Don't Expect Star Wars Battlefront 3 Anytime Soon, Or Ever, Despite Recent Surge In Players
The two new Battlefront games sold 33 million copies but there is still no word on a third game.
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EA's Star Wars Battlefront II is experiencing a surge in players, potentially fueled by the recent May the 4th Star Wars holiday and the Star Wars TV series Andor. The resurgence in popularity for the 2017 game has prompted some fans--and celebrities--to petition EA to make a third game. But it probably won't happen.
That's the opinion of former DICE live producer Mats Holm. He said on Reddit (via IGN), "I don't expect Battlefront 3 to be announced at the end of this rally." However, Holm said he believes there are people "who are talking about it." In another post, Holm said it would be challenging to bring back the team that made Battlefront II. "We are spread far and wide," he said of himself and others who have since left DICE.
No new Battlefront games have been announced, which may sound surprising considering the 2015 game and the 2017 sequel combined to sell 33 million copies. A report said EA rejected a pitch for a third game due in part to licensing costs.
Holm--who now works at Paradox--went on to pitch his own idea for the future of Battlefront games, saying EA should remaster Battlefront II for the next Xbox and PlayStation consoles in 2027-2028. After that, and if it's a success, the developers could focus on Battlefront 3, he said.
DICE is currently working on Battlefield 6, so no one should expect the developer to make a third Battlefront game soon, if it ever does.
The Battlefront series debuted in 2004 with a third-person shooter from the since-shuttered Pandemic Studios. A sequel, Battlefront II, came out in 2005. A third game was reportedly in the works, but it was said to be canceled "two yards from the finish line."
The two older games were packaged together in the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection, which was released in 2024 to a terrible critical reception due to numerous bugs and other issues.
