[PR] EA, Motive, and Lucasfilm Announce Star Wars: Squadrons, Available October 2

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Calling all pilots! Electronic Arts Inc., Motive Studios and Lucasfilm today announced Star Wars: Squadrons, an immersive, first-person space dogfighting experience set in the beloved Star Wars galaxy. Star Wars: Squadrons will feature thrilling 5v5 multiplayer dogfights, monumental fleet battles, and an original story set during the final days of the Galactic Empire and the rise of the New Republic after the events of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. The game will launch October 2, 2020 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PC via Origin, Steam and the Epic Games Store, and will be playable via Virtual Reality (VR) on PlayStation 4 and PC with cross-play support. Tune into EA Play Live on June 18 at 4:00pm PT for the gameplay reveal of Star Wars: Squadrons...

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[Grimlakin]

I just don't know... I would want ships with turrets that my friends can man and fire for me. I know it's super next gen... but star citizen actually kind of does it so I'd hope EA would be able to fund a game that can give us that.

 

[Niner51]

I just hope it's good.

 

[Burticus]

I have a sneaky feeling this will be just like starfighters on BF2 except they will charge us $60 instead of a DLC. I want to have hope that it will be awesome, I loved x-wing/tie-fighter... but it's EA so they will find a way to cock it up

 

[Brian_B]

Really looks like it's going to be a 5v5 arena type game, which Burticus hits on, sounds more like a BF2 add-on than a new LucasArts X-Wing.

Yeah, not nearly so interested if it's just a handful of PVP maps and no campaign/story.

 

[Peter_Brosdahl]

I agree. I hope its good but EA has earned a bad reputation since BF2. I was a huge fan of Rogue Squadron back in the day. First played it on a N64, with expansion pack, and PC thereafter. Loved the X-Wing games as well. If they could do this right they'd win a lot of fans back.