A spokesperson for Ubisoft addressed concerns over Star Wars Outlaws' controversial Jabba the Hutt DLC mission. Fans of a galaxy far, far away have rallied against the publisher for the price point of its Star Wars Outlaws special edition packages, which come with price tags ranging from $109.99 to $129.99. The community was particularly displeased with the reveal of an exclusive DLC mission for Jabba the Hutt, which will only be playable for users who purchased one of the special bundles or the season pass.
The Jabba the Hutt DLC mission is one of the many side quests players can undertake in their journey throughout the Outer Rim, with the exception being that the task itself will be available on day one of release but will be locked behind a paywall. Dubbed «Jabba's Gambit,» its plotline will focus on the droid commando ND-5, who was revealed to owe a longtime debt to the eponymous Hutt crime lord and must find a way to repay his dues when called upon.
Speaking to IGN, a Ubisoft spokesperson responded to players' criticisms regarding the day one DLC mission, with the representative explaining that it was only one of many quests that featured the notorious Jabba in Star Wars Outlaws. The spokesperson clarified that Jabba and his syndicate were one of the major factions in the title's main story and would still be available to users throughout their playthrough, even if they did not purchase any additional DLC content.
While many players will be thrilled with the opportunity to work for and even betray Jabba the Hutt, the statement might not allay all of the controversy surrounding Star Wars Outlaws. The mission itself will provide a promising setting to explore the workings of the Star Wars galaxy's underbelly, but more than a few fans are still displeased with its exclusion from the base game, which is already set at a price point of $70.
The DLC mission also isn't the only controversial subject for Star Wars Outlaws. Recently, players vocally criticized several other choices in line with the game's monetization, such as the extravagant prices of its special editions, the addition of a Season Pass to what was advertised to be a fully single-player experience, and the need for an internet connection to install physical copies of Star Wars Outlaws.
It's safe to say that, even before its release, Star Wars Outlaws is off to a rough start. Still, it remains to be seen if Massive Entertainment's open-world action-adventure will deliver a thrilling enough experience to redeem the title in the eyes of the community, or if Star Wars Outlaws' protagonist Kay Vess might resonate enough to make a mark on the greater Star Wars canon.
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Star Wars Outlaws will task players with dealing with several different criminal syndicates at the same time, and while many of these – like the Hutts, the Pykes, and Crimson Dawn – will be familiar to fans of the property, the game will also be introducing things of its own creation into the Star Wars canon as well. There is, for instance, the Ashiga Clan, one of the criminal factions in the game, and in an article published by Game Informer, members of the game’s development team at Massive Entertainment have revealed more details on the newly created Syndicate.
Ubisoft and developer Massive Entertainment haven’t spoken as much about Star Wars Outlaws’ space sections as they have about its many planets and moons and the gameplay opportunities they will present, but what little has been said so far has certainly indicated that the game’s grand scale and ambition will be reflected in the parts of its intergalactic map where protagonist Kay Vess will be piloting her ship, the Trailblazer.
Star Wars Outlaws’ promise of a vast map where players are able to seamless travel from open world planets and moons into outer space has been one of its more enticing aspects, but there’s still plenty yet that we don’t know about when it comes to what kind of content and gameplay opportunities the game’s space areas will bring. Developer Massive Entertainment has said that space in Star Wars Outlaws will be “full of things to do”– but what things exactly?
Since unveiling the eye-watering $130 Ultimate Edition of Star Wars Outlaws last week, Ubisoft has been under fire from fans furious a full-priced single-player game would even warrant a Season Pass in the first place. Worse, acquiring the Season Pass is the only way to «play the exclusive Jabba's Gambit mission at launch».
Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment are promising an expansive open world experience with the upcoming Star Wars Outlaws, which is being billed as the ultimate scoundrel fantasy, and though that will involve a lot of juggling of different criminal syndicates and maintaining your reputation with each different faction, that doesn’t mean you won’t be able to find the time to sit down and, say, play some cards.
The classic card game Sabacc will finally be playable in Star Wars Outlaws, as revealed by the game’s ESRB rating. Ubisoft and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora developer Massive Entertainment announced that they were working on an open-world Star Wars game back in 2021, but it wasn’t until last June’s Xbox Games showcase that fans learned what it was going to be about. Star Wars Outlaws will put players in the role of Kay Vess, an aspiring outlaw looking to make her mark on the criminal underworld by pulling a massive heist against the rising Zerek Besh organization.
Star Wars Outlaws is not out for a few more months, but as the release date slowly approaches, the game's ESRB rating summary revealed that a popular and nearly-forgotten card game is set to return as a playable mini-game.
The ESRB rating for Star Wars Outlaws has arrived, and while it's largely what you'd expect from an action game in the sci-fi franchise, it has revealed one notable detail: Sabacc is finally going to be playable in a Star Wars video game.
Ubisoft has commented on the controversy surrounding Star Wars Outlaws after it was revealed that one of its missions will be behind a paywall from day one. Ubisoft argues that the mission in question, Jabba's Gambit, is "optional", defending the decision to lock it to a season pass.
Ubisoft has responded to the ongoing backlash against the Star Wars Outlaws season pass, insisting Jabba the Hutt is part of the experience for all players.