors," Hudson said in post on social media, following up on one in which he made it clear Fate of the Old Republic was still in early development stages. "Game will be out before then. I’m not getting any younger!"

The "rumors" Hudson is mentioning stem from a post by Bloomberg's video game reporter Jason Schreier shared early Friday morning in which he suggested expecting a release by 2030 "is an optimistic guess."

"Last night's biggest surprise was Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, led by Casey Hudson, who directed KOTOR (and Anthem)," wrote Schreier. "Exciting news for lots of people... but Lucasfilm says the studio was founded this year, which means that 2030 is an optimistic guess. Maybe it'll be a PlayStation 7 game."

It's exciting to hear that we'll supposedly get Fate of the Old Republic ahead of the turn of the next decade, though Hudson's assurance of "before then" doesn't exactly narrow down a specific release window to look forward to. I can't imagine we'd see the game any earlier than late 2028 or early 2029, but who knows?

Personally, I just want Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic to come out when it's ready, as I really want Hudson and the rest of the team at Arcanaut Studios to land this one. We really haven't had any Star Wars RPGs that match the depth and quality of KOTOR and Obsidian Entertainment's KOTOR 2: The Sith Lords sequel, and I want what sounds like their spiritual successor to be the one that not only does so, but surpasses them, too.

If that means I have to wait until 2030 or even beyond that year? So be it. KOTOR fans deserve to eat well, and the tastiest feasts aren't made quickly. Besides, looking at everything announced at The Game Awards, it's not like we're not going to have plenty of things to play while we bide our time. We might even see KOTOR 1 and 2 remakes, at some point.

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