Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will be released in 2023 for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S

Lucasfilm Games and the EA studio Respawn announce Star Wars Jedi: Survivor the successor to the surprise hit Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order on.

Probably very few people in charge at Electronic Arts would have bet that a comparatively traditional solo game like Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order so well received by the press and consumers. As a result, the game, which was released in November 2019, was not only honored with awards such as the German Computer Game Award, but also sold exceptionally well – in Germany alone clear over 200,000 times.

So a sequel was almost inevitableespecially given the exclusivity for the coveted star Warslicense ends and competitors such as Ubisoft are now also working on PC and console titles. On the occasion of the Star Wars Celebration in Anaheim, California, the Disney division Lucasfilm Games, Electronic Arts and the development studio Respawn Entertainment released the first promotional trailer.

Remarkable: The action-adventure skips PlayStation 4 and Xbox One and will be released exclusively for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC in 2023 – officially with the aim of enabling a deeper and richer “experience”. The story of the young Jedi Cal Kestis is told again.

Game Director Stig Asmussen: “Even before Jedi: Fallen Order was completed, our team had an idea of ​​how we would continue the adventures of Cal and the droid BD-1 in a sequel. For Jedi: Survivor, we’re working closely with Lucasfilm Games. We’re taking the technology to a new level to enable more dynamic Jedi combat, cinematic storytelling, and to tell the story of a more mature Cal.”

Lucasfilm Vice President Douglas Reilly: “Millions of Star Wars fans have been enthralled by the Cal Kestis story – and we’re thrilled to be working with the world-class developers at Respawn to continue this epic story.”