The main reason is that Star Wars Battlefront takes place during the time periods of episodes 4, 5, and 6, while the new movie jumps ahead 30 years. While EA has stated that there wouldn't be any more Episode 7 DLC coming, thanks to a recent earnings call, fans have finally been clued in as to exactly why that is the case.ĭuring a revenue call with media and investors, EA chief financial officer, Blake Jorgensen, admitted that as part of the licensing agreement made with Disney and LucasArts, the company had to be very careful as to not violate any Star Wars canon by placing Force Awakens characters into the current Battlefront. Still, many fans continue to wonder if any references or content from Star Wars: The Force Awakens would be added as downloadable content at some point in the future. Thanks to new details from EA, information in the upcoming content of the season pass along with free updates has finally been revealed.
Since the game launched last November, fans have been patiently waiting for news regarding new content arriving for Star Wars Battlefront after the free Jakku map arrived in December. During a revenue call, EA reveals the real reason why no post-launch maps or characters from The Force Awakens will be making it into the current Star Wars Battlefront.
