Star Wars Jedi: Survivor - Release Date, Story, Characters & Setting
, the sequel to Respawn Entertainment's acclaimed, is due to release this year. Given the high praise for, which was one of the most tightly packed single-player games in years following more multiplayer-focused titles such as EA's reboot, is expected to improve and expand upon the elements that made its predecessor so popular with its impressive character work and lightsaber combat.
introduced players to a new Jedi Padawan character, Cal Kestis, in the years after and the fall of the Jedi Order. Despite tying into the wider lore, this allowed Respawn to tell an original story within this time period as Cal went on a quest to find a Holocron containing the identities of other Force-sensitive children in an attempt to protect them from the Empire and ultimately rebuild the Jedi Order. Cal became a fan-favorite character, and a sequel seemed inevitable to continue his story.
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EA had previously announced alongside an extended gameplay trailer in December that would be aiming for a March 2023 release date. A month later, however, the publisher took to Twitter with a statement that the title would be delayed by a month to allow Respawn more time to polish and fine-tune the title. is now due to launch on April 28, 2023.
Whereas was released on last-gen devices and received a current-gen patch, will be a current-gen exclusive on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. Respawn has explained that the team wanted to expand and improve upon the formula of its previous title and discovered early in development that it could take advantage of the current gen's improved hardware to create "".
takes place in 9 BBY, picking up Cal Kestis' story five years after the
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