I don’t know about you, but my impression of the new Battlefront had it squarely in “flash in the pan” territory–a beautiful game, fun for a time, but without enough content to keep them coming back, players soon left for other games. Not so, says EA! In fact, they say the game is still vibrant, with a player count in seven-digit numbers.
As part of a recent report to investors, the company said more than 6.6 million people had played Battlefront during the three-month period making up EA’s first financial quarter. 11.5 million played Battlefield–that’s across all Battlefield titles, mind you–in the same time period. So Star Wars is slightly behind the flagship shooter franchise, but still doing very respectably.
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As Eurogamer notes, a couple of stat-tracking websites share a similar story. As I’m writing this, SWBstats shows 28,544 players currently playing Battlefront, and BF4stats shows 92,679 for Battlefield 4. Extrapolate those numbers over a few months, and you’ve got an impressive player count across multiple shooter titles.
That’s certainly good news for EA, with a new Battlefield releasing this year and a new Battlefront likely to follow soon after. Both franchises are popular as ever, it seems. The World War I-themed Battlefield 1 will release on October 21.
