Star Wars Battlefront 3 Reportedly Rejected by EA Due to Licensing Costs

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Industry insider Tom Henderson has shared a series of tweets that suggest a new Star Wars: Battlefront game won’t be releasing any time soon—if ever. According to the journalist, DICE pitched a third installment of the game to EA but was unsuccessful in convincing its overlords, as the publishing giant ended up rejecting the title due to licensing costs. The last Battlefront game, Star Wars Battlefront II, was released in November 2017.



Battlefront 3 was a pitched title from DICE, but ultimately, the title was shot down by EA due to licensing costs.“It got turned down because it takes 20% more sales to make the same money”, said one past developer.— Tom Henderson (@_Tom_Henderson_) November 20, 2021



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[Uvilla]

Oops Star Wars license not worth it huh? I thought everyone call these money printing machines.

 

[GunShot]

For good riddance. I'm sure the next Yoda would've been skin-toned purple if Bioware had the BF3 project.

 

[MadMummy76]

Oops Star Wars license not worth it huh? I thought everyone call these money printing machines.

That's until disney had their way with them. It's not that hard to kill the golden goose it turns out. I mean Star Trek : dead. MCU: dead, Star Wars: dead.