VR Star Wars Outlaws turns you into a smart-talking smuggler
Experience Star Wars Outlaws in a brand-new way, with VR mod support letting you get up close and personal with the galaxy far, far away.
06th Sep 2024 17:05
Images via YouTube Lord Beardstreak | Massive Entertainment
VR Star Wars Outlaws turns you into a smart-talking smuggler
Experience Star Wars Outlaws in a brand-new way, with VR mod support letting you get up close and personal with the galaxy far, far away.
06th Sep 2024 17:05
Images via YouTube Lord Beardstreak | Massive Entertainment
If you're looking for a whole new way to play in the galaxy far, far away, then Star Wars Outlaws has a treat for you. While we doubt Massive Entertainment's ambitious open-world Star Wars game will be winning many Game of the Year awards, it's not without its own roguish charm.
It would be unfair to dub Outlaws as little more as Uncharted in space (as many have), but with sluggish sales and plenty of online controversy, it's clear this isn't going to be getting the same critical or commercial acclaim as Respawn Entertainment's Jedi series.
You can already play Outlaws in VR
It's possible that Outlaws could go full Cyberpunk 2077 and turn it around with its planned DLCs, but for now, it seems like a perfectly decent Star Wars game. If you're bored of Kay Vess' smuggling shooter, there's already a unique way to play. Yes, Star Wars Outlaws is going VR.
The VR bubble hasn't yet burst, but it also feels like it's not fully taken off like it should've. While major IPs like Alien, Resident Evil, and Marvel are getting on the VR hype, Star Wars has yet to embrace its potential - aside from the Vader Immortal series. Doing the work for Massive Entertainment, fans have given Outlaws its own VR mod.
YouTuber Lord Beardsteak has shown off the VR version of Outlaws, touring the dusty deserts of Tatooine and imagining what it would be like to sup some blue milk at the Mos Eisley Cantina. It's the work of Luke Ross’ R.E.A.L. VR mods, which is paywalled behind a Patreon and requires an entry fee starting at $10 per month.
The 6DOF mod uses gamepads instead of VR controllers, so you're probably better off playing in third-person, although we'll admit there are some beautiful first-person views. Despite what you think of Outlaws, the game's photo mode has given players the chance to share some stunning vistas online.
Unlike Capcom giving us official VR versions of the Resident Evil games, we don't imagine Ubisoft will bother splashing the cash on the expense of giving Outlaws the same treatment. Still, with fans here to do it for you, what's the need?
Fans have similarly been playing Massive's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora in VR, and despite neither game being up there with something like Elden Ring in terms of scope, it's a fun way to pass the time when experiencing them from a different point of view.
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