[UPDATE: EA Motive officially confirmed Star Wars: Squadrons with more details about a teaser trailer and reveal.]
Following the excitement of yesterday’s The Future of Gaming broadcast from Sony, fans are already thrilled to see what other major titles will be hitting the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X when they debut later this year. One of the major publishers who will be highlighting their lineup of titles going forward is none other than EA, with fans assuming that the huge video game icon will deliver some impressive new reveals.
It seems one of these new announcements might just have hit the internet early thanks to a listing on the Microsoft store, with a header image for a game titled Star Wars: Squadrons landing on the digital marketplace. The image was soon spread online, with many assuming that this brand new game is actually the heavily-rumored Star Wars: Maverick which leaked on PSN all the way back in March.
The image itself shows two pilots standing back to back. One clearly aligns with the Rebels, wearing the iconic X-Wing pilot uniform featured in the original Star Wars films, while the other is sporting the sleek, black stormtrooper armor associated with Tie-Fighter pilots. It seems fairly evident the game will allow players to hop into a number of iconic Star Wars vehicles, with X-Wings, Tie-fighters, and Interceptors all featuring heavily in the promotional image. Alongside that is the Star Wars: Squadrons title, with the tagline “pilots wanted” featuring below. As it stands, it seems as though the discovery all but confirms that the ship-based Star Wars title will be announced very soon, with many assuming that fans will see it at EA’s June 18 conference.
As for what players can expect from the new Star Wars title, it seems rumors claim that the game will have a single-player campaign, however, it will seemingly focus more on giant multiplayer space warfare. With many holding the original ship-based Star Wars games in very high regard, it’s clear the title will have a fairly significant audience, especially when considering that the franchise has some of the most iconic space battles of any franchise to date.
It seems as though Star Wars is currently a big focus over at EA, with the publisher supposedly commencing development on a number of large projects set within the franchise’s world. An upcoming sequel to Respawn’s Jedi: Fallen Order has been one of the worst kept secrets over at the company, while rumors have swirled regarding a remake of Knights of the Old Republic as well. It goes without saying that there truly has never been a better time to be a Star Wars fan.
