Microsoft exec Phil Spencer has revealed he's a fan of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and is prepared to investigate the creation of an Anniversary Edition of the RPG.

@JacobTaylorN7 I like the idea. No idea how the rights would work on that now with all the changes. I'll put a vote in.



— Phil Spencer (@XboxP3) February 26, 2014

Responding to a fan on Twitter , Spencer revealed KOTOR was one of his top 5 RPGs, alongside Ultima Online, The Bard's Tale, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, Fallout and Baldur's Gate. Following this, he was asked if we could maybe see an Anniversary Edition of the game, as we have done with both Fable and Halo.While he acknowledged potential difficulties centered around developments since then, he also suggested that he was prepared to discuss it internally to see if Microsoft could make it happen.As you can imagine, there's a variety of hurdles to overcome. Disney now owns the rights to Star Wars, though presumably EA and BioWare would also have something to say about any potential remake.Last year, the RPG was re-released on tablets 10 years after launching on the original Xbox. Seeing as we thought it had lost none of its charm in all that time , the possibility of seeing it with remastered graphics on a new console is definitely an exciting.

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