Alongside an action-packed and story-filled trailer, Ubisoft has revealed that Star Wars Outlaws will formally be launched on August 30, 2024.
Star Wars Outlaws, which is about between the occasions of The Empire Strikes Again and Return of the Jedi, places gamers in the footwear of a scoundrel named Kay Vess throughout a “golden age for the Underworld.”
In the trailer, this golden age was proclaimed by the crime lord Sliro of the Zerek Besh syndicate to the different teams like the Pykes, Crimson Daybreak, and Hutts. He continues by saying, “The Empire controls each nook of the galaxy, however they’re distracted by a Rebel that will not stop. It is a possibility to make tens of millions.”
Kay Vess finds herself in the center of all of this when she crosses Sliro in a means that has but to be revealed and he begins looking her down. To flee, she should steal his fortune and “purchase” her freedom.
We then lower to an intense have a look at that journey that is stuffed with encounters with Jabba the Hutt, Han in Carbonite, a Sarlaac, a Krayt Dragon, Dying Troopers, AT-ST, and a lot extra. We’re additionally given a glimpse of a few of Vess’ crew, together with ND-5 the Battle Droid, a Rodian, a bat-like Chadra-Fan, and, after all, the cute axolotl-like Nix.
Star Wars Outlaws will as soon as once more take gamers to Tatooine, however we cannot be caught on that sand-filled two-sunned planet as Vess may even journey the stars aboard her ship – the Trailblazer – and head to different Outer Rim planets like Kijimi, Akiva, Toshara, and Cantonica (Canto Bight!). As soon as on these planets, we’ll be capable of discover and trip her speeder by way of the first-ever Star Wars open worlds.
There’s additionally a notable variety of species which can be on show in as we speak’s trailer. As an alternative of simply people and droids, it is stuffed with Twi’lek, Mon Calamari, Gamorrean, Weequay, Sullustan, and plenty of extra.
Oh, and we’ve to say the whole lack of Jedi, lightsabers, and use of the Pressure. That is a story of scoundrels and the Underworld and that seems to stay the focus. There could possibly be a few of that hiding in the recreation itself, however Ubisoft is certainly placing that scoundrel foot ahead to begin.
As a reminder, Star Wars Outlaws will likely be launched on August 30, 2024, on Xbox Sequence X/S, PS5, Amazon Luna, and PC through Ubisoft Join. Those that want to subscribe to Ubisoft+ or buy the Gold or Final Version of the recreation will be capable of soar in three days early.
There may even be a Season Move that features 2 DLCs, the ‘Jabba’s Gambit’ unique mission at launch, and the ‘Kessel Runner Character Pack’ beauty pack. The Season Move is included in the Gold Version and the Final Version.
Along with all beforehand talked about, the Final Version additionally options the Sabacc Shark Bundle, the Rogue Infiltrator Bundle, and a Digital artwork ebook.
For extra, take a look at every part else we learn about Star Wars Outlaws, our chat with Ubisoft Large all about the recreation, and 9 cool particulars we present in the its first gameplay trailer.
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