User:Ovenly Furnace/Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Controversy
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is a first and third-person shooter video game based on the Star Wars film franchise. Developed by Aspyr.It was released on March 13, 2024[1] for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series XIS, Xbox One and PC via Steam. The Classic Collection includes the original Star Wars: Battlefront from 2004 and its improved sequel Star Wars: Battlefront II from 2005, both remastered in one package. The package contained all the previous DLC content, including new features like 64-player matches and the Hero Assault mode being playable on any ground map. [2] [3]
Reception:
[edit]Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection had a lot of connectivity issues on its release, with Steam users reporting that the game has only three 64-player servers to host the nearly 9,000 players who were playing through Steam alone. This sparked a lot of controversy which lead to Aspyr releasing more servers a few hours after launch, however, problems were still persistent as the game mode "Heroes versus Villains" had issues where players could not join the Heroes side which made it so that there was no one to play against. [4] Causing the game to have a "Mostly Negative" rating on steam.[5]
When the game was released on Steam, It was not advertised as a full remaster of the game, but it needed nearly 70 GB of storage, when both its prequels needed 12.39GB combined.[5]
References:
[edit]- ^ updated, Brendan Lowry last (2024-03-14). "Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection dev Aspyr responds to launch backlash amid "Mostly Negative" reviews, server issues: "We will continue our efforts" [UPDATED]". Windows Central. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ "Star Wars Battlefront: Classic Collection's First Update Is Here And Fixes A Lot". Kotaku. 2024-03-19. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Writer, Mark Warren Senior Staff (2024-02-21). "Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection comes to Nintendo Switch this year". VG247. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ Dinsdale, Ryan (2024-03-14). "Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Launch Is a Disaster". IGN. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
- ^ a b published, Joshua Wolens (2024-03-14). "'Probably one of the worst launches of all time': Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection players tear into Aspyr for bugs, crashes, and 3 64-player launch servers for nearly 10,000 users". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2024-03-20.