The big Star Wars Celebration event has seen all kinds of exciting announcements and reveals, like the confirmation thatThe MandalorianSeason 3 will premiere in February 2023 on Disney+. However, the latest reveal from the event should be especially exciting for gamers, as Electronic Arts, Respawn Entertainment, and Lucasfilm Games have officially announcedStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, the sequel to the popular 2019 gameStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivoronce again sees Stig Asmussen at the helm as game director, with fan favorite Cal Kestis returning as the main character. Set five years after the events ofStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Kestis and hisdroid companion BD-1are still on the run from the Empire. The cinematic trailer helps set up the plot, with the Empire getting its hands on Cal’s lightsaber. Kestis then finds a mysterious character suspended in what appears to be a Bacta tank, which is something thatStar Warscharacters use to heal throughout the franchise.
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Fans will have to wait for a later date for the questions raised by theStar Wars Jedi: Survivortrailer to be answered. While the game lacks a specific release date, it has been confirmed thatStar Wars Jedi: Survivorwill launch at some point in 2023, soStar Warsfans can expect more information on the game and Cal Kestis' next adventure in the months ahead.
Not much was revealed aboutStar Wars Jedi: Survivorfrom a gameplay standpoint beyond that Cal will be needing to learn new skills and tap intonew Force powersfor this next adventure. It was confirmed, however, thatStar Wars Jedi: Survivorwill be next-gen only, meaning its coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X while skipping PS4 and Xbox One entirely. This should ensure that the game is a significant leap forward fromStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderin terms of graphics and performance, so it will be interesting to see how the final product turns out.
In an interview published on the officialStar Warswebsite, game director Stig Asmussen touched on some of the next-gen benefits fans can look forward to whenStar Wars Jedi: Survivorarrives. This will include ray tracing and fast loading. Asmussen also briefly mentioned thePlayStation 5 DualSense controller, revealing that the development team is “digging into” the DualSense’s unique capabilities, like haptic feedback.
It’s unclear when fans will learn Wars Jedi: Survivor.EA is not hosting its usual EA Play eventthis year, so it may be some time. While they wait,Star Warsfans can check out the newObi-Wan Kenobishows on Disney+ and analyze the firstStar Wars Jedi: Survivortrailer.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivorlaunches in 2023 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
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