As announced last month, Star Wars has officially ended its exclusive stint with EA and will now be worked on by a variety of gaming's biggest studios, starting with Ubisoft. The publisher has set Ubisoft Massive, the developer of The Division and its 2019 sequel, on the upcoming sci-fi tie-in, promising it'll be an open-world action game befitting of the license's high-octane movie releases.
However, while many are hoping to get their hands on the title sooner rather than later, the game is apparently still in the very early stages of development. Confirmed via an earnings call (which was later detailed by GameSpot), Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot confirmed that the highly-anticipated Star Wars game won't be in players' hands for quite some time.
According to the publication, Guillemot was asked a question about the game's release date during the meeting, to which the CEO stated that it was far too early to even offer a rough window for when it would release. "We can say we are at the early stage of development on the Star Wars game," he shared, going on to reveal that fans will "have to wait a bit" before the company is ready to reveal any more about the sci-fi adventure. For an open-world game as big as Ubisoft likely has planned for the blockbuster tie-in, it's sure to be an experience fans can expect a good few years down the line.
Aficionados of the series likely won't have a lack of Star Wars content during that time, however, with Lucasfilm Games already teasing several other adaptations of the iconic license are in the works. Namely, EA will once again reveal a Star Wars title later this year, with the company promising it will continue to cultivate its relationship with both the franchise and its new publisher. Seeing as the team revealed that Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was the first in a new franchise, many have speculated the game could be a new follow-up that sees players return to the adventures of Cal Kestis and the crew of the Stinger Mantis.
Regardless, it seems Ubisoft is staffing up for its new Star Wars venture to be a huge AAA experience, with Guillemot claiming the process has seen "lots of people wanting to participate." It's sure to join the likes of Star Wars: Battlefront, Star Wars Squadrons, and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order in providing an expansive take on the iconic license that looks to immerse players in the universe in a way the films can't. Hopefully, it'll be worth the long wait Star Wars fans have ahead.
Ubisoft's open-world Star Wars game is currently in development.
Source: GameSpot