Motive Studios’ Star Wars: Squadrons is out next month and it seems that principle development has wrapped. Over on Twitter, creative director Ian S. Frazier confirmed that it had gone gold. Though development will still continue and we’ll likely see a day one patch, this means the game is ready to be manufactured and distributed on discs, certified for digital release and so on.
Star Wars: Squadrons focuses on the space dog-fighting aspects of the franchise. Taking place after Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, it sees the Galactic Empire facing off against the New Republic. The campaign will alternate between pilots on Titan Squadron and Vanguard Squadron respectively, which players can customize as they see fit.
Multiplayer includes Dogfight for some 5v5 action and Fleet Battles with both teams working to destroy the other’s Capital Ship. With four different fighter classes on each side, a variety of upgrades and no microtransactions, Star Wars: Squadrons looks to cater to the old-school space combat fan. It’s out on October 2nd for Xbox One, PS4 and PC.
I am incredibly pleased to announce that after a ton of hard work from the team here at @MotiveMontreal, Star Wars: Squadrons has just gone aurodium!
Er, I mean gold! #StarWarsSquadrons pic.twitter.com/jzBErluIxv
— Ian S. Frazier (@tibermoon) September 10, 2020
To those who've asked: "going gold" means that the game is officially off to be manufactured. Burning discs, printing boxes, all that good stuff.
— Ian S. Frazier (@tibermoon) September 10, 2020