PS5 Fans Who Paid $110 for Star Wars Outlaws Early Access Asked to Restart Saves | Push Square

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Increasingly, we’re seeing publishers incentivise their expensive Deluxe and Ultimate Editions with early access. While these bundles generally include additional items, like DLC and cosmetics, many fans buy them because they’re excited to play an upcoming title as soon as possible. That’s certainly the case with open worlder Star Wars Outlaws’ £105/$110 Gold Edition, which has been available since Tuesday, 27th August.

The problem is, Reddit is awash with correspondence from Ubisoft, asking fans to restart their save files. According to the French publisher, players may encounter game breaking bugs if they continue their progress, and thus must ensure they update their game to the newest version and start over to avoid any potential problems. “If you continue on a prior save you will unfortunately face issues and progression blockers,” the email reads.

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While it’s obviously a good thing that the firm has caught this issue fast and contacted players immediately, it does render the point of paying extra to play early redundant. There are a handful of fans on Reddit who’d already made significant progress in the game, and are now facing the prospect of starting all over again.

To be fair, the company has acknowledged this isn’t the “best experience” in a follow-up email, and is pledging 100 Ubisoft Connect Points and a Trailblazer trinket to make up for the inconvenience. Personally, we think we’d prefer some kind of financial recompense for podding out on the more expensive version only to be inconvenienced, but maybe we’re just being too optimistic here.

Either way, take heed whenever you plan to play Star Wars Outlaws to ensure you have v1.000.002 or later installed – and always think carefully before splashing out on these expensive early access promotions.

As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry