An Aspyr support agent has confirmed that Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection will not feature crossplay once it launches on March 14. While fans had already worried this was the case after the feature was not mentioned in Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection's initial reveal, this is the final nail in the coffin for cross-platform friends who had hoped to enjoy the throwback game together.
Battlefront Classic Collection's reveal on February 21 immediately generated excitement among those who played the classic games on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. Battlefront Classic Collection features all of Battlefront and Battlefront 2's content plus a handful of new maps and heroes. Although Battlefront Classic Collection also supports massive 64-player multiplayer matches, it seems to be missing a popular and common feature come release day.
In response to a fan-submitted question regarding crossplay, which was posted on Reddit by ItsMaverick1357, an Aspyr employee revealed that PlayStation, Xbox, Switch, and PC players cannot play with each other. However, the support agent also revealed that Battlefront Classic Collection at least supports cross-generation multiplayer, meaning that PS4 and PS5 or Xbox One and Xbox Series X/S users can play with each other. While it's possible that Aspyr could add crossplay in a post-launch update, the employee made no mention of such a scenario.
While this probably comes as a disappointment to friend groups divided by various gaming platforms, Battlefront Classic Collection will likely have a healthy player base on all platforms, at launch at least, despite its lack of crossplay. Fans can also look forward to checking out Battlefront Classic Collection's bonus content, which includes the new Jabba's Palace map for the original Battlefront, plus four maps and two heroes for Battlefront 2. The two new heroes are Kit Fisto and Asajj Ventress, who are recognizable faces amongStar Wars fans.
Other than the lack of crossplay, there was another recent controversy surrounding Battlefront Classic Collection after one fan noticed its two new heroes seemed to be taken from a fan-made mod. Since then, Aspyr released a statement explaining that the trailer's reveal of the modded heroes was placeholder footage that mistakenly included versions of the characters not seen in the final version of Battlefront Classic Collection. Aspyr further affirmed that the game's final version includes no «content that is taken from uncredited sources.»
Recently, Battlefront Classic Collection's download size was partially revealed after Nintendo's eShop listing confirmed a size of 25.4 GB. For now, fans on other platforms will have to wait until their download sizes are announced.
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When highly regarded games see a remaster, the quality tends to fluctuate between two extremes. You have the disastrous launches akin to Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy — Definitive Edition, or you get the lovingly crafted, impressive remasters like we saw with Quake and Quake 2. Aspyr has been working its way through the back catalog of classic Star Wars titles from the IP’s gaming golden age, and the Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection is the latest of such releases. And unfortunately, this re-release is more GTA than Quake.
Aspyr has released the first major update for . While the update fixes over 40 issues, including a 19-year-old bug from the original titles, it neglects the main problem the new collection has been experiencing since its disastrous launch.
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection has released its first patch, just days after its controversial launch. The update to Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection brings a host of fixes across both titles, including changes to the two new Heroes, Kit Fisto and Asajj Ventress.
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection hasn't had what anyone could call a good start, launching with major server issues and an enormous file size around eight times the size of both original games put together. Now, though, it's also been claimed that there's another large problem – allegedly, the collection launched with fan-made mod content included, which hasn't been credited.
The recently released Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection may still be using a fan mod for its bonus content, as claimed by the person who originally made it. When it was announced that longtime Star Wars PC port developer Asypr was bringing the first two Battlefront games to modern hardware in the Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection, fans were excited. This only increased when it was revealed that the collection would also feature the Xbox-exclusive DLC for Star Wars Battlefront 2, which allowed players to take control of Clone Wars-era fan favorites Asajj Ventress and Kit Fisto.
The features iconic characters from both the original and prequel eras of. is a remake of the original and from the 2000s, with notable improvements to the same maps and game modes. The reviews for the remaster have been mostly negative thus far, with some praise for the single-player but heavily criticizing the poorly optimized multiplayer.
A veteran Star Wars: Battlefront modder has dug further into the recently released Classic Collection and uncovered more evidence that the controversial release used their mod despite developer Aspyr promising it wouldn’t.
The fan-pleasing launch of Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection has descended into despair, as gamers eager to enjoy the early 2000s multiplayer games once more on modern systems have instead found the game’s launch to be plagued by server issues and other troubles. Aspyr has quickly addressed some of the issues, and issued a statement on the problems the game faced.
Pandemic Studios' classic games are beloved within the fanbase, and so when it was announced that Aspyr would be bringing them to modern platforms in the to celebrate the titles' 20th anniversary, many fans were excited to jump back in. Unfortunately, the launch has been disastrous, resulting in massive fan backlash.
The fan-pleasing launch of Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection has descended into despair, as gamers eager to enjoy the early 2000s multiplayer games once more on modern systems have instead found the game’s launch to be plagued by server issues and other troubles. Aspyr has quickly addressed some of the issues, and issued a statement on the problems the game faced.