Star Wars Outlaws has brought a massive open world adventure to Star Wars fans, and it’s now in gamers’ hands through early access. But can Game Pass subscribers experience the action with their subscription?
The Game Pass catalog has always been a focus among gamers, and that focus heightens whenever there’s a new major game release. For those gamers who subscribe to the Microsoft gaming service—especially whenever it receives another price increase—they want to know if it really is the best value in gaming.
Will Star Wars Outlaws be on Game Pass?
No, Star Wars Outlaws is not on Game Pass at the moment. This should’ve been expected, given it’s a Ubisoft first-party release from Massive Entertainment.
Early access has already begun, and then the standard Star Wars Outlaws release will come on Friday, Aug. 30, but Game Pass subscribers will still have to shell out money to play Outlaws. The game will release for Xbox players, but they’ll have to pay full price for either the base game or one of its two early access special editions.
However, users of a different gaming subscription service will be able to play Star Wars Outlaws in its entirety. Ubisoft Plus Premium subscribers have full access to Star Wars Outlaws Ultimate Edition now. Subscribers also have access to all the special edition bonuses, including the season pass and various cosmetic packs.
Because of the existence of Ubisoft Plus, and given Ubisoft is using a similar strategy to Xbox of putting major releases on their subscription service on day one, Game Pass users won’t see any new Ubisoft titles like Star Wars Outlaws included in their subscription (for now).
Star Wars Outlaws could eventually make its way to Game Pass, though not for some time. A handful of Ubisoft titles from beloved franchises like Assassin’s Creed and Far Cry have been added to Game Pass, though this was done years after those games originally released.
