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EA Loses Star Wars Exclusivity License in 2023 - Is Journey to Batuu Part of the Reason?
Lucas Films just posted a new blog on January 13, 2021:
They pretty much all say that Lucas Film who is in charge of all things Star Wars has opened up opportunities, expanding to work with other developers/publishers besides EA. Ubisoft itself will be working with Lucas Film Games to develop a new open world, story driven game.
It doesn't mean that EA will no longer work with Star Wars - they still have opportunities to do so, but this time, now that there is other competition, they can't be lax about work on Star Wars anymore. But what drew most of my interest to this news is the fact that there will be a new open world, story-driven game that won't be developed by EAxis, so I'm thinking that the poor reception of Journey to Batuu had played a big part in the decision for Lucas Films to work with other developers/publishers other than EAxis for a project such as this.
What do you guys think? Was the reception of Journey to Batuu an influence on LucasFilm Games' decision to not renew the exclusivity license with EA?
I personally think this is good news. It will force EA to do better, at least with any new upcoming Star Wars games they want to produce for LucasFilm Games. Wish the same could be said for The Sims franchise - but the competition just might do it!
"The Star Wars gaming galaxy is about to experience its own Big Bang.
“We’ve got a lot of stuff we’re ready to start sharing with fans,” Lucasfilm Games VP Douglas Reilly tells StarWars.com, “because we’ve been working quietly behind the scenes for a while now, waiting for this moment.”
And by “this moment,” (Douglas) Reilly (VP OF LUCASFILM Games,) is referring to a new direction and era for Star Wars and Lucasfilm gaming overall, as Lucasfilm Games is now opening the doors to developers that want to come play in the galaxy far, far away. “We’re looking to work with best-in-class teams that can make great games across all of our IP. We’ve got a team of professionals here at Lucasfilm Games who can work with the developers, shape the stories, shape the creative, shape the games, to make them really resonate with fans and deliver across a breadth of platforms, genres, and experiences so that all of our fans can enjoy the IPs that they know and love,” he says."
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EA Loses Exclusive Star Wars License! New Ubisoft Open-World Star Wars Game Announced!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRkHakpGrvgEA Loses Exclusive Star Wars License! New Ubisoft Open-World Star Wars Game Announced!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2_tcxmETE4
They pretty much all say that Lucas Film who is in charge of all things Star Wars has opened up opportunities, expanding to work with other developers/publishers besides EA. Ubisoft itself will be working with Lucas Film Games to develop a new open world, story driven game.
It doesn't mean that EA will no longer work with Star Wars - they still have opportunities to do so, but this time, now that there is other competition, they can't be lax about work on Star Wars anymore. But what drew most of my interest to this news is the fact that there will be a new open world, story-driven game that won't be developed by EAxis, so I'm thinking that the poor reception of Journey to Batuu had played a big part in the decision for Lucas Films to work with other developers/publishers other than EAxis for a project such as this.
What do you guys think? Was the reception of Journey to Batuu an influence on LucasFilm Games' decision to not renew the exclusivity license with EA?
I personally think this is good news. It will force EA to do better, at least with any new upcoming Star Wars games they want to produce for LucasFilm Games. Wish the same could be said for The Sims franchise - but the competition just might do it!
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I agree. I was salivating at the trailers for Assassin's Creed: Valhalla, Far Cry 6 and Watch_Dogs: Legion. So I'm really looking forward to this new open world story-driven game that's being produced.
I just hope this lights a fire under EA because they can make real great games if they really want to and make a serious effort. Star Wars: Fallen Order for example is high acclaimed because they made that effort. It's a game that I really want and will buy eventually, so I hope EA will keep making quality games like that.
Especially with The Sims 5.
The Sims 4 hasn't introduced a new musical instrument since 2017
Hey you should play Valhalla, I bought it at 24th December and have spent nearly 70 hours at the start of the new year, it really is a good game and I'm also eagerly waiting for FC6. Ubisoft is starting to get better for creating open world game since AC Origins.
And remember this above all. Our Roman gods are watching. Make sure they are not ashamed!
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This.
But it’s good news all around!
Lyndsay Pearson said that’s not true. They wanted to make a Star Wars pack and she signed off on it. She thought it was a great idea.
some of the devs seem to be star wars fans and i highly doubt someone who loves something would do such a shallow pack that barely connects with the star wars franchise itself. it just looked like a blatant advertisement for the disney theme park. i do think they were offered the star wars idea and both got into a deal, however with some restrictions, in this case be from the disney star wars section. anyways what devs affirm we can't take it as 100% true cuz sometimes they've been contradict themselves.
They could if they don’t play the sims 4 which I bet my life that many of the devs don’t. It’s very obvious in live streams. I agree it is an advert but you can tell the devs had fun making it, that doesn’t translate to great gameplay. But they aren’t the ones playing the pack.
I’m not going to accuse the devs of lying about a pack they made. I take their words as intended. Lyndsay said this was her doing, previous producers have also said with packs they get a lot of freedom with themes and content.
i didn't talk about gameplay but rather about the aesthetic, the world & the sims on it. i'm not even into star wars and the first things that comes to mind when thinking about it are darth vader, leia, yoda, you know the classical characters. i'm not very sure about how this whole thing works, but the pack itself just felt like a disney advertisement, and for example one of the most popular gurus is a huge star was fan, so i think while he had the opportunity to bring his hobby to his job, he would've done something great if he actually was freely able to. i'm not accusing anyone i'm just saying we don't really know what happens inside the ea departments, how are deals made, what are the restrictions, who makes the important decisions, etc.
Naw. They’re just getting warmed up. The Book of Boba Fett comes this December followed by season 3 of The Mandalorian. Then there’s the Kenobi series and Ashoka is getting her own series. And Rogue Squadron will be a movie (please oh please Lucasfilms, retcon anything negative about Hobbie and give me the brofecta of Wedge, Wes and Hobbie plus Tycho Celchu as a bonus). Snd much more.