Star Wars: Galactic Racer Trailer Confirms the Return of Another Phantom Menace Character | Sony State of Play

Tonight's PlayStation State of Play broadcast provided our champion look yet astatine the upcoming Star Wars: Galactic Racer — including the confirmation of different quality archetypal seen successful Episode 1: The Phantom Menace.

Yes, Galactic Racer volition diagnostic the triumphant instrumentality of Ben Quadinaros, the Boonta Eve Podrace subordinate who exploded connected its starting line. Somehow helium has survived (and is inactive racing) each the mode done to Galactic Racer's mounting post-Return of Jedi.

Since his quality successful The Phantom Menace, Quadinaros has lone been glimpsed occaisonally passim Star Wars canon, though aboriginal years seemingly saw him go a rival to chap podrace aviator Sebulba — who besides appears successful Galactic Racer, present with a beard.

Today's trailer besides showed Galactic Racer's protagonist Shade taking portion successful a "friendly accumulation race" connected a satellite covered successful what looks to beryllium yellowish acid. In fact, determination isn't overmuch affable astir it, arsenic we spot respective speeders smashed up arsenic portion of the proceedings.

Star Wars: Galactic Racer is being built by Fuse Games, a British workplace founded by veterans from Burnout and Need for Speed squad Criterion Games — and there's decidedly thing to those games' racing successful today's footage.

The trailer besides gives america a glimpse astatine Galactic Racer's communicative content, arsenic Shade gets threatened during a country with a alternatively unhappy alien who suggests they'd similar to frost you successful carbonite.

Alas, there's nary further hint for present connected erstwhile Star Wars: Galactic Racer volition arrive, arsenic it inactive is listed with a frustratingly vague 2026 merchandise day for PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.

For overmuch more, drawback up with everything announced during Sony's State of Play broadcast close here.

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