Ubisoft have reportedly cancelled plans for a Star Wars: Outlaws sequel
Earlier this week, Ubisoft appeared to confirm that Massive Entertainment’s Star Wars Outlaws did not perform as the publisher was hoping, with CEO Yves Guillemot blaming the “choppy waters” of the Star Wars IP for its lack of success. As such, it perhaps comes as little surprise that a sequel which was reportedly in development has now been scrapped.
As reported by known industry insider Tom Henderson via the Insider-Gaming Weekly podcast, Ubisoft is said to have “recently cancelled Star Wars Outlaws 2…because that was planned and in the works.”
According to Henderson however, the project was “very very early” in production – which makes sense given the fact that the original game only recently released its second major DLC – ‘A Pirate’s Fortune’.
That said, while Outlaws seems to have underperformed relative to Ubisoft’s expectations, the open world title is still set to arrive on Switch 2 in September. Whether this will be enough to warrant a second look at a potential sequel we will have to wait and see.
All that said, if you are a big fan of Star Wars: Outlaws, you might have to rely on another publisher to get your open-world fix – if and when another studio decides to take on the challenge.
KitGuru says: What are your thoughts on Star Wars: Outlaws? Was it overly-hated at launch? Would you have liked to see a sequel come to fruition? Let us know down below.
