Ubisoft is battling a fresh Star Wars Outlaws gameplay leak that saw over 13 minutes of footage hit the internet.
The lengthy gameplay clip, which appears to reveal the start of Massive Entertainment’s upcoming adventure, was uploaded to YouTube before it was taken down by a copyright claim by Ubisoft, cementing its legitimacy.
Of course, the internet noticed and has made the gameplay footage available elsewhere, although it’s worth pointing out it features heavy spoilers for the setup of Star Wars Outlaws protagonist Kay Vess’ adventures.
Meanwhile, further footage has found its way to social media, apparently from the same source as the YouTube leak, this time showing Kay play Sabacc, the Star Wars card game, as well as over two minutes of space combat.
It’s a disappointing development for Ubisoft, which has controlled the release of Star Wars Outlaws gameplay ever since it properly revealed the game at the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase. IGN has asked Ubisoft for comment.
Warning! Star Wars Outlaws spoilers follow.
The leaked gameplay footage shows Kay recovering from a crash landing on a moon and having to fend off an attack from a group of bandits. A local offers to help repair the spaceship, but in order to do so, Kay needs to head into the local town and secure work from a crime boss. The gameplay shows third-person shooter combat, open world travel via landspeeder, and exploration of the town, which is packed with Stormtroopers asking people for identification.
Kay manages to work her way into a meeting with the crime boss, only to be thrown out. At this point, another local offers her a job which, if successful, will help her build up her reputation to the point where the crime boss will take her seriously.
Earlier this month, Massive revealed to IGN that three of the five planets in Star Wars Outlaws can be crossed in four or five minutes while riding a speeder. Speaking to IGN as part of a larger interview, creative director Julian Gerighty reiterated the planets — Tatooine, a Toshara moon, Akiva, Kijimi, and Cantonica — will be around the size of two or three zones in Assassin's Creed Odyssey, and confirmed "Toshara is very close in size to Akiva and Tatooine; I think Tatooine may be a little bit larger."
When then asked how long it would take Kay to ride from one end of Tosharra to the other side on her speeder, Gerighty gave the four or five minute answer, which will seemingly apply to Akiva and Tatooine too since they're around the same size.
Star Wars Outlaws was revealed in 2023 as a scoundrel adventure set between Star Wars: Episode 5 - The Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars: Episode 6 - Return of the Jedi. It stars Kay, her droid partner ND-5, and her beastie friend Nix as they attempt to carve out their own success during Star Wars' golden era of criminal activity.
It arrives August 27, 2024 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and S, and PC, with the $70 Standard Edition joined by a $110 Gold Edition, which comes with three days of early access alongside the Season Pass.
An even more expensive, digital-only Ultimate Edition comes with both of these perks alongside cosmetics (the Rogue Infiltrator Bundle and the Sebacc Shark bundle) alongside a digital art book.
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