Star Wars Outlaws: Will There Be Multiplayer & Co-Op Modes

Star Wars Outlaws is officially confirmed for a release in 2024, coming to consoles and PC. As pre-orders for the action-adventure game have gone live following the game's Story trailer release, there has been much conversation regarding various game content and features, including the omission of a multiplayer/co-op mode.

What's confirmed thus far is that the game is an action-adventure open-world game set during a pivotal era within Star Wars canon; how players will get to explore its story campaign has been confirmed by its developers. We've answered if a multiplayer or co-op mode is present and discussed if a multiplayer or co-op mode should be included for Star Wars Outlaws.

Is There A Multiplayer/Co-Op Mode In Star Wars Outlaws?

The simple answer to this question is no, Star Wars Outlaws is not or won't be featuring a multiplayer or cooperative (co-op) play mode. The action-adventure game is an open-world RPG experience arriving on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on 30th August 2024.

While a multiplayer or co-op mode makes sense, given the massive environment players will explore, it's unclear whether developer Massive Entertainment could add it post-launch. However, there may be a possibility the developer won't feature this mode post-launch, and its reasons could vary, such as past multiplayer Star Wars games like Battlefront, which was marred by a lootbox/microtransactions controversy.

However, if the game supports PC modding at launch, a community-created multiplayer mod may fulfill that need. For now, it doesn't seem like a multiplayer or online co-op mode will come to Star Wars Outlaws, but there are some reasons why it may be a good idea to have an online co-op mode.

Should Star Wars Outlaws Have A Multiplayer/Co-Op Mode?

Likewise, some players express their thoughts about Star Wars Outlaws not having a multiplayer or co-op mode, with some bringing up some points as to why it's not needed. As mentioned before, past successes of Star Wars multiplayer games like the Battlefront series were hindered due to EA's inclusion of loot boxes, which locked significant content that aided players' progression, for which they have since apologized.

While Battlefront was a PvP multiplayer game developed and published by EA, Ubisoft could've developed a co-op mode akin to one of their games, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands. One player on Reddit made this comparison that four-player co-op would've taken advantage of the game's open-world environment, and given the success of Wildlands' co-op mode, maybe it would've been a good addition to the game's potential replayability by playing with friends to plow through the game's campaign.

Another game that allows players to explore its story content through online co-op is Grand Theft Auto V/5. While it has similarities and differences with Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Wildlands, it does show that there is room for an online co-op mode within an open-world environment for players to play through its content.