Ubisoft Massive's upcoming untitled open-world Star Wars video game apparently wouldn't have been possible without Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora.
"That first meeting we had with Massive around the Avatar game after we acquired Fox was really the jumping off point for the Star Wars game," Disney Games Senior Vice President Sean Shoptaw told IGN. "There was such alignment and such creative passion around the Star Wars IP from that team that it just was a natural evolution to the relationship, and really led to the Star Wars game we announced not too long ago."
"We certainly had aspirations about an open world Star Wars game," Shoptaw remarked in regards to where the idea for the title originated from. "It didn't come exclusively from Massive. They certainly had a passion for it too, to the point that made it a lot easier for those conversations to advance. But we're aware of the things you outlined, right? We're aware of what fans have have asked for and have wanted for long periods of time."
"We've wanted to do it with the right partner at the right time," he continued. "I think it's easy for us to want to jump quickly, especially when we know there's demand, but we need to be disciplined as well on when we do these things and who we do them with."
An open-world Star Wars game was announced in January on the heels of years of demand from fans for an open-world title set in the galaxy far, far away. Currently, there are no story or character details available for the project, and both the title and release date remain a mystery.
Source: IGN
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