Star Wars Jedi: Survivoris a brand-new, $70 release, but it will almost certainly come to subscription services at some point down the line, and how EA handled the original could reveal how it handles the sequel.Star Wars Jedi: Survivorhas earned mostly positive reviewsso far and has been hailed as one of 2023’s best new game releases, even if its launch hasn’t been quite as smooth as some might hope.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivorhas suffered from some performance problems, particularly when it comes to the PC port of the game. Respawn has already issued a patch to address some of the bigger issues with theStar Wars Jedi: SurvivorPC port, but there is still work to be done. SomeStar Warsfans may decide to hold off on getting the game until a later date when all its problems have been addressed, or it comes down to price. Others still will be able to resist buyingStar Wars Jedi: Survivorat all and wait patiently for its debut on Xbox Game Pass or PS Plus.
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There is no guarantee thatStar Wars Jedi: Survivorwill ever come to Xbox Game Pass or PS Plus, but that seems highly unlikely. After all,Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderis currently available to play through Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, and it was also one of the free PS Plus games for January 2023. One has to imagine thatStar Wars Jedi: Survivorcoming to Game Pass and/or PS Plus is a matter of when, not if.
Will Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Be on Xbox Game Pass or PS Plus?
EA has not announced plans to bringStar Wars Jedi: Survivorto Xbox Game Pass or PS Plus at the time of this writing, but chances are good that the game will eventually hit one or both services. As it pertains to Game Pass, it’s unlikely thatStar Wars Jedi: Survivorwill come to the vanilla version of the subscription service, but there is a virtual guarantee that it will eventually come to theXbox Game Pass Ultimate tier of the service.
One of the exclusive perks associated with the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate tier of the Game Pass subscription is access to the EA Play library of games. EA Play is EA’s equivalent of Xbox Game Pass or PS Plus. In exchange for a fee, gamers get free trials for brand-new EA games and access to the company’s large library of titles. EA brings practically all its games to EA Play, even its biggest titles. For example,EA brings its big sports game releases to EA Playabout six months or so after they first hit store shelves, though the timeline isn’t as consistent with its non-sports games.
One only has to look at when EA broughtStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderto EA Play/Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to have an idea of whenStar Wars Jedi: Survivormight do the same.Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderwas added to EA Play/Xbox Game Pass Ultimateabout one year after its initial release. AssumingStar Wars Jedi: Survivorfollows a similar pattern, fans can count on the game joining the subscription services around this time next year. It’s possible it will happen in April 2024, but a more opportune date seems like it would be August 04, 2025, as that day is already closely associated with theStar Warsbrand.
Once again using the original game as an example,Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderwasn’t a free PS Plus game until January 2023, four years after its initial release date. The game was likely added to the lineup as a means of promotingStar Wars Jedi: Survivor, so fans may potentially see the sequel hit the monthly free PS Plus games in the same timeframe or around the time the third game comes out, assuming such a project comes to fruition.
For now, the only way to playStar Wars Jedi: Survivoris by buying it. Luckily,Star Wars Jedi: Survivorhas already been discounted, and more discounts are likely coming in the future, so fans still don’t necessarily have to pay full price to experience Cal Kestis' latest adventure.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivoris available now for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
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