Today marks the launch of the first story expansion for *Star Wars Outlaws* with the release of the A Pirate’s Fortune DLC on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. The charismatic Weequay pirate Hondo Ohnaka, beloved by fans and previously featured in Darth Maul comics and the *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* animated series, is at the heart of this new content.
Drew Rechner, the Creative Director at Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment, shared with IGN that the team's passion for Hondo Ohnaka was the 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.
The expansion delves deeper into protagonist Kay's journey as she learns leadership, with Hondo possibly serving as her mentor. "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 A Pirate’s Fortune DLC introduces a new storyline involving the Rokana Raiders crime gang and the Miyuki Trade League, which can provide upgrades for Kay's Trailblazer ship. Additionally, a new blaster capability called Shock has been added to enhance gameplay.
In other news, *Star Wars Outlaws* is set to release on the Nintendo Switch 2 on September 4. While Rechner remained tight-lipped about specific new features for the Switch 2 version, he teased that more information would be forthcoming. "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," he stated. Potential enhancements could include the use of Switch 2 controllers as a mouse and a new GameChat capability.
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