It wowed a lot of people with its full reveal back in June, but it sounds like Star Wars Outlaws won't be making the jump to PS5 in early 2024 after all. To be clear, the open world title was never given a firm release date, but publisher Ubisoft had it pencilled in for this fiscal year. In other words, it was targeting — at least internally — a launch before April 2024.
The company's latest financial report doesn't mention Star Wars Outlaws by name, but it does confirm that a "large game" has been delayed into fiscal year 24-25, in order to "maximise its value creation". It's very, very likely that the report is referring to Outlaws, given that Ubisoft doesn't have any other blockbusters slated for the current fiscal period.
But to be totally honest, this is probably a good thing. As we keep mentioning, the early 2024 release schedule is absolutely packed right now — so why not push Outlaws back a bit and let everything breathe? Having said that, we were never totally sold on the game hitting before April anyway. We've neither seen nor heard from Outlaws in months, and you can bet that the marketing push for this thing will be huge.
Were you expecting Star Wars Outlaws to arrive in early 2024, or was it always unlikely? Don't miss those blaster shots in the comments section below.
[source videogameschronicle.com]
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I don't think I knew this was supposed to come out sooner than that tbh. Totally fine if this is a summer game for 2024.
Fair dos, take your time and make it great but "maximise its value creation" did make me throw up in my mouth.
Put me in the camp as I didn't expect this to come out on Q1 2024. Gonna be busy with Infinite Wealth and Rebirth anyway!
@Anke
I get trying to avoid using the same old cliched marketing buzzwords but who on planet Earth has ever used that sequence of words before?
I'm really looking forward to this, so if it takes longer for them to not screw it up, so be it.
I'm amazed developers and publishers can still find new ways to describe reasons for a delay in the stupidest way.
Can't they just say "It's not ready yet, please be patient so we aren't forced to release an alpha version as the final version."
Ubi. That is all.
Delays merely to best bolster shareholder reports are just scummy.
@Jayslow I think after I’ve shamelessly purchased SO MANY games in September and October (needlessly at full release price) … I probably won’t need any new games until next September
So they want to release Star Wars, Avatar and Assassin's Creed in the same fiscal year, to make up for Skull & Bones' absolute money haemorrhage when they finally cancel it, gotcha.
Stick cancelling Beyond Good and Evil 2 in there too, and they can bury all of the s*** under Ubi's "biggest ever year for sales"
I had no idea this was a 2023/2024 fiscal year game, so I’m not fussed about a delay. I just presumed a November 2024 window anyway. I’m really looking forward to this, the announcement trailer and gameplay looked amazing.
This was never announced as a first quarter game, and it being released during that quarter would have been a horrible move, so it being delayed is nothing but a good thing. It's still my most anticipated game not named Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, so use the time wisely.
Never been the biggest open world type guy myself but man I really hope this delay is true
I need me an open world star wars that doesn't suck lol
Re do it in George Lucas's vision end of
Seems to be the trend now but then again they are making a massive open world game on multi platforms and with all the bells and whistles that we all expect now a days from our games including me, it’s all gonna take a lot of time.
God knows how much big AAA games cost to make nowadays but I bet it’s not cheap.
It’s fine. Gives me more time to play other things.
Honestly at the moment any game I'm interested in getting delayed in a relief, there are simply too many games currently out that I want to get to.
I may pay full retail for this when it drops...
I didn’t think outlaws had a release window yet anyways. I’d happy if the game releases April-June so it could be a birthday present I could ask for since my birthday is near the end of June. Hope we get a new trailer and some more gameplay shown before the end of year though, outlaws looks great so far
If it needed delaying, it's good it was delayed. That is all.
In case reps scan this forum for fan sentiment:
Take your time, make the game your team recommends not the Board, and resist micro-transactions.
Do all that, and I’ll buy it and promote the bajesus out of it!
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