The originalStar Wars: Battlefrontfrom 2004 is a classic amongStar Warsfans, which is why there was considerable excitement when it was announced that DICE was rebooting the series. Those disappointed by DICE’sStar Wars: Battlefrontgames, due to theStar Wars: Battlefront 2loot box controversyor whatever other reason, will be happy to know that it’s now much easier to play the original game online.
A new update has been released for the originalStar Wars: Battlefrontthat turns the online multiplayer servers on for the Steam version of the game. Previously, fans largely had to rely on fan-run services to play the game online afterGameSpy was shut down. Besides adding online multiplayer back toStar Wars: Battlefront, the new update also adds French, German, Italian, and Spanish language support options and addresses “a number of menu and gameplay issues for different screen sizes.”
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This new update forStar Wars: Battlefrontwill no doubt be welcome to fans of the original game who are looking to take a trip down memory lane. Whether or not this results in a significant uptick in the game’s online community remains to be seen, however. After all, it seems as though Steam users will likely be playing more recent games than spending time with the originalStar Wars: Battlefront, which is 16 years old at this point.
Unfortunately for console players, it’s unlikely that the online support will return forStar Wars: Battlefronton those platforms.Microsoft has ended Xbox Live support for original Xbox games, so even thoughStar Wars: Battlefrontis playable on Xbox One through the backward compatibility program, fans can only access its offline modes and features.
In otherStar Wars: Battlefrontnews, DICE has confirmed that theBattle on Scarif updatewill be the last major update forStar Wars: Battlefront 2. DICE will continue to support the game in terms of bug fixes and things of that nature, but it will otherwise be moving on to its next project, which is a next-generationBattlefieldgame due for release at some point in 2021.
Considering the initially negative reception toStar Wars: Battlefront 2, it will be interesting to see if DICE and EA ever move forward withStar Wars: Battlefront 3. If so, one has to imagine that the game will make an effort to avoid the controversies that plaguedBattlefront 2, though it will likely be years before we learn anything about the game - assuming it ever even enters development, that is.
Star Wars Battlefrontis out now for PC, PS2, and Xbox.
