EA just confirmed in a podcast that there will be Single-Player Mode for "Star Wars: Battlefront 2" in response to fans' requests. In addition, plans not to revive Star Wars 1313 was also confirmed.
EA's Justin McCully spoke about how the emphasis of 2015's Star Wars: Battlefront" was on multiplayer in an amazingly fascinating Achievement Oriented podcast. For the sequel, DICE, and co-developer Motive Studios will answer players' single-player expectations. He said that the focus of the first game was to pin the fundamental multiplayer experience of what DICE does best. Further, he added, that as they extend in the universe they now have improved the sense of the characters to star, stories to tell and bring movie-inspired games to market.
McCully said that they heard the fans appreciation to the multiplayer mode of Star Wars: Battlefront 2", but claimed that it was not sufficient and that they wanted to complete package. The executive also spoke about Battlefront 2's release timing, saying it is scheduled for 2017 holiday. His statement supports EA CFO Blake Jorgensen previous statement this year, says Gamespot.
Also throughout the podcast, aside from discussing Star Wars: Battlefront 2," McCully also confirmed that EA has no plans to bring around the delayed Star Wars game, Star Wars 1313. He, however, teased that although that game may never come out, grains of ideas from it might be visible in diverse Star Wars involvements in the future. In addition, McCully also talked generally about EA's method to making Star Wars games, claiming that what makes some games great is their unpredictable nature.
Lastly, McCully when asked about EA's plans to enlarge its list of Star Wars games into new categories said EA has plans yet details are being held for later. He added that there is more to see from EA over the years to fulfill that complete fantasy of Star Wars. Moreover, that Star Wars is not just a blaster experience or an X-Wing experience, that It is beyond the sum of its parts sighting Star Wars: Battlefront 2" as the best benchmark.
