Ubisoft Defends Star Wars Outlaws' Paid Jabba The Hutt Mission
Ubisoft has commented on the controversy surrounding Star Wars Outlaws after it was revealed that one of its missions will be behind a paywall from day one. Ubisoft argues that the mission in question, Jabba's Gambit, is "optional", defending the decision to lock it to a season pass.
The company also confirms that Jabba himself will still appear in the base game without the season pass. However, if you want to play this particular mission, you'll have to either buy the season pass or pick up a version of the game that comes with it bundled. These premium edition prices start at $109.99, frustrating fans even further.
This clarification comes from a Ubisoft spokesperson, speaking with Eurogamer:
The 'Jabba's Gambit' mission is an optional, additional mission with the Hutt Cartel along Kay and Nix's journey across the Outer Rim. This mission will be available to those who purchase the season pass or an edition of the game which includes the season pass.
The spokesperson also adds that Jabba and his faction are "part of the experience for everyone who purchases the game," so it's just this one mission being kept behind the day-one paywall.
The season pass can either be bought separately or with the premium editions of the game, which cost $109.99 or $129.99. The base game itself isn't cheap, opting for the higher $70 price tag that's becoming commonplace throughout the industry. You can also get access to all of the season pass content with a subscription to Ubisoft+, which costs $17.99 a month. More missions will be added to the season pass after launch.
In better news, many will be relieved to find out that Star Wars Outlaws doesn't have Ubisoft's infamous towers. This open-world Ubisoft tradition sees players having to find towers across the game to unlock parts of the map, but thankfully Outlaws will be giving this a miss. Presumably, this means we can just venture off with Kay and Nix as we please, unlocking the map as we explore, which is the route
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