A hefty Star Wars Outlaws update coming in at 8.5gb was released on PS5 last night, bringing with it a 40fps mode and bug fixes. But it's causing problems for some PS5 players who have already made progress into Ubisoft's sandbox Star Wars game.
In the wake of releasing Star Wars Outlaws Patch 1.000.002, Ubisoft sent the following message to some players warning them that they may encounter issues with their current save if they were playing on an older version.
To best experience the Outer Rim, we rolled out a maintenance to make sure everyone is playing the latest version of the game. As one of the players affected who had access to an older version of the game, we are aware you might be encountering some issues after this recent patch. We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
..Once you’ve confirmed you have the latest version, please start a new save to fully enjoy Star Wars Outlaws as our team intended.
If you continue on a prior save you will unfortunately face issues and progression blockers. The progression blockers that Ubisoft alludes to sees some players stranded in space after completing a certain games. Players on social media have reported encountering the progress block and having to start new games as a result.
"I just got this email this morning, wish I knew that b4 I played 5 hours last night," one Reddit user said. "Honestly this game is testing my patience." Adding insult to injury is that Star Wars Outlaws is still in its early .