Overview of Sales Performance
- Sales figures indicate that *Star Wars Outlaws* is lagging behind 2023’s *Star Wars Jedi: Survivor*.
- Following its August 2024 launch, Ubisoft witnessed a notable decline in its stock value.
- Critics and players have expressed dissatisfaction with the game’s combat and stealth mechanics.
The *Star Wars Outlaws* game is facing significant challenges, as it has been outperformed by the earlier released *Star Wars Jedi: Survivor*, which debuted in 2023. Although initial reviews for *Star Wars Outlaws* were favorable at the time of its launch in August 2024, many players quickly voiced their concerns about the game’s combat and stealth systems. Despite Ubisoft’s efforts to address these issues through subsequent updates, early critics remain unappeased.
This negative reception has translated into disappointing sales for what was touted as the first genuine open-world title in the *Star Wars* franchise. Ubisoft itself acknowledged in September that *Star Wars Outlaws* failed to meet projected sales goals. The aftermath prompted a sharp decline in Ubisoft’s stock prices shortly after the game’s release on August 27, 2024, raising alarms regarding the company’s financial health and speculation about a potential privatization bid. Nevertheless, both Ubisoft and developer Massive Entertainment are maintaining a hopeful outlook, relying on upcoming post-launch downloadable content (DLC) to rejuvenate interest.
Encouragingly or discouragingly—depending on your perspective—recent reports from Video Games Chronicle and industry insider Christopher Dring have indicated that *Star Wars Outlaws* not only struggles in sales but is being overshadowed by *Star Wars Jedi: Survivor*. The latter title, developed by Respawn Entertainment, continues to outperform *Outlaws*, although precise sales figures have yet to be disclosed. In Europe, *Star Wars Outlaws* has been ranked as the 47th best-selling game of 2024.
The Success of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Conversely, *Star Wars Outlaws* has battled to carve out its market share, even as Massive Entertainment consistently rolls out patches and storyline expansions. The first of these, *Star Wars Outlaws: Wild Card*, premiered in November and brought Lando Calrissian into the narrative fold alongside protagonist Kay Vess. Looking ahead, a second expansion titled *Star Wars Outlaws: A Pirate’s Fortune* is set for release in Spring 2025, featuring the return of the beloved character Hondo Ohnaka from *Star Wars: The Clone Wars*.
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