"Star Wars Outlaws: A Tribute to Hondo Ohnaka's Piracy"

Today marks an exciting expansion for Star Wars Outlaws with the launch of the "A Pirate’s Fortune" DLC, now available on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. This new chapter owes its existence to the beloved character Hondo Ohnaka, a cunning Weequay pirate known from the Darth Maul comics and Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series. Drew Rechner, Creative Director at Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment, shared with IGN that the team's affection for Hondo was the driving force behind this expansion.

"We always knew because there were so many passionate people on the team that we needed to feature Hondo. And, you know, that scoundrel fantasy of Kay mixing with the pirate fantasy of Hondo, it just kind of makes sense, right?" Rechner explained. He also highlighted the narrative growth of the protagonist, Kay, as she navigates leadership with Hondo's ambiguous mentorship, which adds depth and intrigue to the storyline.

The DLC introduces a fresh adventure involving the Rokana Raiders crime gang and the Miyuki Trade League, the latter of which provides Kay with essential upgrades for her Trailblazer ship. Additionally, players can now utilize a new blaster capability called Shock, enhancing their gameplay experience.

Star Wars Outlaws is set to expand further with a Nintendo Switch 2 release scheduled for September 4. While Rechner remained tight-lipped about specific new features for this platform, he assured fans that more details would be forthcoming. "In terms of a specific feature set, that's something that we will get into later. So we'll have more stuff to talk about later," he teased. Potential enhancements could include the use of Switch 2's controllers as a mouse and a new GameChat capability, promising an enriched gaming experience.