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[4][5][6] It is set to be released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 2, 2020 with cross-platform play enabled. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. EA Motive and Star Wars: Squadron’s Creative Director Ian Frazier recently revealed that there will be no third-person option in the game, with the intent of avoiding competitive advantages that would come with it. Frazier revealed the lack of third-person gameplay in Star Wars: Squadrons in an interview with GameSpot posted on June 18, 2020. Unfortunately, it also means some very distinct decisions are being made about how to experience the game. The fact that people who play 3rd person because they know there’s a visual advantage are complaining because they don’t get their cheat and want to pass on this game will make online so much more of an enjoyable and immersive experience. All the diegetic information is built into the hud, so you could turn off all the game layer UI if you want and rely entirely on your instruments. It isn't budgeted like Battlefront, it won't play like Battlefront. New to Shacknews? Even with the idea of balance sitting at the core of the decision, Frazier also revealed that third-person isn’t entirely absent from the game. The short follows the Empire's retreat after a surprise attack by the New Republic, which marks yet another defeat for the Empire after the destruction of the second Death Star. In Battlefront couldnt someone beat a person that used 3rd person while they used 1st person? The pattern of EA's Star Wars games has been reasonably predictable so far—DICE making a Star Wars FPS wasn't much of a stretch, nor was a third-person … [10], Following the June 15, 2020 trailer, a further gameplay trailer was released on July 18, 2020, and a trailer focusing on the single-player campaign was showcased at Gamescom 2020 on August 27, 2020. Third person cameras give you WAY more peripheral vision and make it much easier to have situational awareness, Shacknews Mercury subscription service relaunches, Team Fortress 2's 12th Scream Fortress event quietly begins, Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Update Version 15.01 patch notes: Fatalis cometh, World of Warcraft: Shadowlands delayed to later this year, Overwatch League Commissioner Pete Vlastelica steps down, Squadrons details during EA Play Live 2020, Star Wars: Squadrons gameplay is first-person only to prevent competitive advantage. Unfortunately, it will only be accessible in a spectator mode in which players are watching the action, probably after dying or other such situations. My only complaint is that the cockpit takes up 1/3 of the screen and your actual view is obstructed by useless clutter. [13], If pre-ordering the game, additional cosmetic skins for the game's pilots and ships will be included. “You are the pilot. When he's not handing out beatdowns in the latest fighting games, exploring video game history, or playing through RPGs with his partner, he's searching for new food and drinks in the constant pursuit of good times with good people inside and outside the South Texas area. The fact that a third-person mode exists at all, but is confined entirely to spectator modes is a little odd. It is scheduled for release for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 2, 2020. All versions of the game will have HOTAS support, with the console editions receiving support in a day one patch. Now the last TIE ship on the battlefield, he enters into a dogfight with an X-Wing and manages to destroy it before crashing onto the planet's surface. [14], Following the promotional short Hunted, two additional skins for the X-Wing and TIE Interceptor respectively, titled the Var-Shaa set, were added to the pre-order bonuses and are based on the appearances of the two ships from the short. It is scheduled for release for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on October 2, 2020. Squadron Leader Varko Grey delayed his retreat in an attempt to defend a TIE Bomber pilot, yet the pilot's ship is destroyed and Grey is too late to escape with his Star Destroyer. Youtube Channel-Ragiroth: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMERPuPx-fmj454YDxDESg?view_as=subscriber.