Ubisoft has announced that it has selected Intel as the exclusive CPU launch partner for Star Wars Outlaws, offering 14th Gen optimizations & more. The two vendors also announced a partnership that includes game bundle promos with select 14th-gen CPUs and laptops.
Intel’s 14th Gen CPUs Receive Exclusive Optimizations For Star Wars Outlaws Powered by Snowdrop Engine, Game Bundle Also Announced
The partnership is not only limited to game bundles but also extends to performance optimizations for Intel’s 14th-gen CPUs. It is stated that Intel has worked with Ubisoft to make sure that its latest 14th Gen chips such as the Raptor Lake-S & Raptor Lake-HX series offer the best experience when running Star Wars Outlaws. It was announced just a few hours ago that Star Wars Outlaws will hit shelves on the 30th of August and is currently available for pre-order.
“This is a huge partnership for Intel, being able to combine the power and performance of our latest-gen Intel Core 14th Gen processors with the gaming excellence that Massive Entertainment is renowned for. Star Wars remains one of the most iconic cultural touchstones for PC gamers around the world and combined with the world’s best gaming performance and robust platform features of our latest Intel® Core™ HX-Series mobile processors and S-Series desktop processors (14th Gen), we’re looking forward to making the best possible experience with Star Wars Outlaws an Intel-powered one.”
Roger Chandler, Intel vice president and general manager of Intel’s Enthusiast PC and Workstation Segment
Intel offered both software and hardware support to the team at Massive Entertainment who are bringing the first open-world Star Wars experience to gamers. The optimizations improve the CPU scheduling on Intel’s 14th Gen Hybrid chips and also optimize workload scheduling to unlock the full performance headroom available on the latest processors.
The current range of Intel chips is based on two different core architectures, one being the P-Core which is Performance optimized, and the other being the E-Core which is Efficiency optimized. Each core has its advantages but if work is scheduled on the wrong core type, it can lead to poor performance. Intel has also been working to enable better utilization of its E-Cores with APO (Application Performance Optimizer) which currently supports around 15 games. The processor optimizations made for Star Wars Outlaws and the Snowdrop engine will be outside of APO tuning.
Besides the optimizations, Intel will also be bundling its 14th Gen Raptor Lake-S Desktop CPUs with a free copy of Star Wars Outlaws while 14th Gen Raptor Lake-HX laptops from partners such as Dell Alienware, Lenovo Legion, HP Omen, Acer Predator, ASUS ROG, MSI and Razer will also be eligible for a free copy of the game. The promo will last from 9th April till 31st of July and the game copies will be downloadable up till 15th of September, 2024. You can redeem your copy of the game here.
| Purchase Period: Buy a Qualifying Device | Established by Participating Seller – may span some, but not necessarily all, of the following period: April 09, 2024 USA Pacific Time to July 31, 2024 USA Pacific Time |
| For Promotions using the Purchase Verification Process only, Submission Period: Submit Claim Form and Proof of Purchase | April 09, 2024 USA Pacific Time to August 15, 2024 USA Pacific Time |
| Redemption Period: Redeem Offer | April 09, 2024 USA Pacific Time to September 15, 2024 USA Pacific Time |