Summary
- Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws follows Kay Vess on a daring heist to earn her freedom from crime lord Sliro’s bounty.
- DLC expansions in the Season Pass reveal more characters like Lando and Hondo Ohnaka for Kay Vess to interact with.
- Narrative Director Navid Khavari hints at possible sequels, emphasizing the importance of character growth in the Star Wars universe.
Massive Entertainment’s scoundrel-focused Star Wars Outlaws follows a scoundrel, Kay Vess, as she embarks on a daring heist in a bid to earn her freedom after one of the galaxy’s major crime lords, Sliro, puts a bounty on her head. However, her story won’t end there, as more DLC expansions have already been revealed as part of an upcoming Season Pass.
Screen Rant‘s Rob Keyes visited Ubisoft Toronto and spoke to Star Wars: Outlaws‘ Narrative Director Navid Khavari about how Kay’s story can expand even further, and whether a potential sequel is on the cards. Khavari seemed responsive to the idea, wanting to see how Kay Vess could further change and grow over time and where the syndicates she interacts with could go next, saying the following:
Navid Khavari: There are hopes and dreams whenever you work on anything. Right? And I think the focus right now is on a great post-launch season pass with some fantastic DLCs and characters within that: Lando and Hondo Ohnaka. But I think with every character that we put in, we always wanted to build in an arc for them. So where I will sort of leave it is that that journey is what makes a Star Wars character a Star Wars character. It’s that classic feeling of this character needs to change and grow over time. So it’s something I’m constantly thinking about.
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Star Wars Outlaws’ Season Pass Has More Ties To The Wider Universe
With Major Appearances From Other Characters
While characters such as Jabba the Hutt and Qi’ra have long been confirmed to appear in Star Wars Outlaws, for the most part, Kay Vess’ story seems set to take place outside of the main conflict of the movies. However, the season pass looks set to potentially tie in a bit further with the wider universe with the arrival of Lando Calrissian and Hondo Ohnaka.
Lando appears in the first story DLC pack, Wild Card, and while this sees Kay being hired to infiltrate a high-stakes Sabacc tournament, she will soon learn there’s something far greater afoot. Considering Star Wars Outlaws takes place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, and the Hutt cartel is already present, it will be interesting to see if Kay’s time with Lando sets up the daring rescue of Han Solo in the latter film’s opening, even if Kay wasn’t actually present for it.
Star Wars Outlaws launches on August 30, and those who pre-ordered the Gold or Ultimate Edition or have a Ubisoft+ Premium account will be able to play it three days early. As for the season pass, it will be released in three batches, with the exclusive Jabba’s Gambit mission and the Han Solo-inspired Kessel Runner cosmetics at launch, and the aforementioned Wild Card DLC being released in Fall 2024 alongside further cosmetics. The Hondo Ohnaka-led second DLC, A Pirate’s Fortune, will launch later, in Spring 2025, and will see the former Pirate King on a quest for revenge.
Star Wars Outlaws
Open-World
Action-Adventure
