Today marks the release of the first story expansion for *Star Wars Outlaws* with the launch of the "A Pirate's Fortune" DLC, available on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. The driving force behind this new content? None other than the beloved Weequay pirate, Hondo Ohnaka. Known from his appearances in the Darth Maul comics and *Star Wars: The Clone Wars* animated series, Hondo's charm has captured the hearts of the development team at Ubisoft's Massive Entertainment.

Drew Rechner, Creative Director, shared with IGN the inspiration behind the DLC, stating, "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?" The storyline delves into protagonist Kay's growth as a leader, guided—or perhaps misguided—by Hondo's mentorship.

The "A Pirate's Fortune" DLC introduces a fresh adventure involving the Rokana Raiders crime gang and the Miyuki Trade League, which provides Kay with upgrades for her Trailblazer ship. Additionally, a new blaster capability called Shock is added, enhancing the gameplay experience.

Exciting news also comes for Nintendo fans as *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 platform, he hinted at forthcoming details, saying, "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." Potential enhancements could include the Switch 2's innovative controllers, which can function as a mouse, and a new GameChat feature.