Star Wars Battlefront 3 \u201cvery unlikely\u201d after EA quietly shoots down sequel plans Electronic ArtsBattlefront 3 is looking \u201cvery unlikely,\u201d insiders have revealed, with EA quietly shooting down DICE\u2019s pitch to develop a threequel for the popular Star Wars franchise following the slow-built success of Battlefront 2. Star Wars fans are set to be denied a Battlefront III for the second time in the past two decades, with Electronic Arts turning down a pitch for another series sequel. According to insider reports, heavyweight publishers EA was approached by DICE to back another Battlefront title, following on from Battlefront 2\u2019s slow-simmering success. Top powerbrokers at the Californian gaming giant ran a red line through the plans, however, with licensing costs the main concern. One past developer revealed the sequel \u201cgot turned down because it takes 20% more sales to make the same money\u201d as other similar titles like Battlefield 2042. The hefty price tag comes via the use of the Star Wars universe. To make matters worse for Battlefront 3 hopes, several Battlefront devs have departed DICE, including the sequel\u2019s creative director and core gameplay designer. While Battlefront III dreams may be going down in smoke, Star Wars fans still have several upcoming titles to look forward to via the ongoing Electronic Arts partnership. Early reports suggest these are \u201cmore story-driven, single-player games, rather than multiplayer titles,\u201d and one may be a Jedi: Fallen Order follow-up. A sequel to the 2019 release would be no surprise; the EA action-adventure title shattering several franchise gaming records on release. Recently, Quantic Dream were also linked to a heavily-story-focused Star Wars game similar to their immersive titles like Heavy Rain and Detroit Become Human. Aspyr is also remaking Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. Perhaps the biggest Star Wars rumor, however, relates to Ubisoft. According to sources, Disney bosses have handed them the reins of an open-world game. Ironically, this is the second time in as many decades plans for a Battlefront III title have been scrapped. Free Radical Design was \u201cpretty much done\u201d with their original threequel in 2008, but it was eventually shelved. EA also scrapped a Battlefront spinoff, code-named \u201cViking,\u201d in 2019. That game was originally slated for 2020 and would have had open-world elements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Star Wars Battlefront 3 \u201cvery unlikely\u201d after EA quietly shoots down sequel plans Electronic ArtsBattlefront 3 is looking \u201cvery unlikely,\u201d insiders have revealed, with EA quietly shooting down DICE\u2019s pitch to develop a threequel for the popular Star Wars franchise following the slow-built success of Battlefront 2. Star Wars fans are set to be denied […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-85059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85059","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85059"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85059\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85059"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85059"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dejan.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85059"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}