Ubisoft has mentioned it’s dedicated to enhancing the standard of Star Wars Outlaws following a disappointing launch for the sport.
In an replace on Tuesday, the corporate mentioned it’s working to get the sport in form in time for the vacation purchasing season.
Following Star Wars Outlaws’ weaker than anticipated launch, Ubisoft has additionally delayed Murderer’s Creed Shadows to early 2025, and introduced plans to depart from its conventional Season Cross mannequin.
The corporate mentioned Murderer’s Creed Shadows, which is now being launched in February 2025, will mark the return of its new releases on Steam on day one.
“Regardless of strong scores (Metacritic 76) and person scores throughout the First Occasion and Epic shops (3.9/5) that replicate an immersive and genuine Star Wars universe, Star Wars Outlaws preliminary gross sales proved softer than anticipated”, Ubisoft mentioned.
“In response to participant suggestions, Ubisoft’s improvement groups are at present absolutely mobilized to swiftly implement a collection of updates to shine and enhance the participant expertise as a way to have interaction a big viewers throughout the vacation season to place Star Wars Outlaws as a powerful long-term performer.”
Ubisoft additionally introduced plans to launch Star Wars Outlaws on Steam on November 21, 2024.
The artistic director of Star Wars Outlaws lately mentioned he was barely dissatisfied with the essential reception to the sport, however that Ubisoft was dedicated to enhancing it.
Chatting with GamesRadar, Ubisoft Huge’s Julian Gerighty recommended he’d just like the scores to be a bit greater.
“I’m just a little dissatisfied with the Metacritic; In fact, recognition from press and critics is essential to us, however gamers are actually connecting with what we did,” he mentioned.
There’s a “degree of satisfaction, happiness, and sense of accomplishment” amongst the workforce, and there’s nonetheless extra to come back from the sport, he added.
“This might be a sport that thousands and thousands of individuals are going to play for years and years, and we’re by no means going to cease enhancing it,” he mentioned. “Effectively, that’s a lie, we’ll most likely cease enhancing it, however right this moment my thoughts will not be on stopping enhancing it.”
VGC’s 3/5 star Star Wars Outlaws assessment known as the sport “a pulpy, Uncharted-style journey that doesn’t fairly fulfil its potential”.
