Battlefield 6is hot off the reveal of its multiplayer via a big livestream event that is ongoing with coverage from a streamer showcase and a ton of content creators. Ubiquitously being described as ‘Battlefieldbeing back,’ it would appear as if this reveal has gone swimmingly for excited parties who’ve adored the franchise and are eager to learn more about this upcoming installment, which boasts multiple Open Beta weekends in August and officially launches on October 10. Moreover, theBattlefield 6gameplay footageairing today demonstrates an impressive level of graphical fidelity, as well as stunning environmental destruction.
This is all well and good forBattlefield 6. But, while one EA, DICE, and Motive franchise is flourishing, another is submerged in a frozen lake and desperately attempting to locate the hole it fell in through. Indeed, theStar Wars Battlefrontseries seems confined to a slab of carbonite at the moment, and it hasn’t even been egregious for EA and DICE to keep their distance for as long as they have.Star Wars Battlefront 2has had its fair share of polarizing controversy and, at least for the last several years since post-launch support and development had ceased, it seemed like a miracle would be needed to repair its image. Now, hype mounting for a hypotheticalStar Wars Battlefront 3couldn’t be greater, and, if it looked anything likeBattlefield 6, it could be a staggering achievement.
Star Wars Battlefront 3 is a Pipe Dream, But a Hotly Desired One
For one arbitrary, random reason or another, the ‘Star Wars Battlefront’ name is spoken in a much higher regard today than it was even a couple of years ago.Star Wars Battlefront 2was always fun to play, to be fair, whether or not players preferred its predecessor’s open-ended freedom of customization and gameplay or its own rigid, class- and character-oriented builds. However, months ago, it received a massive surge of attention that assisted in demolishing concurrentStar Wars Battlefront 2player count records on Steam, complemented exponentially by big names chiming in with their support for a newStar Wars Battlefrontgame:
Battlefield 6 is a Sore Reminder of No Star Wars Battlefront 3
AStar Wars Battlefront 3withBattlefield 6’s environmental destruction, visuals, and sound design would be fantastic, evolving beautifully from how immersive and grippingStar Wars Battlefront 2is. Sadly, none of this guarantees that aStar Wars Battlefront 3will spawn out of thin air.
Remarkably high player counts are surely terrific forStar Wars Battlefront 2in their own right, but flash-in-a-pan limelights, no matter how loud, won’t necessarily be what influences a sequel. Besides, even if these intermittentStar Wars Battlefrontrenaissances did stir enough arousal to convinceEA and DICEto commit efforts toward a third installment and begin working on it in the near future, that entry wouldn’t be seen or heard from in quite a long while.
It’s not its fault, butBattlefield 6’s multiplayer revealand enveloping excitement today are a grim reminder to a corner of the studio and publisher’s fanbase thatStar Wars Battlefront’s franchise isn’t nearly as prosperous or hopeful. Things could always change and a surprise or two may be in store down the road, yetStar Wars Battlefront 2’s recent popularity might ultimately be all that amounts to, and that’d be a shame considering how arresting and optimisticBattlefield’s future is.
