Ubisoft Massive’s rumored next Star Wars game would supposedly let gamers freely roam the galaxy between objectives. A Twitter tweet from December indicated that Ubisoft Massive was looking for playtesters on the Star Wars title, but specifics regarding the enigmatic project are still being held carefully under shadows.
The Star Wars series has a mixed history with video games, although it did inspire some great games like Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic by BioWare as well as the legendary fps Star Wars: Dark Forces. Many followers of the Star Wars series were relieved when it was reported in 2021 that Ubisoft would be collaborating with Lucasfilm Games on something like a new open-world Star Wars videogame, despite EA’s critical and economic triumph with 2019’s Soulslike Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order. This fresh rumor indicates that the scale of the mysterious open-world game may be far greater than previously thought.
BattlefrontUpdates, a Twitter account dedicated to the Star Wars video game franchise, recently posted an article from Insider Gaming suggesting that the next Ubisoft Star Wars title will have “a completely accessible, cohesive environment, similar to that seen in No Man’s Sky.”
As the quotation continues, we learn that gamers will be allowed to hop between solar systems and engage in a plethora of missions and quests. It was already known by fans that Ubisoft’s Star Wars game will be open-world, but the comment suggests that the developer is going all out to compete with future titles like Bethesda’s Starfield.
"The Ubisoft Star Wars game will boast a fully open, seamless universe, akin to that found in No Man’s Sky. In the game, players will be able to jump between systems, immersing themselves in a vast galaxy bursting at the seams with activities." – @InsiderGamingIG pic.twitter.com/cCSzoar8YH
— BattlefrontUpdates (@SWBFUpdates) January 5, 2023
Several Star Wars enthusiasts were suspicious of the announcement of a vast galaxy to travel in the next game, with several commentators noting Ubisoft’s propensity to create sandbox titles with little for gamers to really do. One player made the comment that similar to previous Ubisoft open-world games, gamers would be able to progress through the game by “climbing the Empire’s cosmic electricity towers.” Concerns were voiced in other remarks about the game being compared to No Man’s Sky, which had a rocky release. Despite initial mistrust, many Star Wars fans are eager to finally experience a game with a true open universe.
