Need for Theed
The last quarter of 2017 will be an inescapable black hole ofStar Wars. Mimicking 2015, there’s a major motion picture in December, and aBattlefrontgame in November. (Actually, the game releases on the same day, November 17.) And, also like 2015, there will be aBattlefrontbeta in October.
As announced onEA’s website,Star Wars Battlefront IIwill have an open beta on PC, PS4, and Xbox One from October 6 through October 9. Those who pre-order get a head start on October 4. The beta includes two different game modes: A 40-player scrap on Naboo and a multiplayer starfighter assault which is described as “an objective-based, multi-stage battle.”
This beta was certainly inevitable because, if for no other reason, it went so dang well last time. TheBattlefront Ibeta had9 million playersin 2015, a statistic that led to EA raising its estimates to investorsfrom 10 million to 13 million units;it ended up shipping 14 million.
Inevitably, this beta and the generalStar Warsfervor will have a similar effect onBattlefront II‘s numbers. But it’s the newly-added single-player campaign that has the potential to really elevate this game in terms of quality. Realistically though, it probably won’t change much with regard to total sales. This game was going to sell regardless.
