EA and Respawn have officially announced the Fallen Order sequel as a Star Wars Jedi Survivor on PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. A tantalizing first trailer and information accompanies this announcement.
Finally, Electronic Arts and Respawn will have waited until the last few days of May to announce Fallen Order 2. But forget that title for now, the real name of the game is Star Wars Jedi Survivor.
The Fallen Order sequel, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, has been officially released
After months of rumours, EA and Respawn Entertainment have communicated about the Fallen Order sequel and everything is confirmed. This second opus is in fact called Star Wars Jedi Survivor and is in fact a PS5, Xbox series and PC exclusive scheduled for 2023. Information was revealed in advance by journalist Jeff Grubb.
The game unfolds five after the events of the previous episode, and we’ll find the main protagonist, Cal Kestis, as well as his faithful robot, BD-1. A duo still being hunted by the Empire. The title is still in development by Respawn Entertainment (Apex Legends) with Electronic Arts as publisher, and Stig Asmussen (God of War 3) is also returning to direct the role.
We worked seriously on it before we even finished Jedi Fallen Order with ideas for the second game. Many things from Jedi Fallen Order have been shelved. Things we wanted to implement in the sequel. Some of these elements relate to additional combat stances, where we’re going with the story, how Cal and the team are evolving and growing, and how we’re approaching the game’s worlds and levels. Evolve them and make them more alive than they were before.
Stig Asmussen, director of Fallen Order and Jedi Survivor.
Deleting the Fallen Order subtitle is non-trivial.
The game is all about survival. That’s why it’s called Jedi Survivor. Times are tough, Cal and his crew are doing everything they can to stay alive. This can mean connecting with people who were considered shady in other times.
A true next-gen game
In an interview for starwars.comStig Asmussen explained the improvements that the new generation brings. Especially with the PS5 and its immersive DualSense controller.
I think the most important thing is ray tracing or lighting. This allows us to have consistent real-time lighting with a fidelity that surpasses anything we’ve produced before. Because it’s real-time, we can see the changes immediately as we adjust the lights. This means we have more time to tweak and iterate and get better results for a more cinematic look.
Furthermore, The consoles are equipped with super-fast hard drives that allow us to load a lot of content very quickly. I’ve always worked on games that used streaming, games without a loading screen. The fact that these machines have such a fast memory system made things even easier. Those are probably the two biggest benefits. The PS5 has a very interesting haptic system on its controller that we’re investigating. And in general everything is easier with these machines.
Star Wars Jedi Survivor will be released in 2023 on PS5, Xbox Series and PC.
