‘Star Wars Outlaws’ publisher Ubisoft responded to a plethora of complaints regarding the game after it released gameplay of the trailer.
A screenshot from Star Wars Outlaws (2024), Ubisoft
Ubisoft partnered with IGN to share 10 minutes of gameplay for the game that was uploaded to the company’s YouTube channel.
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Potential players were not impressed and made their complaints known. The video currently has over 66,000 dislikes and just 12,000 likes.
A screenshot of IGN’s Star Wars Outlaws: 10 Minutes of Exclusive Gameplay video
In the comments players made it clear they had no intention of purchasing and playing the game. “IGN single handedly saving us all money,” wrote Centurion_of_Terra. FormerBandit added, “‘How to save 80 euros in 10 minutes.’
Kraninthehog4984 commented, “That thermal detonation is the worst thing ive ever seen in a modern video game. Lmao.”
Startthebengine added, “Guys, the AI is completely lifelike. It was just programmed by the director of the Secret Service.”
A screenshot of comments from IGN’s Star Wars Outlaws: 10 Minutes of Exclusive Gameplay video
71Chevelle1989 mocked, “Calm down guys this is footage from the Nintendo Gamecube version.”
Another posted, “Is this another AAAA game? The explosion effect that was worse than the Uncharted 2 that came out in PS3 is amazing.”
Ignskeletons referenced The Acolyte to mock the game, “The power of one, the power of two, the power of don’t pre-order.
“She runs like my 60 year old uncle in flip flops trying to catch up to his beer rolling down the sidewalk,” posted iosonoi.7132.
A screenshot of comments from IGN’s Star Wars Outlaws: 10 Minutes of Exclusive Gameplay video
Sky1ceb3rg commented, “Cancelled my pre-order after this footage. Thanks IGN!”
“it’s giving soulless cashgrab energy,” posted sixgotem. Tbone9474 added, “Ah yes, thermal detonators, known for lightly pushing someone away.”
Jerryjohns5119 posted, “10 solid minutes of ‘don’t pre-order’ energy.” BadHombre1 also wrote, “Usually they pick exciting parts of a game for these showcases but this had me skipping through the video lmao.”
A screenshot of comments from IGN’s Star Wars Outlaws: 10 Minutes of Exclusive Gameplay video
IGN attempted to address the negative feedback pinning a comment to the top of the comment section that states, “We’ve noticed this video isn’t airing at optimal quality by default, please make sure to adjust your video settings to ensure the video has the proper fidelity.”
A screenshot of IGN’s pinned post on their Star Wars Outlaws: 10 Minutes of Exclusive Gameplay video
These negative comments were also brought up at Ubisoft’s most recent Q1 sales report call. One investor from Bank of America questioned Ubisoft’s narrative that the game was receiving positive feedback and even questioned if Ubisoft would delay the game following the negative feedback.
Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot responded to the inquiry, “The game has gone gold. So the date is well confirmed for August 13th. And, as you mentioned, we’ll be showcasing more content of a very high quality, multiple hours that will really show the depths of the open world, that is a key element of the promise to enjoy the exploration of the galaxy and with multiple planets. So that will bode well for the game in terms of high quality delivery.”
The company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Frédérick Duguet also added, “We’ve said also for Star Wars the level of quality, the world, and the experience it’s really very high. We are really leveraging our engine and I think people will love it.”
A screenshot from Star Wars Outlaws (2024), Ubisoft
Investors did not seem to be impressed by the sales call and the answers they got from Guillemot and Duguet regarding Star Wars Outlaws as well as its upcoming Assassin’s Creed Shadows game.
The stock price for Ubisoft plummeted over 12% within a week of releasing the trailer and the company’s sales call.
Ubisoft stock price over the past 5 days.
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The price has fallen even further since then. It currently sits at 18.89, but had fallen to a low of 18.18 on July 25th. The company’s stock price has fallen over 36% in just a year. In just 2024 alone the stock price has declined over 18%. If you go back even further, the price has fallen over 75% in the past 5 years.
Ubisoft stock price over one year.
What do you make of Ubisoft’s response to these numerous complaints about Star Wars Outlaws?
