Lucasfilm Games has officially confirmed the delay of its next major Star Wars video game, pushing the release from its previously targeted window to a date that has not been specified beyond general guidance that the team needs additional development time to deliver the experience they are aiming for. The announcement, reported by The Direct, is disappointing for a Star Wars gaming fanbase that has been anticipating the next major release following the commercial and critical success of the Jedi: Survivor and various other recent entries in the franchise’s gaming catalog.

Polygon has separately reported that Lucasfilm Games currently has seven Star Wars games in various stages of development, painting a picture of a franchise gaming strategy that is broader and more ambitious than at any point in the IP’s history – but also one where individual project delays are inevitable given the volume of simultaneous development activity across multiple studios with different cultures, workflows, and target audiences.

The Broader Star Wars Gaming Landscape

The Star Wars gaming universe has undergone significant transformation since Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm in 2012. The decision to dissolve LucasArts and initially grant exclusive Star Wars gaming rights to Electronic Arts produced a mixed decade of output – excellent high points like the Jedi: Fallen Order series and Battlefront’s recreation of Star Wars combat, surrounded by abandoned projects, controversial monetization controversies, and the sense that EA’s exclusivity agreement was constraining the breadth of stories the games could tell.

• EA’s exclusive licensing arrangement ended in 2021, opening the Star Wars gaming universe to multiple developers and publishers for the first time in nearly a decade.
• The current pipeline of seven confirmed or reported Star Wars projects reflects this diversification – different studios pursuing different genres, tones, and settings within the Star Wars universe simultaneously.
• Respawn Entertainment, developers of the Jedi series, have at least one new Star Wars project in development. Ubisoft has a Star Wars open-world game in development. Other studios are reportedly working on projects that have not been fully announced.

What Was Delayed and Why It Matters

The specific title that has been officially delayed has not been identified by name in current reports, which is somewhat unusual – typically game delay announcements name the specific title. The ambiguity may reflect that the announcement was made at the studio or publisher level without a formal public title announcement preceding it. What is clear is that a significant Star Wars gaming project has had its internal schedule extended, and that Lucasfilm Games has chosen to communicate this rather than simply miss the earlier window without explanation.

Frequently Asked Questions

When is the next Star Wars game coming out?

The next confirmed major Star Wars release timeline has been pushed back from its previous target. No new release date has been specified. For confirmed platform releases and dates, the official Star Wars website and Lucasfilm Games social channels are the authoritative sources.