EA and DICE's interpretation of Star Wars: Battlefront is coming to next-gen consoles this November, totally skipping the likes of the PS3 and Xbox 360.
This might prove a bitter pill to swallow for those of you that haven't yet upgraded to the PlayStation 4, but according to Star Wars: Battlefront's Community Manager Matthew Everett, there was no way that developer DICE could possibly fit the experience onto last-gen hardware:
We could not achieve what we want to visually and with the gameplay functionality without the power of this generation's consoles or a modern day PC.
Such comments might raise eyebrows as this latest instalment is notably reduced in scope when compared to previous Battlefront titles - there are no space battles, for starters.
Do you think that DICE should have produced a cut-down edition of the game for the PS3, or are you happy that the developer is instead choosing to harness the power of the next-gen? Let us know by posting a comment below.
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Im happy with it not being on Ps3, Should'nt be held back then. Im actually hoping this is similar to BF but Star Wars, looks like thats what we are getting so Im happy.
The PS3 and 360 are outdated now and very soon it will be the same with all new games so it's time to upgrade if you haven't already
More games will skip last gen consoles, and I'm glad its time we got to see what our new systems can do.
So when are we going to stop calling the current consoles "Next Gen"?
Both the Xbox One and the PS4 have been around for a year and a half.
I don't think developers should really be expected to explain why a game isn't coming to last-gen consoles. The reasoning should be crystal clear at this point.
Yup this is for the best no doubt
I'm not going to miss the space battles, to me it always felt like a really slow tug-of-war in space. I do wish they'd increase the playercount though.
@Peppermonkey Probably about 2 to 3 years after they have been out. thats how it was around where i used to live when the PS3 and 360 came out.
Yup, Last Gen is done. that's it so if you haven't upgraded tough. It's been some time already so you can't keep expecting the widespread support.
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