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.