2017’s Star Wars Battlefront II from Battlefield developer DICE is standard once more, with participant numbers leaping on Steam to close record-levels. That is taking place amidst a fan marketing campaign for EA to make one other entry within the standard, multimillion-selling franchise.
The sport reached 9,292 concurrent gamers on Steam previously 24 hours, which is simply shy of its all-time peak concurrent report of 10,489, in keeping with knowledge from SteamDB. The sport was hovering between 1,500 and three,000 peak concurrent gamers till mid-April 2025, when participant numbers started surging for the eight-year-old recreation.
This was across the time that the Star Wars TV sequence Andor got here again for its second and last season on Disney+.
Precisely why the sport is experiencing a giant uptick is unknown, however it comes amid a marketing campaign for a 3rd recreation within the new sequence. Just lately, actor Muhannad Ben Amor from Andor posted on his Instagram story, “Star Wars gotta give us Battlefront 3 ASAP.”
The Battlefront subreddit is experiencing a number of exercise and engagement these days, with followers discussing how a lot they’re having fun with returning to the sport. Battlefront II is included with EA Play, so meaning Game Cross Final subscribers additionally get it as a part of their membership.
2015’s Battlefront and 2017’s Battlefront II mixed to promote greater than 33 million copies, however regardless of that, EA has not confirmed any plans for extra entries within the sequence. It was reported in 2024 that EA rejected a pitch from DICE for Battlefront III as a result of licensing prices it must pay Disney. The report stated a possible Battlefront III would wish to promote 20% extra copies to justify its manufacturing funds.
DICE is presently engaged on Battlefield 6, so nobody ought to count on the developer to make a 3rd Battlefront recreation quickly, if it ever does.
The Battlefront sequence debuted in 2004 with a third-person shooter from the since-shuttered Pandemic Studios. A sequel, Battlefront II, got here out in 2005, and it was additionally developed by Pandemic. A third recreation was reportedly within the works, however it was stated to be canceled “two yards from the end line.”
The 2 older video games had been packaged collectively within the Star Wars: Battlefront Traditional Assortment, which was launched in 2024 to a horrible essential reception because of quite a few bugs and different points.