Ubisoft has responded to the backlash concerning Jabba the Hutt in Star Wars Outlaws and the way a number of the content material is unique to the season move. In an announcement, Ubisoft stated just one mission, “Jabba’s Gambit,” is unique to the season move.
The remainder of the villain’s storyline is out there for everybody. The paywalled mission is fully non-obligatory and solely represents one a part of Jabba’s involvement in Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft stated.
“Jabba the Hutt and the Hutt Cartel are one of many predominant syndicates in Star Wars Outlaws and will probably be a part of the expertise for everybody who purchases the sport, no matter version,” a spokesperson advised IGN. “The ‘Jabba’s Gambit’ mission is an non-obligatory, further mission with the Hutt Cartel alongside Kay and Nix’s journey throughout the Outer Rim.”
This particular mission is out there to everybody who buys the Outlaws season move or any version of the sport that comes with the season move. The season move additionally comes with two DLC packs coming after launch that function “new tales, quests, and areas to find.” It additionally comes with the Kessel Runner character pack that features extra cosmetics for Kay and Nix. Pricing for the season move alone has seemingly not been revealed as of but, however the Gold version ($110) and the Final version ($130) embrace the season move.
The Jabba’s Gambit mission includes gamers taking over a job from Jabba the place they have to gather a debt from ND-5 droid. After this mission’s existence got here to gentle, some folks voiced their frustration over a narrative mission being locked behind a paywall.
Ubisoft has stated shopping for the Star Wars Outlaws season move or a premium version that features it’s the solely strategy to play the Jabba’s Gambit mission “at launch.” This wording suggests Ubisoft would possibly make this mission playable to everybody at a later date, although this isn’t confirmed.
Star Wars Outlaws releases on August 30, however everybody who buys the Gold version or the Final Version can play three days early, starting August 27. For extra, try GameSpot’s Star Wars Outlaws preorder information.