It’s looking like there will not be another Star Wars: Battlefront anytime soon.
On Tuesday, the news came out that three Star Wars projects are in development at Respawn Entertainment. One of them is Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2, which may appear before E3 this year, while the other two are an untitled first-person shooter and some kind of Strategy game. Besides those, however, it seems that EA isn’t making any other Star Wars video games.
A report by Gamesbeat claims that according to sources close to Respawn Entertainment, there will not be a Star Wars: Battlefront 3, at least not one by DICE — the same studio that made 2017’s Star Wars: Battlefront 2.
Not shocking but worth pointing out: Battlefront 3 is basically dead according to "people familiar with the announcement" as EA moves all Star Wars projects to Respawnhttps://t.co/YDWnSS5KrW pic.twitter.com/eKhd9nZxYC
— Nibel (@Nibellion) January 25, 2022
It’s anyone’s guess why EA would pass on another Star Wars: Battlefront, though things at DICE aren’t going swimmingly as of late. Recently, reports came in that the publisher was very unhappy with Battlefield 2042, DICE’s last game. In comparison, Respawn Entertainment’s Apex Legends continues to be a huge hit.
Another (more likely) reason for there not being a Star Wars: Battlefront 3 is that EA no longer holds the exclusive rights to make video games based on the franchise. Neither LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga nor Star Wars Eclipse involve EA.
Written by Kyle Campbell on behalf of GLHF.
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