EA hasn't had a great track record with video game adaptations of Lucasfilm's beloved
Star Wars franchise. But there is hope for the future with Respawn Entertainment's new action-adventure game
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, which EA says is still on track for a Holiday 2019 release.
During EA's second quarter fiscal 2019 earnings call, CEO Andrew Wilson briefly touched upon the publisher's plans for next year.
"Across multiple studios, we have new projects underway, including games from Respawn that are slated to launch by next holiday season," Wilson said.
To date, Respawn has three known projects in the works - an Oculus Rift VR game, a third
Titanfall game, and
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order which
was officially announced at E3 2018 with a Holiday 2019 release window. Based on Wilson's recent comments, it appears nothing has changed with that plan which is good news for everybody.
Unlike most new
Star Wars properties, which are set between
Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and
Episode VII: The Force Awakens, Respawn's
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order will take us back to the prequel trilogy.
Jedi: Fallen Order is set shortly after the events of
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith and tells an original story around a surviving Padawan.
That's all we have to go on by now, unfortunately, but that will hopefully change soon now that a release window has been reaffirmed. EA is likely focused on the release of
Anthem right now, but after that launches in February, the focus should shift on the games coming in late 2019. That hopefully means we'll get our first look at
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order during EA Play 2019 (around E3 in June) or possibly sooner.