The Star Wars Battlefront series has a lot of ongoing support from fans that love a galaxy far, far away. Most recently, a surge of players looking to revitalize EA's Star Wars Battlefront 2 flooded the servers online across multiple platforms where the game can be played. They called it the "Battlefront 2 Resurgence", with the goal of being as loud as possible to get the attention of Electronic Arts. Some even went as far as to leave comments on Star Wars-related videos and social media posts saying nothing but Battlefront 3, making it clear that's what needs to happen. Why do this? So that EA can see that everyone wants Star Wars Battlefront 3 to be developed and released.

But is all of this noise from Star Wars fans for nothing? Despite the overwhelming support for another Star Wars Battlefront game to come out, the company has yet to do anything about it. There are no reports of people at DICE or Electronic Arts expressing interest in continuing the series after Star Wars Battlefront 2, nor any leaks about possible upcoming plans to capitalize on the growing social media trend. The harsh truth is that no matter how much fans want to see Star Wars Battlefront 3 released, EA won't make such a game. And it's because they really don't have to right now.

Current Star Wars games with EA

Other adventures in the galaxy

Things have changed significantly since Electronic Arts first had the exclusive rights to release Star Wars video games. That deal with Lucasfilm and Disney has since faded away, allowing other publishers and development teams to make their own officially licensed Star Wars video games. But that doesn't mean EA couldn't make another Star Wars Battlefront if they wanted to. But the real question is: do they even want to make another Battlefront title now? The simple answer is no, mainly because they have other Star Wars games in development and set to release within the coming years.

Games like the Star Wars Jedi titles from Respawn Entertainment, which include Jedi: Fallen Order and Jedi: Survivor, are a big hit among fans. The PlayStation 5 version of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor alone has sold over 2.5 million units since its initial release. And with a third and final entry in the series being developed, there is a lot of excitement about it. It's something that EA could reasonably continue to focus on, given how well-received both Star Wars Jedi games were when they came out. People love Cal Kestis and his supporting cast, as well as gameplay that was heavily inspired by the Souls series from Bandai Namco, a style of gameplay that has taken the world by storm. Why stop capitalizing on that now?

But then there are other things happening in a galaxy far, far away over at Electronic Arts. The recently announced Star Wars: Zero Company from Bit Reactor, a tactical game set during The Clone Wars and featuring a number of new original characters and fan favorites. The game is aiming for a 2026 release and has garnered a lot of attention from Star Wars fans for being so different from other recent releases. Much of the attention for EA has seemingly been put towards new experiences for Star Wars titles that could be big successes, while subsequently allowing the company to focus on other EA franchises. This means series like Battlefield and their ensemble of EA sports games can get more attention. Laying down plans for a new Star Wars Battlefront title might seem like a good idea for the moment to some, but it doesn't seem like a necessity when there are other things happening for the company.

Avoiding new controversy

Remember that loot box thing?

And then there's the giant bantha in the room that Star Wars Battlefront players may remember vividly. The controversy from the initial release of EA's Star Wars Battlefront 2 which became a storm of bad publicity. Loot boxes and microtransactions in the video game industry are a hot topic of debate among many, with certain countries taking steps legally to oversee their application to new releases. Much of this was due to Star Wars Battlefront 2 and how loot crates within the game impacted the overall experience, leading to a huge backlash from players. Things got so bad that representatives from the state of Hawaii discussed taking legislative measures against loot crate and microtransaction practices, calling them casino-style gambling aimed at young players.

This is something that Electronic Arts definitely doesn't want to replicate for any reason. While Star Wars Battlefront 2 ended up having a complete overhaul of its gameplay to remove these features, the lingering cloud of controversy remained for a very long time. Eventually, support for Star Wars Battlefront 2 grew exponentially over the years from the community of players online, but the game was still connected to one of the worst launches for a game in recent memory. It's obvious that a new Star Wars Battlefront title would most likely not have something like this added to it, but then there's the issue of capitalizing on microtransactions in the same way other online games do so nowadays. Games like Call of Duty, Fortnite, and others have found continued success doing this without much negative feedback from players. Could a new Star Wars Battlefront release do the same without an issue? Possibly, but the distrust and conversation of it is going to be there for a long time.

Fans are doing things for them

EA can just sit back and watch

But what about the Battlefront name? Is the resurgence of Star Wars Battlefront 2 online with fans something to take advantage of to keep the series relevant now? The honest truth is not, because fans are already doing that for Electronic Arts, and they have been for a while now. In April 2020, Electronic Arts ended support for Star Wars Battlefront 2 after their final content update. While the game still received updates and balancing for a short time after, the game was pretty much content complete by that point. Since then, much of the support and ongoing relevance of Star Wars Battlefront 2 has come from fans and the PC modding community online. Many of the videos and social posts shared by fans included people showcasing new character skins and other changes to the PC version from mods made by fellow players. This is what kept the game alive when EA was done with it.

And that is the reason why Electronic Arts doesn't have to do anything with Star Wars Battlefront now. The community of players has kept the series in the minds of everyone, even if through unofficial means. People still play the game online across PlayStation 5, Xbox Series consoles, and PC without EA ever having to do anything significant. Does that negate the fact a Star Wars Battlefront 3 release would sell incredibly well? No, but that also means a game like that doesn't need to be made at this current moment, especially when it's not key to the company's success. With other Star Wars titles already being developed and set to release in the nearby future, why rush to make a game like Star Wars Battlefront 3 at the moment?

Something like that is going to garner immediate attention from everyone, no matter when it happens. And because of the ongoing fan support and social media chatter about EA's Star Wars Battlefront 2, it doesn't appear that the Battlefront name is going to lose relevance anytime soon. As the recent resurgence of players for the game and rabid posts from fans show, EA really doesn't have to do anything at all to get people interested and talking about Star Wars Battlefront for any reason.

Still waiting for Star Wars Battlefront 3

For some fans, it feels like an eternity and a day waiting for someone to make Star Wars Battlefront 3. Stories and leaks of the canceled version of that game from Free Radical Design have kept people wanting to see the series continue in some capacity. Much of the hope was that Electronic Arts would do so, given how they've handled the releases for their ongoing Battlefield series over the years. For now, Star Wars fans are going to have to stay patient and keep waiting for a game that may or may not come anytime soon. EA doesn't appear to be in a rush to make a new Star Wars Battlefront game, especially when they have other Star Wars titles in the pipeline. But just how rebellions are built on hope in a galaxy far, far away, so too are mythical sequels to Star Wars games that fans really love to play.