Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has millions of players, EA admits single-player isn't dead

After a rough start, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor has done exceptionally well, already amassing millions of players a week after launch.

EA recently celebrated the highly-rated sequel to Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, reportedly being “overjoyed” by the follow-up's success. The CEO, Andrew Wilson spoke about the game during a monthly earnings call, and commended the development team, Respawn, for doing such a good job with Cal Kestis’ next adventure, calling the achievement “a very strong launch.”

Wilson stated: “Within the first few weeks, millions of players have joined Cal Kestis and BD-1 in their rebellion against the Empire.

"We're overjoyed. We made the bold decision to move the title six weeks to give the team the opportunity to really get to the quality of games they wanted."

The Star Wars title wasn’t without its controversies though, facing a variety of problems at launch across Xbox, PlayStation, and PC platforms. Not only were there some severe bugs and glitches costing players time and resources but there was also a whole heap of performance issues too, leading to review bombs.

EA has pledged to fix the current issues, with many being ironed out by a recent patch, however, the developers have said they’ll likely be weeks of updates before everything problem has been solved.

Jedi: Survivor follows the Jedi Knight Cal Kestis and his friends, as they travel the galaxy in an attempt to thwart The Empire wherever possible. Cal has grown a lot since his first outing in Jedi: Fallen Order, now wielding a wider variety of force powers, as well as some flashy new lightsaber moves and stances. We gave the sequel a 9/10 in our review, stating it’s the “best Star Wars game in a very long time.”

Despite its problems, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is a solid game in the series, and definitely a step in the right direction for single-player Star Wars, and fans are already calling for more.