Video Games: Respawn's STAR WARS Title Gets Launch Window; EA Unsure Of BATTLEFRONT 3's Release

Video Games: Respawn's STAR WARS Title Gets Launch Window; EA Unsure Of BATTLEFRONT 3's Release

During its Q3 2018 earnings call, publisher/developer Electronic Arts outlined its future release plans for upcoming Star Wars games, including Respawn's mysterious action title and the next Battelfront.

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By MattIsForReal - Jan 31, 2018 08:01 AM EST
Filed Under: Video Games
Source: GameFragger
Despite a lukewarm response to Star Wars Battlefront 2, publisher/developer Electronic Arts remains committed to delivering games set in a galaxy far, far away. Speaking during EA's Q3 2018 earnings call, EA executives Andrew Wilson and Blake Jorgensen briefly touched upon the future of the company's Star Wars games, providing a projected release window for developer Respawn's upcoming action title.

Although CFO Blake Jorgensen reminded listeners that EA has "not announced our products for fiscal [year 2020] yet," he added that Respawn's mysterious action title "most likely would drop in fiscal 2020 versus another [Star Wars] Battlefront."

This would put Respawn's Star Wars title somewhere in the window of April 1, 2019 and March 31, 2020, as EA's fiscal years are offset from the calendar year. 

The future of the Star Wars Battlefront franchise a little more cloudy. While it doesn't sound as if EA has any plans to abandon the series, Jorgensen added that EA hasn't "decided timing for another Battlefront yet." 

In its financial report, EA acknowledged "lower than expected" sales for Battlefront 2, but seemed confident in the game moving forward. "We think the Star Wars Battlefront 2 is very core and is amazing game," EA CEO Andrew Wilson added. "The team is working diligently on update and extra content for the live services around Star Wars Battlefront 2." Microtransactions, which were removed from the game ahead of its launch following player backlash, are expected to return in the next few months.

"As we grow this game with more content, we believe that Star Wars fans will continue to have fantastic experiences over the long life of Battlefront 2," Wilson said. "Going forward, we believe that live services that include optional digital monetization, when done right, provide a very important element of choice that can extend and enhance the experience in our games. We're committed to continually working with our players to deliver the right experience in each of our games and live services."

There was no mention of EA Vancouver's Star Wars game, which was rebooted and delayed from its original launch window of fiscal year 2019 following the closure of EA's Visceral Games.
 

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BreakTheCode
BreakTheCode - 1/31/2018, 8:39 AM
The EA Battlefront series has been the biggest disappointment recently in gaming. They took a great franchise and botched it due to their greedy ways.
DarthMoose
DarthMoose - 1/31/2018, 4:11 PM
@BreakTheCode - the new battlefront 2 is a lot of fun.
PicolasCage
PicolasCage - 1/31/2018, 8:42 AM
I don’t know what possessed Disney to make an exclusive partnership with EA on SW. What a train wreck.

All we’ve gotten out of it is 1 shitty BF, 1 decent BF that was ruined with heinously greedy microtransactions, and whatever the hell this far-off game is. Visceral Studios died for this shit.

Thank god their approach to the Marvel side of things is looking extremely promising
ChangAlang
ChangAlang - 1/31/2018, 8:48 AM
@PicolasCage - I haven’t been able to play BF2 (lack of funds) but it seemed like more thought, effort and content was put into the game? You’re definitely right about those microtransactions. I’m not sure how Activision have been able to get away with it for so long.
PicolasCage
PicolasCage - 1/31/2018, 8:51 AM
@ChangAlang - I’ve never bought/tried it, but from everything I’ve read it’s a lot of fun— if only it weren’t for the microtransactions.

DICE took a lot of criticisms from the first one to heart it seems, but of course EA has to take a big fat shit over their hard work as usual
ChangAlang
ChangAlang - 1/31/2018, 9:11 AM
@PicolasCage - I hope to get EA Access soon and this is on the list to try..for the kids benefit of course😉 I heard Disney pulled the plug on the MT thing due to the backlash.

Anyway, I look forward to getting more details about this new game.
RivalSpy
RivalSpy - 1/31/2018, 9:23 AM
@ChangAlang - yet no one bats an eyelid that GTA:O is completely pay to win these days
RivalSpy
RivalSpy - 1/31/2018, 9:25 AM
@PicolasCage - MTXs haven’t actually ever been in the game at this point. They removed them before date of release. If they bring them back it’s likely to be cosmetic only like Overwatch.
PicolasCage
PicolasCage - 1/31/2018, 9:29 AM
@ChangAlang - you’re in for a rude surprise haha. The MTs were pulled (temporarily). Just today I saw an article talking about how MTs will be reintroduced soon
ChangAlang
ChangAlang - 1/31/2018, 9:30 AM
@RivalSpy - Oh yeah, never thought of that. I glad I have enough sense and at the same time “no cents” to pass on these loot crate / supply drops.
PicolasCage
PicolasCage - 1/31/2018, 9:32 AM
@RivalSpy - hm fair enough, like I said I never bought it. Still though, the damage from all the controversy is done. The BF brand is tarnished in a way that it will take years to recover from after 2 duds in a row.

Sad to see, because BF2 was my favorite game growing up, I used to play that all night long with friends at sleepovers
ChangAlang
ChangAlang - 1/31/2018, 9:33 AM
@PicolasCage - excuse my language but
PicolasCage
PicolasCage - 1/31/2018, 9:39 AM
@RivalSpy - I think a fair number of people do honestly. I never bought the game because of that, and if Red Dead 2 has the same bullshit model then I’ll skip that as well.

I’ve seen a fair amount of anti-Rockstar sentiment online, but of course there are just too many rubes who are willing to sink all their money into the predatory schemes
ChangAlang
ChangAlang - 1/31/2018, 9:47 AM
@PicolasCage - Very interesting read, thanks for that👍🏼

I’m not a sucker for MT’s so that’s not an issue and (for now at least) I only want to play the campaign.
PicolasCage
PicolasCage - 1/31/2018, 10:49 AM
@ChangAlang - fair enough, hopefully it’s enjoyable! If nothing else, at least it’ll be gorgeous to look at, I don’t know how DICE does that graphical magic haha
DarthMoose
DarthMoose - 1/31/2018, 4:12 PM
@ChangAlang - I didn't care much for the last battlefront but the new is really fun, especially heroes vs villians mode. I've been playing this games non stop since Jan 9.
Reaper87
Reaper87 - 1/31/2018, 5:39 PM
@ChangAlang - campaign is really fun, shows what happened after the empire fell and rebuilt. Recently got PlayStation plus and the online stuff is really fun. I know people crap on GTA 5 online but at least it’s something to do after playing all the missions. The new ones keep the game entertaining. Can’t wait for Red Dead, the wife is more excited for that one then me lol
ChangAlang
ChangAlang - 1/31/2018, 6:14 PM
@DarthMoose
@Reaper87

Thank you for the response. I know it comes down to personal choice but it’s great to get other opinions especially for games. I don’t like to rely to much on a games trailer because we all know devs have boosted frame rates and the like to make their game look smoother. Cheeky dev-ils😉
IKidYouNotMan
IKidYouNotMan - 1/31/2018, 8:44 AM
If they want to win people over after the debacle that was the Battlefront 2 launch they’ll ditch the current “accessible to all” star card mechanics they have in the game and return to what the original battlefronts were, which is similar to their current Battlefield franchise with the drop in drop out vehicle gameplay and weapons that you actually swap between rather than feeling like playing cards. Just my two cents anyways.
BreakTheCode
BreakTheCode - 1/31/2018, 8:48 AM
@IKidYouNotMan - No micro transactions either.
Reaper87
Reaper87 - 1/31/2018, 5:41 PM
@BreakTheCode - agreed, this feels so much like the phone game app Star Wars:Galaxy of Heroes with upgrading characters abilities. Hell, even some of the cards are exactly the same from the app on the console game.
OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 1/31/2018, 9:29 AM
I can't wait for EA to cancel yet another Star Wars game because they fear it would highlight how much their Battlefront sucks.
PicolasCage
PicolasCage - 1/31/2018, 9:34 AM
@OrgasmicPotatoe - every now and then I remember how EA sadistically scrapped Visceral Studios and get depressed
ChangAlang
ChangAlang - 1/31/2018, 10:09 AM
@OrgasmicPotatoe
@PicolasCage

Was it EA that cancelled that 1313 game? For some reason I’m also thinking Kathleen Kennedy had a hand in it but she’s LucasFilms isn’t she?
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