Star Wars: Squadrons trailer pits X-Wing vs TIE Fighter – and reveals a release date
See the newest Star Wars game in action
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TheStar Wars: Squadrons trailer is here, revealing the newest game set in a galaxy far, far away to be released by publisher EA. It’s a first-person space dogfighting game between Rebel and Imperial ships, with 5v5 multiplayer. It’ll be released on October 2, 2020, and you’ll be able to play the entire game in VR.
Star Wars: Squadrons is described as an “authentic piloting experience” where you master the art of space combat, and you can apparently divert power between systems in your ship, which recalls the classic Lucasarts space simulator games X-Wing and TIE Fighter.
You can modify your ship for battle, and EA describes it as a “fully self-contained experience from day one”, complete with its own progression system. As well as multiplayer, a singleplayer story mode will be set towards the end of the war between the Empire and the Rebellion.
You’ll see familiar faces from the Star Wars universe turn up, too: Wedge Antilles was spotted in the reveal trailer below.
EA says the multiplayer element will allow you to “compete in intense 5v5 multiplayer dogfights or unite with your squadron to tip the scales in monumental fleet battles”. To us, that latter part sounds like there’ll be co-op if you’re not interested in PvP, but we can’t be sure about that until EA reveals more.
No formats were mentioned in the trailer, but separately it’s been confirmed that the game is coming toPS4,Xbox Oneand PC. It’ll cost $39.99 / £34.99, which is on the lean side for a new game, and crossplay will be enabled across all formats.
Check out the trailer below:
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Will Star Wars: Squadrons come to PS5 and Xbox Series X?
Next-gen consoles weren’t mentioned in the announcement release, which makes us wonder if this is just a current gen game. Either way, it’s almost certain to be compatible with all next-gen hardware, so if you’re picking up anXbox Series XorPS5console this year, you’ll be able to check it out regardless.
Samuel is a PR Manager at game developer Frontier. Formerly TechRadar’s Senior Entertainment Editor, he’s an expert in Marvel, Star Wars, Netflix shows and general streaming stuff. Before his stint at TechRadar, he spent six years at PC Gamer. Samuel is also the co-host of the popular Back Page podcast, in which he details the trials and tribulations of being a games magazine editor – and attempts to justify his impulsive eBay games buying binges.
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