Rumor: EA Done Developing Star Wars Games After Upcoming Respawn Titles - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 26 January 2022 / 1,674 Views
Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm Games this week announced new games set in the Star Wars galaxy in development by Respawn Entertainment. These titles include the next entry in the action-adventure Star Wars Jedi series, a first-person shooter, and newly formed studio Bit Reactor working on a strategy game.
GamesBeat Jeff Grubb in a new post claims that EA is done developing Star Wars once these three games release.
DICE is too busy fixing Battlefield 2042 and is also focused on the Battlefield franchise going forward. EA does want to have a focus on its own IPs like Mass Effect, Dead Space, Dragon Age, and more.
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I liked Battlefront 2 and that was about it for me in terms of EA SW games, so I can't say I'll miss EA making any more of them.
That being said, I do still love the old RTS SW game they made, Empire at War. Pity they don't care much for RTS these days, because a new SW RTS would have been nice to see.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
For me that is good news, the least EA touches the least they tarnish.
And the whole industry rejoices!
Battle pass 1/2 were never as good, proportionally compared to the originals.
Squadrons was fun, but Rogue Squadron 4 would have been much more appreciated by the fans.
Jedi Fallen Order was decent, but the world felt so empty and lifeless.
And I'm mostly displeased about how much they didn't do with the IP since getting exclusivity.
Huh? Not compared to basically any other RPG. It takes 17 hours to beat the main story, 21.5 hours to beat all the side stories + the main story. That is extremely short for a modern game of its kind. It wasn't a bad 20ish hours for me, I enjoyed it a decent amount, but it did feel short and the worlds felt very empty. Not enough people to interact with or engaging with the world in the background. It felt like I was the only person on the map most of the game.
I'm really surprised that Disney hasn't gotten back into game development and publishing. I think it is only a matter of time before they do. They have so much IP, and IP synergy across various media is already a big part of their business. Gaming is such a big part of the entertainment industry that it is hard for me to see an entertainment giant like Disney staying out of it forever.
Make a Mass Effect game like Jedi Fallen Order. Mass Effect's IP supports a lot. Asari Justicar can play a melee combat role.
If EA moves away from Star Wars, then it must be some sort of conflict between EA and Disney. The games get huge sales in spite of the IP becoming shit in general. I personally don't really care what happens. But I don't see other studios having as much success releasing a Star Wars game every few years. More importantly for EA, its some of the best selling content. Its not like EA is giving up on other popular licensed IPs.
It may not be particularly profitable for EA after they pay Disney to license the IP. They're definitely making a lot less per unit sold on licensed games than they are with their own original IP.
Then... why do these three, if you've already decided you want to focus on your own IP?
One can only hope. "Upcoming games" is already too many.
EA AND DICE SHOULD BE FCKING DONE
RESPAWN MAKING AN FPS STARWARS?
LET THEM JAYZUS ITS GOING TO BE EPIC!
RESPAWN REALLY NEEDS TO BREAK AWAY FROM THE SHITTY STIGMA EA AND DICE HAVE WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING BRILLIANT GAMES!
