Save the date you interplanetary outlaws! The expected Star Wars Outlaws release date is Friday, August 30, 2024. For example, if you decide to play on PC via the Epic Games Store or Ubisoft Store or if you prefer the couch experience on PS5 or Xbox Series X/S then you can start your journey on the daring outlaw Kay Vess.
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For our console compatriots, however, the release time is as easy to swallow as some form of Jedi mind control – 12 AM wherever they may be. But PC players get to be little time travelers. It depends on the place you choose; however, you can begin your journey on August 29th. Here’s a quick rundown:
West Coast US: August 29 at 9pm PT
UK: August 29 at 11pm BST
East Coast US: August 30 at 12am ET
Europe: August 30 at 12am CEST
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Early Access: How to Start Your Heist Before Everyone Else
Are you ready to get together with Kay and her cute dog Nix? Well, if patience isn’t really your thing (looking at you, Anakin), there is some good news. Star Wars Outlaws is an example of a game that has an early access option, which provides a player with the ability to play for three days before everyone in the world.
The early access release date so that players can try the game for the first time is on Tuesday, August 27, 2024. But stay your tauntauns – there’s a catch! For this head start, you will be either forced to get the Gold Edition or the Ultimate Edition or enjoy being part of Ubisoft Plus. Well too bad standard edition pre-order people, you’re in the same boat as the rest of the Outer Rim now.
As with the global launch, Console players can begin at 12am local time on August 27. PC players, once again, get to bend the space-time continuum:
West Coast US: August 26 at 9pm PT
UK: August 26 at 11pm BST
East Coast US: August 27 at 12am ET
Europe: August 27 at 12am CEST
Pre-Order Bonuses: What’s in the Cargo Hold?
Now, let’s talk credits. What do people receive in exchange when they sacrifice their earned intergalactic money? Let’s discuss pre-order editions in more detail than it took the Millenium Falcon to make the Kessel Run.
Gold Edition: The Smuggler’s Choice
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Priced at £94.99 in the UK and $109.99 in the USA, the Gold Edition includes:
The base game (as is logical and apparent that there must be something you play in this franchise)
Kessel Runner Bonus Pack (fancy cosmetic changes for your speeder and for your starship)
Season Pass (with two narrative expansions and a day one exclusive mission)
Early access for the first 3 days (because who has time to wait)
Ultimate Edition: For the High Rollers
If you have credits that are just lying unused and waiting to be spent, then the Ultimate Edition could be just what you’ve been looking for. At £114.99 in the UK and $129.99 in the USA, it includes everything in the Gold Edition, plus:
Rogue Infiltrator Bundle (more cosmetics for Kay, Nix, your speeder, and starship)
Sabacc Shark Bundle (much more cosmetics because why not)
Digital art book
All the versions of the game contain the Season Pass that is to consist of two story addons – ‘Wild Card’ and ‘A Pirate’s Fortune’, the ‘Jabba’s Gambit’ single-player mission available from the onset of the game, and the Kessel Runner Character Pack.
Conclusion:
Whether you’ll get the Gold or Ultimate Edition immediately or wait for a standard release of Star Wars Outlaws, the game is sure to bring you a cinematic and immersive experience in the criminal world of that famous galaxy. Changeable ships, the characters and open-world mechanics are exactly what many Star Wars fans hoped for, – the game is getting closer to the phenomenon of the new era.
Simply bear this in mind that despite our efforts to ensure the information we deliver to you is accurate, the release dates and times are as volatile as sabacc. For more accurate information, it is always best to consult official Ubisoft or Star Wars sources closer to the game’s release.
So, comrades, charge your blasters, fill up your ships, and set course for hyperspace. This galaxy is not going to explore itself and those credits are not going to earn themselves. May the Force be with you – or more to the point, may it avert its eyes while you get on with making your gets!
FAQs
Q1: Is the PC release time different from the consoles?
A: Yes, PC has a global launch time that varies by time zone. For example, it’s 11pm BST on August 29 in the UK.
Q2: What’s included in the Gold Edition of Star Wars Outlaws?
A: The Gold Edition includes the base game, Kessel Runner Bonus Pack, Season Pass, and three days early access.
Q3: What additional content does the Ultimate Edition offer?
A: The Ultimate Edition includes everything in the Gold Edition, plus the Rogue Infiltrator Bundle, Sabacc Shark Bundle, and a Digital Art Book.
Q4: What’s in the Season Pass for Star Wars Outlaws?
A: The Season Pass includes two narrative expansions (‘Wild Card’ and ‘A Pirate’s Fortune’), a day one exclusive mission ‘Jabba’s Gambit’, and the Kessel Runner Character Pack.
I’m Alex, a gaming-turned blogger. Alex has been playing games ever since he was a kid. He started off with the PSX and PS2 and now games on a PC. Although he graduated with a degree in process operation & maintenance engineering from the LPU, Panjab, India, his love for gaming never faded with his engineering study endeavors.