As profitable as Murderer’s Creed Shadows has been for Ubisoft, “clearly” outperforming Murderer’s Creed Odyssey in gamers and spending, it’s in stark distinction to Star Wars Outlaws. Launched on August thirty first, 2024, Large Leisure’s open-world action-adventure finally fell wanting expectations, reportedly promoting a million items by October.
Whereas a number of causes have been supplied for its underwhelming efficiency, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot additionally referred to as out the general energy of the model in a brand new shareholder assembly (by way of Sport File). When requested about its “failure, when it comes to gross sales,” he replied that exterior of design points, it “was launched at a time when the model that it belonged to was in a little bit of uneven waters.”
Which isn’t incorrect, however titles like Respawn’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, launched in 2023, carried out nicely regardless of being in an identical scenario. Then once more, it was the sequel to the extremely acclaimed Jedi: Fallen Order, whereas Outlaws served as a totally new IP.
Star Wars Outlaws is obtainable for Xbox Sequence X/S, PS5, and PC. It obtained quite a few updates since launch, bettering stealth, fight, and extra. Two story DLC packs are additionally accessible in Wild Card and A Pirate’s Fortune. Large hasn’t indicated whether or not extra content material will probably be launched, however inventive director Julian Gerighty has already shifted to work on Tom Clancy’s The Division 3.
