EA’s Loss of Star Wars Exclusivity Rights Gives The Franchise's Gaming Stance A New Hope

This past week, Lucasfilm surprisingly announced a new dedicated gaming division for the company under the name “Lucasfilm Games” that would oversee all of their digital entertainment projects and collaborations in the coming future.

[CaptainFaisal]

I see what you did there with the title :)

[Knightofelemia]

F*ck EA

[AuraAbjure]

I won't buy any new products EA publishes until 2090 earliest.

[DaReapa]

Would be nice to see EA lose the NFL exclusivity rights, too.

[badboyz09]

NFL fans are morons

[cyclindk]

How this ever suits anybody is beyond me, squandered. Keep it open for many to develop. Competition and variety.

[Kabaneri]

While Ubisoft is more consistent than EA, their games are even less inspired. The Far Cry formula they use for every game is getting really stale.

[porkChop]

It isn't a Far Cry formula. It started with AC. But yes, it's definitely stale. Their games have become far too formulaic.

They need each franchise to have its own unique structure and gameplay loop. They all currently play and feel largely the same.

So they're dealing not only with open world fatigue, but also an overall fatigue because their games are all so similar.

[GameZenith]

Why do people keep referencing Ubisoft? They are not the sole publishers/developers of Star Wars games the same way EA was. They are just one of many non EA developers that will now get their opportunity at a Star Wars games. It just happens that Ubisoft is the first announced game but there will he many more that are not from Ubisoft.

[neutralgamer1992]

They should leave it an open IP and anyone can develop a game(as long as they have a contract with Disney for the game)

EA isn't great we get that but is UBI really that much better? Their games all feel the same and on top of that they have figured out ways to include grind and MT in single player games

[GameZenith]

You do know that there will be other developers now, not just Ubisoft that will make Star Wars games correct?

[neutralgamer1992]

Game

If that's the case good for the IP and gamers

[victorMaje]

True. I expect the game to have a store just like AC games now. Items that could have been part of quest or exploration rewards will be available for purchase because...fun?
But we should all be thankful because Ubi’s star wars games will have the biggest map ever! /s

[neutralgamer1992]

Ubi bad their quest for biggest maps with most icons