The Deluxe Edition comes with premium digital content, including upgraded versions of all trooper classes, instant access to elite hero and Starfighter epic Star Cards. The Pro bundle will also include a customized DualShock 4 and a physical copy of Star Wars Battlefront II Deluxe Edition. The console will feature a special mirror finish and the iconic symbols of the Rebellion and Empire as well as the emblem for Inferno Squad, the elite Imperial force featured in Battlefront II’s campaign. In a post on the Playstation Blog, PlayStation revealed a Limited Edition PS4 Pro (seen below) will be released on November 14 in the U.S. Most big-budget games have seen a rise of between 20 and 30 per cent in digital sales percentage over the past couple of years.Sony has revealed new bundles for Star Wars Battlefront II, including a standard slim model and a special edition PS4 Pro model. (Destiny 2, which launched in September, had 50 per cent higher digital sales than Destiny 1, but this ratio is something of an anomaly. It had an extra day on sale, and Battlefront 2 will have received more digital sales which are not counted by UK numbers company Chart-Track - but it's hard to see either of these facts accounting for the eye-opening plummet. It's impossible to know to what extent Battlefront 2's pre-launch issues hit sales, but with coverage of EA's woes on mainstream channels such as the BBC and CNN, it's hard to imagine the drama not having had an impact.īack in 2015, Battlefront 1 was the biggest ever launch for a Star Wars game in the UK. In a dramatic and unprecedented move last Friday, EA temporarily switched off all in-game purchases just as Battlefront 2 went live - although it was too late to reverse fan feeling towards the game. The publisher has U-turned on both fronts - but many fans still consider the game to include pay-to-win mechanics. The game's in-game loot boxes and, to a lesser extent, the high requirements needed to unlock the game's roster of heroes sparked an eruption of anger from fans which EA has been unable to contain. Star Wars Battlefront 2 launched with 60 per cent fewer physical sales than Star Wars Battlefront 1.īattlefront 2's big budget release was ruined by, arguably, the biggest controversy in gaming this year.
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