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Star Wars Outlaws sales were 'softer than expected,' so Ubisoft is slamming the release-it-on-Steam button early (www.pcgamer.com)

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[–] boatswain@infosec.pub 40 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I was really excited about this game when I first heard about it, right up until I learned it was Ubisoft. Their involvement makes me pretty dubious, so I'll wait and see how hard they crank the monetization handle, and also what the reviews look like.

[–] Console_Modder@sh.itjust.works 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Why wait when you can look at reviews and Ubisoft's fuck-ups right now? The game was released on consoles and Epic at the end of August, it's just the Steam release that's in November

[–] boatswain@infosec.pub 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Because I'm not really that invested. The Steam launch will have the effect of making me check it out, so I guess that will at least work as intended.

[–] joelfromaus@aussie.zone 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Adding to this; Steam provides a hub where players purchase, play and review games. Meaning that I find the reviews to be more genuine.

E.g. every time I hear about a game that reviews decently well getting “review bombed” on Steam it’s because the company, usually the publisher, is fucking over the players in some way. Something that is well reported by players who can leave a product review on the same platform they purchased and played on.

So I wait for Steam release for reviews (on top of it being my preferred platform).

[–] boatswain@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago

That's a great point, thanks for adding it!

[–] Kelly@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Average score was 76 placing it in the 63rd percentile.

https://opencritic.com/game/16790/star-wars-outlaws/charts

Its the kind of middle of the pack results that show its not bad but its not great either. License fans with realistic expectations will probably have a good time.

[–] boatswain@infosec.pub 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks!

[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 2 points 1 month ago

No need to wait. It already sounds like it's a mid game with tons of issues.