Summary
Star Wars Outlawsfinished in fourth place in the UK’s September sales charts, falling behind The Crew 2,Space Marine 2, andEA Sports FC 25. This comes amidstreports that the game is selling poorly across the board, prompting aninternal investigation at Ubisoft, who admits there have been “recent challenges” at the company.
This comes from figures reported byGamesIndustry.biz, who has shared the full UK games charts for September 2024. Here, it’s revealed that Star Wars Outlaws is currently selling slower than fellow Ubisoft titleAvatar: Frontiers of Pandoradid when it launched in 2023.
Star Wars Outlaws Falls Behind Space Marine 2 In The September Sales Charts
It was previously reported that Star Wars Outlaws has shifted around one million copies in total, a figure which seemingly falls behind Ubisoft’s estimations as it now appears to be taking drastic measures to recuperate. Part of this is the Guillemot family and Tencentreportedly considering a buyout of the company, rumours thatit has now acknowledged, but has not confirmed to be the course of action it is taking.
Here are the full UK sales charts for September 2024:
Star Wars Outlaws seemingly selling poorly is not the only issue Ubisoft is facing right now. It has alsodelayed Assassin’s Creed Shadows into 2025, citing a need to “learn from Star Wars Outlaws' release”. This likely means that the game is undergoing further polish since this was a contention in reviews just before launch.
It’s also been reported thatUbisoft is working on a multiplayer mode for Assassin’s Creed Shadows, although this is yet to be confirmed. In any case, it remains to be seen if the latest Assassin’s Creed game can avoid Star Wars Outlaws' fate.
Star Wars Outlaws
WHERE TO PLAY
Star Wars Outlaws follows Kay Vess as she bids to out manoeuver the galaxy’s deadliest criminals. An open-world action-adventure game from Ubisoft, it also features grand space battles and a deep story.
