Increasingly, we’re seeing publishers incentivise their expensive Deluxe and Ultimate Editions with early access. While these bundles generally include additional items, like DLC and cosmetics, many fans buy them because they’re excited to play an upcoming title as soon as possible. That’s certainly the case with open worlder Star Wars Outlaws’ £105/$110 Gold Edition, which has been available since Tuesday, 27th August.
The problem is, Reddit is awash with correspondence from Ubisoft, asking fans to restart their save files. According to the French publisher, players may encounter game breaking bugs if they continue their progress, and thus must ensure they update their game to the newest version and start over to avoid any potential problems. “If you continue on a prior save you will unfortunately face issues and progression blockers,” the email reads.