Star Wars Outlaws Update Is Making Some PS5 Players Start Over [Video]

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Ubisoft is apparently using the Force to make some PS5 players of Star Wars Outlaws restart their adventures in a galaxy far, far away. A new patch for the game–which is only available early for Gold and Ultimate Edition owners–requires people to begin again unless they want to encounter “issues and progression blockers.”

According to IGN, there are Star Wars Outlaws players on PS5 receiving a message about patch 1.000.002 that discusses their save file for the game. The 8.5GB update for Sony’s system reportedly addresses bug issues and adds a 40fps mode, but it’s also apparently causing headaches for people who have already spent hours playing Star Wars Outlaws.

Here’s the message Ubisoft has reportedly sent out:

“To best experience the Outer Rim, we rolled out a maintenance to make sure everyone is playing the latest …