Star Wars: Galactic Racer Devs Confirm No Season Pass

Good news for fans of the upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Racer, which was revealed at The Game Awards 2025 with a new trailer dropping during the most recent Sony State of Play Showcase. Speaking to IGN Fuse Games, who are developing the game, CEO and founder Matt Webster confirmed the game will not have a Season Pass system that we see all too often in games.

Webster and creative director Kieran Crimmins both spoke about how the game is a premium release, with Webster mentioning that he believes a Season Pass system is something reserved typically for free-to-play games.

Webster: No. This is a premium release, right? We have our campaign and we have arcade mode and we have multiplayer, and it's a self-contained thing. But what we also recognize is that the landscape of Star Wars evolves and changes over time and so do games as they go. So we see an opportunity for us to tap into more Star Wars or new Star Wars over time, but in terms of us outlining what we think post launch is going to look like, that's not something that we see. The only reason I say a blind no to it is, in my head, season pass is connected to free-to-play games, and that's not what we are making.

Crimmins: Our mindset right now is a premium release, to try and get an amazing experience out the box. Obviously we wouldn't close the door to doing something later, but that isn't what we are really thinking about right now. We just want it to be the very best game it can be, and we want it to be complete when it comes out.

During the interview we also got some details on the unique boost system for Galactic Racer. The game will feature a two-phase boost system with the second phase known as ramjet, which gives the player incredible speed but also generates a lot of heat. Too much heat and your vehicle could explode if you are not careful. In addition, tracks can influence your vehicle's heat, such as racing over lava.

For now we have yet to get any release date specifics for the game beyond the generic 2026, with the game set to release for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on day one.

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