Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft Massive's open galaxy action/adventure game, launched a year ago to mildly positive reviews from critics. However, the game sold a lot less than Ubisoft had hoped for, making it a key factor in the publisher's subsequent decision to delay Assassin's Creed Shadows from its original November 2024 release window to March 20, 2025, in a bid to avoid the same fate.
Over time, Massive improved various aspects of the game (such as the annoying stealth missions that instantly failed upon being spotted) and released the two promised story DLCs, A Pirate's Fortune and Wild Card. The game never really bounced back in popularity, though, and Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot eventually commented that the state of the Star Wars IP played its part in the mixed reception from players.
Star Wars Outlaws has now just launched on the Nintendo Switch 2, however. On this platform, it has a chance of making a better impression from the get-go since it includes all the free updates and DLCs released up to this point. Moreover, despite worries that the technically advanced game powered by the Snowdrop engine would struggle on the hybrid handheld console, it turns out that Massive did a great job at porting the game despite the technical limitations. Now, Ubisoft has confirmed that you can expect a free demo to go live soon, in case you want to get a taste of Kay Vess and Nix before purchasing.
If you've enjoyed the game and are hoping this release could spearhead a sequel, though, that ship might have already sailed. According to a recent rumor from Tom Henderson, Ubisoft has already canceled a Star Wars Outlaws sequel that was still in its early development stages and had not entered full production yet.
It's too bad, as this was one of the few Star Wars games not at all centered on Force users. Star Wars 1313 and Project Ragtag were other two such projects, of course, and we all know that both got canceled before ever making it to the market. The only remaining hope is Amy Hennig's untitled Star Wars game, which was announced in April 2022. She is also currently working on Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra, which is now set to launch next year. Chances are we won't learn any more about the Star Wars project until the Marvel one is released.
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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