Summary

• Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection drops March 14, 2024 on PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch, celebrating 20 years of the series.
• The collection will bring new content to PlayStation and Nintendo devices for the first time.
• Enjoy classic heroes, 54 maps, and multiplayer modes in this iconic re-release.

The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection has been announced as part of the February 21, 2024 Nintendo Direct: Partner Showcase. The collection will include both of Pandemic Studios' 2000s-era Star Wars: Battlefront games, remastered by Aspyr, the studio behind many previous Star Wars remasters and ports such as Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

While EA's more recent Star Wars: Battlefront reboot had a fair amount of controversy, the original titles were extremely well received upon their release. The series saw players engage in huge battles between the major factions within the Star Wars universe, and covered iconic moments from the original and prequel trilogies.

What Is The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection's Release Date?

The Classic Collection Celebrates The 20th Anniversary Of Star Wars: Battlefront

The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection will be released on March 14, 2024. The collection is intended in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the beloved Star Wars Battlefront series, which launched in 2004 and 2005.

What Platforms Will The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Be On?

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Will Be A Multi-platform Release

Despite being announced during the Nintendo Direct showcase, a released on PC, PlayStation 2, and Xbox, but never saw a release on the Nintendo Gamecube, making the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection the first time the games can be played natively on Nintendo devices.

The PC, PlayStation, and Xbox versions of the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection will also include Trophies and Achievements.

What Will The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection Cost?

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection's Price May Also Be An Easter Egg

Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection is listed as $35.01 across all platforms. While this price seems unusual for a launch at first, fans on the NintendoSwitch subreddit are speculating is a nod to Anakin Skywalker’s clone battalion, which was the 501st.

The Nintendo Store is offering a 10% discount for those who pre-order the game, bringing it to $31.50.

Which Playable Characters Will Be In The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection?

Players Will Be Able To Control Iconic Heroes And Villains

Aside from playing as numerous Droids, Stormtroopers, Clone Troopers and Rebels, players can also assume control of several "Hero" characters in the Star Wars: Battlefront series. These consisted of classic heroes and villains from across the series, such as Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, Leia Organa, Han Solo, Chewbacca Yoda, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Boba Fett and more. As the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection has restored classic bonus content, it will also include two additional playable characters: Asajj Ventress & Kit Fisto.

Kit Fisto and Asajj Ventress were previously only available on the Xbox version of Star Wars: Battlefront 2 via an Xbox Live patch.

A list of every playable hero and villain character in the classic Star Wars: Battlefront games is as follows:

Heroes:

• Luke Skywalker
• Han Solo
• Leia Organa
• Chewbacca
• Obi-Wan Kenobi
• Yoda
• Mace Windu
• Ki-Adi Mundi
• Aayla Secura
• Kit Fisto

Villains:

• Darth Vader
• Anakin Skywalker
• Darth Sidious
• Boba Fett
• Jango Fett
• Count Dooku
• General Grievous
• Darth Maul
• Asajj Ventress

What Maps Will Be In The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection?

54 Maps Will Be Available Across Both Games

The Star Wars: Battlefront games took place across many iconic planets from the Star Wars universe, from the swamps of Dagobah, to the Jedi Temples of Coruscant. While the first Star Wars: Battlefront game featured 17 total maps, Star Wars: Battlefront 2 took this even further with a combination of ground and space maps, with players taking to the skies for dogfights in vehicles such as the X-Wing or TIE Fighters.

Star Wars: Battlefront will have 17 total maps in the Classic Collection.

Star Wars: Battlefront 2 will have 22 ground maps, 6 space maps, and 9 more space maps exclusive to the single-player campaign and galactic conquest in the Classic Collection.

Much like with the playable characters, the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection will have maps that were only available previously via patches. The first Star Wars: Battlefront game will include the Jabba’s Palace bonus map, and Star Wars: Battlefront 2 includes Bespin: Cloud City, Rhen Var: Harbor, Rhen Var: Citadel, and Yavin 4: Arena.

All known maps are listed as follows:

Star Wars: Battlefront:

• Bespin: Cloud City
• Bespin: Platforms
• Endor: Bunker
• Geonosis: Spire
• Hoth: Echo Base
• Kamino: Tipoca
• Kashyyyk: Docks
• Kashyyyk: Islands
• Naboo: Plains
• Naboo: Theed
• Rhen Var: Citadel
• Rhen Var: Harbour
• Yavin 4: Arena
• Yavin 4: Temple
• Tatooine: Dune Sea
• Tatooine: Mos Eisley
• Tatooine: Jabba's Palace

Star Wars: Battlefront 2:

• Coruscant: Jedi Temple
• Dagobah: Swamp
• Death Star: Interior
• Endor: Bunker
• Felucia: Marshland
• Geonosis: Dust Plains
• Hoth: Echo Base
• Kamino: Cloning Facility
• Kashyyyk: Beachhead
• Mustafar: Refinery
• Mygeeto: War-Torn City
• Naboo: Theed
• Polis Massa: Medical Facility
• Tantive IV: Interior
• Tatooine: Jabba's Palace
• Tatooine: Mos Eisley
• Utapau: Sinkhole
• Yavin 4: Temple
• Bespin: Cloud City
• Rhen Var: Citadel
• Rhen Var: Harbor
• Yavin 4: Arena

What Modes Will Be Included In Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection?

The Games' Popular Online Multiplayer Modes Will Return

All of the Star Wars: Battlefront games' most popular multiplayer modes will be returning, with up to 64 players able to the battle online. These include the following:

• Conquest: Conquest involves capturing specific control points and depleting enemy resources.
• Capture the Flag: Capture the Flag can be played with 1 or 2 flags, on the ground or in space.
• Hunt: Hunt involves clearing the battlefield as soldiers or defending a planet as its native species.
• Assault (Space): Assault sees players piloting legendary starships in space and air dogfights.
• Hero Assault: This mode pits the games' hero and villain characters against each other in an arena battle, with players fighting to achieve the highest score. Hero Assault was originally only available on Tatooine, but will be playable across all ground maps in the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection.

Cross-gen multiplayer is ed on the PlayStation and Xbox releases of Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection.

There are also several offline experiences for players to enjoy solo or via two-player splitscreen, such as the classic single-player campaigns. These campaigns cover key moments from across the original and prequel Star Wars trilogies, with Star Wars: Battlefront 2 focusing on the rise of Darth Vader. There is also the return of Galactic Conquest, which saw players craft their own Star Wars narrative through their own tactics and strategy that could depart massively from that of the films.

Finally, players will be able to experience the game's XL mode for the first time on consoles in the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection. This works similarly to the online Assault mode, with the key aim being to deplete the opponent's resources and troops. The main difference, however, is the sheer number of units that can appear on the map at any one time, making for a truly epic Star Wars experience.

Sources: PlayStation Blog, NintendoSwitch/Reddit, Nintendo Store