Star Wars: Battlefront II review-in-progress — EA’s flirtation with the Gray Side

Star Wars: Battlefront II is going to be huge. The questions are just how big it will be … and if this is the shooter for you. Electronic Arts has a gold mine here, as the game debuts on November 17 just ahead of the December 15 launch of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It will debut on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC as part of a larger revival for the whole Star Wars universe that Disney has orchestrated.

EA’s original Star Wars: Battlefront debuted in 2015 and sold more than 14 million copies (generating roughly $840 million at retail). It was a multiplayer-only title designed to be accessible and to let everyone — hardcore gamers and Star Wars enthusiasts alike — fulfill their galactic fantasies. Just about the only thing that could go wrong so far has — the controversy over loot crates, or buying in-game items versus earning them through play.