When is the Star Wars Outlaws release date? For the first time in Star Wars game history, we’re heading into an open world set within the deepest depths of George Lucas’ billion-dollar galaxy. So, like you, we’re more than ready for the Star Wars Outlaws release date to arrive on PS5 and Xbox.
Star War Outlaws’ story is wedged right between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. That means this adventure is well after the tantalizing narrative of Star Wars Jedi Survivor. Of course, we can’t wait to see if Ubisoft’s take on the franchise will turn out to be one of the best Star Wars games out there. Who knows, Outlaws may become one of the best open world games around. So, here’s what you need to about when Star Wars Outlaws will land on consoles.
Star Wars Outlaws release date
The Star Wars Outlaws release date is officially confirmed by Ubisoft to be Friday, August 30, 2024, on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S consoles. For those of you playing on last-generation hardware, like the PS4 or Xbox One, Star Wars Outlaws won’t be releasing on those platforms.
The release date was revealed at the end of the Star Wars Outlaws story trailer, which dropped in April. You can watch it below. However, the journey to seeing this game get a concrete release has been quite the galactic-sized ride.
Many fans hoped that Star Wars Outlaws would arrive on Star Wars Day 2024, which as we all know is May 4. However, this wasn’t to be, despite a promising blog post from Disney that indicated the game was potentially on the horizon. Luckily, Ubisoft would clear up any rumors in the excellent story trailer above. And damn, does the narrative look thrilling Star Wars Outlaws (more on that later).
Speaking on the exciting new space game, Ubisoft says that Outlaws “should be a major milestone in the videogame industry, especially given the undeniable appeal of this legendary franchise that will be coming for the first time to the open world territory.”
Star Wars Outlaws early access
If you’re looking to get your hands on Star Wars Outlaws early, you can begin your galactic adventure ahead of your friends – but it’ll cost you, of course. PS5 and Xbox players who pre-order Star Wars Outlaws Gold Edition or Star Wars Outlaws Ultimate Edition, or have an active Ubisoft+ subscription, can get three days of early access. This means the absolutely earliest you can play Star Wars Outlaws is Tuesday, August 27, 2024.
Star Wars Outlaws trailers
Aside from the story trailer shown above, the only other official trailer we have for Star Wars Outlaws is its World Premiere trailer below.
The reveal trailer opens with a massive space battle, and initially cuts between multiple characters and locations – including one Han Solo in a block of Carbonite being transported. It then jumps to the inside of a cantina, settling on the game’s protagonist, Kay Vess, during a tense game of cards.
However, as is customary in the Star Wars universe, Kay’s game is rudely interrupted by bounty hunters, necessitating the pair to flee. Throughout the rest of the trailer, we witness snippets of action sequences involving Kay and her allies, as well as numerous vistas we hopefully will get to explore.
Star Wars Outlaws gameplay
Star Wars Outlaws is a third-person action-adventure open-world game with light stealth mechanics, action-packed blaster combat, exploration, and even space flight. All of these things were showcased during June 2023’s Ubisoft Forward event.
As you can see, Kay’s blaster has several modes that can be switched between. These include a normal blaster, a focused mode, and a stun mode. With the inclusion of a stun mode, we may be able to do pacifist or stealth runs of Star Wars Outlaws, stunning enemies instead of killing them. As for the standard blaster and focused mode, these let you adapt to the situation. It’s also possible that different blaster modules can be installed beyond these three, opening the door for even more possibilities in combat.
Interestingly, you can also direct Nix, Kay’s animal companion, to attack, distract, and interact with objects in the environment. In the gameplay trailer, we see Nix even able to collect new weapons from the ground on Kay’s command, letting you change up your playstyle on the fly with the help of Nix. We also see Kay riding a speeder bike as she executes a daring getaway, confirming that we’ll be able to use vehicles to traverse the open world. This sequence also confirmed vehicle combat, with Kay firing her blaster at multiple enemies chasing her.
Star Wars Outlaws also features dialog options that can affect quests, such as when we see Kay deciding whether to bribe another character in a conversation. Ubisoft wants players to protect or sacrifice their reputation in Outlaws, so you’ll need to make some pretty tough decisions when interacting with the game’s various factions.
Perhaps most excitingly and surprisingly, Star Wars Outlaws features full space combat, as well as seamless travel from planets into outer space. While flying, you’ll have access to rockets and high-powered laser cannons to dish out damage to enemy fighters, as well as a repair ability. The iconic Hyperdrive also features, letting you seamlessly travel to new systems. The game’s appearance at Ubisoft Forward showcases just how smooth the game’s traversal methods are, whether you’re on Kay’s speeder or onboard her spacecraft to rip through the vastness of space.
Star Wars Outlaws length
Though nothing’s set in stone, Massive Entertainment has at the very least confirmed Star Wars Outlaws won’t be a “200 or 300 hour epic unfinishable RPG” – something creative director Julian Gerighty confirmed in a 2023 IGN interview.
While this is good news for those wary of Ubisoft’s penchant for bloating out its RPGs to ridiculous lengths – looking at you, Assassin’s Creed RPG games – there’s still every chance you’ll be spending many an evening with Kay and Nix. Fortunately, it looks like you won’t fall victim to Ubi’s notorious UI bloat, either. According to narrative director Navid Khavari, Massive is aiming to minimize the number of icons you’ll be presented with.
“I think our job is to make sure that the player organizes their experience according to their desires,” he says. “One of the big pluses of an open-world game is the agency of the player. So if we do our job right, it’ll be so dense and so rich with different distractions that we won’t have to rely on so many UI indications for them.”
So that’s everything you need to know about Star Wars Outlaws, including that all-important release date. Be sure to check back when further information is announced. For now, take a look at our best Xbox open world games and best PS5 open world games guides if you’re after a new world to get lost in. Or check out some of the other the new Xbox games and new PS5 games that are coming up this year.