I played Star Wars Outlaws for four hours — here are 28 surprising things I've learned

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If you’ve been paying attention, you’ll already know that Star Wars Outlaws is a single-player open-world game from Ubisoft that will let you live out your dodgy-dealing space fantasies playing as a scoundrel called Kay Vess.

It’s been dubbed by some as 'GTA in space', with Kay having to decide which criminal gang to side with at the same time as avoiding Imperial entanglements.

You’ll know all that if you’ve seen any of the trailers, though.

So, here are 28 things you might not know, which I learned from a recent preview event, where I played four hours of the game across two different planets….

After arriving on a moon named Toshara, one of the first things that happened to me is that I got scammed by an NPC, someone that was selling VIP tickets in the cantina.

My main quest was telling me to enter the private lounge of a crime boss, and this random guy near the entrance tricked me into handing over 50 credits for a bogus ticket. After I was denied entry to the lounge, the NPC was gone, and my credits with him.

It took me a minute to work out how to make that 50 credits in the first place. It turns out that you can send Nix, your little alien creature friend, to pickpocket almost anyone. A well-timed button press will earn you the contents of their pockets, be that currency or weaponry like grenades.

That’s not all he can do, either! You can also use Nix to distract enemies, allowing you to sneak past, or to attack them outright. He can also press buttons for you to open doors. Handy in some of the puzzling segments!

It isn’t a sure thing, but you can also make money by gambling on the space horses. You’ll see holographic tables in various locations around the galaxy, where all the animals racing have different stats and form for you to consider. This can make you a quick buck, or it can backfire and leave you out of pocket.

Unlike the winningly simple Pazaak from Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Han Solo’s favourite game will take you a while to learn.