Star Wars Outlaws: A Pirate’s Fortune Celebrates Hondo Ohnaka

The Star Wars Outlaws universe has expanded today with the launch of its first story DLC, A Pirate's Fortune, available on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. Fans are thrilled, and much of the excitement centers around the beloved character Hondo Ohnaka, a cunning Weequay pirate who's no stranger to the Star Wars saga, having appeared in Darth Maul comics and Star Wars: The Clone Wars.

Drew Rechner, Creative Director at Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment, shared with IGN that the team's passion for Hondo was a driving force behind the DLC. "We always knew because there were so many passionate people on the team that we needed to feature Hondo. And, you know, that scoundrel fantasy of Kay mixing with the pirate fantasy of Hondo, it just kind of makes sense, right?" Rechner explained.

In A Pirate's Fortune, players join Kay as she navigates her path to leadership, with Hondo Ohnaka serving as an ambiguous mentor figure. "And we also knew that Kay would be kind of coming into her own, learning what it means to be a leader, and then having someone like Hondo as a mentor - or is he? - we thought it led to really interesting things," Rechner added.

The expansion introduces new gameplay elements, including encounters with the Rokana Raiders crime gang and the Miyuki Trade League, which can provide upgrades for Kay's Trailblazer ship. Players will also enjoy a new blaster capability called Shock, enhancing combat dynamics.

In other exciting news, Star Wars Outlaws is set to hit the Nintendo Switch 2 on September 4. While Rechner remained tight-lipped about specific new features for this platform, he hinted at future announcements. "In terms of a specific feature set, that's something that we will get into later. So we'll have more stuff to talk about later."

The Nintendo Switch 2's unique features, such as controllers that can function as a mouse and the new GameChat capability, might enrich the Star Wars Outlaws experience. Stay tuned for more details as they emerge.