Yesterday was a pretty interesting day for those waiting for fresh details about Star Wars Outlaws. If you were quick enough, that is. Turns out, prior to the new story trailer going live, Ubisoft accidentally leaked the game’s release date early. There was a scramble to remove the date and any additional info (August 30, if you’re interested), but it was too late at that point.
Developed by Massive Entertainment – the team behind Tom Clancy’s The Division series – Outlaws will be set between the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi films. And because it’s being published by Ubisoft, many of you will be wondering whether it will be available on Steam.
The short answer is: no, it doesn’t look like it will be. According to a press release – as outlined by a recent report from PC Gamer – Star Wars Outlaws will be coming to Ubisoft Connect (as you would expect) and Amazon’s Luna cloud platform. Console owners will get to play it on the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.
Not so epic…
It also doesn’t look as though it’s going to be available on Epic Games Store, either. The general understanding is that Ubisoft is not planning on releasing Outlaws on this or Steam as far as PC is concerned. This could change in the future, but you can never be too certain about these things.
As for the game itself, pre-orders are now being taken, and there are a number of editions available. As well as the standard copy of Outlaws, there’s also going to be a Gold Edition and an Ultimate Edition. Both of these will come with a Kessel Runner bonus pack and season pass. The latter will also get some additional bundles and an art book.
If you do want to play the game early, both of these special versions of the game will give you access from August 27, but be prepared to fork over quite a sum of money for that privilege. It will be a shame if Star Wars Outlaws does get kept back for the – let’s be honest here – less popular PC gaming clients. It seems we’re still very much living in a world of gaming exclusivity, but what do you expect from the likes of Ubisoft?
Whether the game itself will be any good is another thing to consider. Outlaws represents the first ever open-world game set in the Star Wars universe. That alone sounds quite intriguing, but is it enough to part with that extra bit of cash in order to play it three days early? You decide.
