Summary

  • Respawn confirmed Star Wars Jedi 3 is still in development after canceling other projects.
  • Respawn is also assisting on Star Wars Zero Company.

Respawn Entertainment has given fans a small but important update about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor's upcoming sequel, confirming it's still in development. There are several Star Wars games currently in the works from multiple studios, but many have been relatively quiet since their initial announcements, and the third entry in Respawn's beloved Jedi series is no different. Details on the follow-up to Star Wars Jedi: Survivor are still scarce, but fans at least know now it survived a recent round of cuts.

On April 29, Respawn revealed it had canceled two projects and made "some targeted team adjustments." Multiple sources reported that those "adjustments" meant layoffs affecting roughly 100 employees. It's not the first time the EA-owned company has laid off staff or ended development on a game in recent memory, but the team is still hard at work on Star Wars Jedi 3.

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In the same Twitter post that confirmed the cancellation of two early-stage titles, Respawn said it was "excited to keep building new stories" with the next installment of Star Wars Jedi. The announcement devotes just one sentence to the series, but it confirms that the studio is indeed still working on it. A job listing all but confirmed a third Star Wars Jedi game in 2024, but Respawn has not said much about it since. That silence may worry some fans, especially in light of the layoff and cancellation news, so it's good to see that the project is still underway, even if the expected release date and other details remain a mystery for now.

Respawn Confirms It's Still Working on Star Wars Jedi 3

The wording earlier in the post makes it seem like the cancellations and layoffs were part of a shift to focus on two of the brand's biggest properties: Star Wars Jedi and Apex Legends​​​​​​. That could mean that development on the third entry in the series could ramp up, but that's unclear for now. In 2024, EA canceled a Star Wars FPS being developed by Respawn and reportedly moved some of that team to work on the next Jedi game, so this latest shift could be a similar story, but the layoffs and project cuts could just as well not affect Jedi 3's development at all.

The next installment in the Jedi series isn't the only Star Wars project Respawn is working on at the moment, either. The studio is also developing Star Wars Zero Company alongside Bit Reactor, though it seems Respawn's role on that title is smaller, with Bit Reactor taking the lead. Regardless, things are shaking up at Respawn, so the future is uncertain, but fans can rest easy knowing that Star Wars Jedi 3 is still coming eventually.

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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
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Action-Adventure
Soulslike
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Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 87%
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Released
April 28, 2023
ESRB
T For Teen due to Mild Language, Violence
Developer(s)
Respawn Entertainment
Publisher(s)
Electronic Arts
Engine
Unreal Engine 4
Franchise
Star Wars
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