Rumor: Star Wars Battlefront III only on the Xbox 360?
by Kevin Kelly 
{ Mar 27th 2007 at 9:13PM }
This one slipped into the Bothan couch cushions: Those rebels at Games Radar report that Star Wars Battlefront III is looking like an Xbox 360 exclusive, yet another salvo in the war for exclusives. Their source is PlayStation World magazine, which makes the info a bit harder to swallow. According to the article, LucasArts is moving the sequel from developer Pandemic to Free Radical, where it'll be made as a 360-only title, although it's unclear why. Maybe Pandemic crossed George Lucas, and once you cross him ... you never come back. Especially with that Jabba the Hutt-like neck of his. Now, if this post had vanished right after that was typed, that would be some comedy.
Given the extreme success of the Lego Star Wars games, it seems highly unlikely that they'll confine Star Wars Battlefront III to just one console, especially given the fact that it's a sequel to a game that has appeared on just about every platform except your watch. More on this as it develops, unless Lucas squashes us.
[Via Xbox 360 Fanboy]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
aegies @ Mar 27th 2007 9:16PM
Maybe they felt that development for the PS3 wasn't cost effective at this point in the console cycle? Or maybe the dev time on the PS3 SKU is longer (a la Rainbow Six Vegas on PS3), so it's a delayed ship date.
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sheppy @ Mar 27th 2007 9:19PM
My only question is this... how does this effect my Timesplitters 4?
Bill Gates @ Mar 27th 2007 9:53PM
I wouldn't doubt it with PS 3 development costs and low user base. According to Namco,you have to sell 500k worth of software units to break even on the Playstation 3. The XBOX 360 has already displayed that it's more than capable of shifting a million units of software.
silence @ Mar 27th 2007 9:23PM
It's ok, I'm sure Sony fans are happy with playing Home instead.
Blue Spotted Frog @ Mar 30th 2007 9:07PM
Yes, but there were other Star Wars games that only appeared on one console ( XBox ) - Star Wars Knights Of The Old Republic I and II. That being said, publishing a console game on one platfrom makes no economic sense in the current generation of consoles with development costs spiraling upwards. This rumor sounds totally bogus.
hvnlysoldr @ Mar 27th 2007 9:37PM
Maybe instead of Nintendo putting a cell phone into their next DS they should put a gameboy into a watch?
Smoke_Dawg_187 @ Mar 27th 2007 9:37PM
THX1138 please be true! For the love of Lucas!
Chris @ Mar 28th 2007 9:55AM
When the hell are they going to develop a Jar Jar game? There's nothing I would enjoy more than controlling that babbling frogman with a Wiimote for hours on end...
GaryM @ Mar 27th 2007 9:48PM
They can keep it. The Battlefront games are lame.
Patrick @ Mar 27th 2007 9:58PM
@4, ???????????????????
Martez @ Mar 27th 2007 10:30PM
Not a big fan of the series, but snagging the sequel to the best-selling Star Wars game ever is not bad for the 360.
Brandon J. @ Mar 27th 2007 11:33PM
As far as I know I don't think any of the battlefronts apeared on the GC.
sheppy @ Mar 27th 2007 11:53PM
The weird part? Battlefront II continues to be within the top 5 on PSP in sales for the states week after week. Consideirng the staying power it has there, it's suprising to me that BFIII would ignore last gen consoles.
Dustin @ Mar 28th 2007 12:02AM
Reason for 360 awesomeness: Battlefront 2 is the most fun multiplayer I've had since halo
SWAT Doctor @ Mar 28th 2007 5:09AM
My guess it cause of the 360 more than impressive online presentation compared to its rival, in the past the last Battlefront games suffered from severe lag problem.
ModusOperandi @ Mar 28th 2007 8:05PM
Well, if it is going to be on the Xbox 360, there's still a chance it could also be on the PC, considering that a)it's a game that's better suited to it, and b) Microsoft wants as many games under the Games for Windows brand that they'll not likely pass up an opportunity.
Though they better not make it Vista only...
Elrik @ Mar 28th 2007 9:54AM
I guess no one mentions anything about PC gamers... It seems that Lucasarts is turning away from PC gaming since its latest releases are for "next-gen consoles only" (see force unleashed).
Dennis PC @ Apr 8th 2007 7:48PM
@17: But then, KotOR and KotOR2 were meant to be primarily PC games (KotOR was at least, according to BioWare).
On the subject of SWBF3 being 360-only:
I hate how PC is being abandoned and labelled as "last-gen". That is ridiculous. Crysis, for example, is going to be one of the most amazing graphics-quality games ever, even including Gears of War and Mass Effect, and guess what? PC only. Because PCs are always moving forward. Leaving the PC market behind is unwise because inevitably PCs are overtaking the 360. A computer than could play Crysis on full maxed settings would need to have more graphics power than a 360, guaranteed.
Lcm @ Apr 25th 2007 11:58PM
Just as long as Battlefront 3 comes out on the Original Xbox as well I'm happy. Otherwise im gonna have to go and buy a new console straight away.
Skywalker94 @ May 25th 2007 6:41AM
The reason why this is an Xbox 360 Exclusive is because the 360 might just be the only console really capable of handling the FULL experiance of this.The PS3 is all graphics,the reason they do not sell so much is because people love Good Graphics AND Good Gameplay.The 360 is power.The PS3 barely has better graphics that the 360 and its' power is good but no were nerar the 360's.The wii is great but Star Wars Battlfront 3 is really too powerfull for it.This is not a RUMOR,its' a fact.