The release of the forthcoming Star Wars Outlaws could potentially be postponed to the next fiscal year. This information is gleaned from a recent financial report by Ubisoft, which mentions a ‘large game’ which will have its release delayed.
The overperformance in Q2 and the current positive momentum of Ubisoft’s brands build confidence for the rest of the year. The Company can therefore confirm its announced guidance of strong top line growth and non-IFRS operating income of approximately €400 million, without releasing the other large game it had initially planned to launch during the last quarter of the current fiscal year.
https://ml-eu.globenewswire.com/Resource/Download/02e27983-d03e-46c5-813b-060122e348e9
The Company has decided to launch this other large game in FY2024-25, so as to maximize its value creation.
Without explicitly identifying the title to which the developer and publisher are alluding, it becomes challenging to pinpoint the exact details. Speculation in circulation suggests it might pertain to the upcoming Star Wars game, but it’s important to note that as of the current writing, this remains unconfirmed.
A tweet from Kotaku’s senior reporter, Ethan Gach, suggests that the “large game” referenced in the report may indeed be Outlaws. If this information holds true, it implies the possibility of its release occurring sometime after April 2024.
Star Wars: Outlaws promises to be the ‘first open-world Star Wars game’.
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars™ game, set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Explore distinct planets across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as Kay Vess, a scoundrel seeking freedom and the means to start a new life, along with her companion Nix. Fight, steal, and outwit your way through the galaxy’s crime syndicates as you join the galaxy’s most wanted.
https://www.ubisoft.com/en-gb/game/star-wars/outlaws
If you’re willing to take the risk, the galaxy is full of opportunity.
Read Everything We Know About Star Wars: Outlaws.
It should be noted that the delay of Star Wars: Outlaws has not been officially confirmed and this report is speculation and rumour. However, even a possible delay in one of the most anticipated Star Wars games is disappointed. Stay tuned for more.