A brand new CG animated trailer has been launched by EA for Star Wars: Squadrons that includes one of the characters that will be featured in the game when it launches this October. The new space combat game is being developed by motive Studios and is set after Return of the Jedi, meaning that it incorporates the Disney-era canon that was established with the film The Force Awakens in 2015.
Star Wars: Squadrons was only revealed in June as part of the EA Play. The surprise announcement immediately caught the attention of fans thanks to the fact it takes so close to the original trilogy of Star Wars films. That means it contains flight stick will be patched into the game after it released through day one update. The lack of HOTAS (hands on throttle and stick) had been a sticking point for some console players as the option was available in PC versions of the title, but those concerns have been addressed in full.
EA has released a brand new, 7-minute trailer for the space combat game Star Wars: Squadrons. The fully animated video, titled Hunted, tells a standalone story that is separate from the plot of the game but does feature one of the main characters from the fast-approaching title. Fans can get a glimpse of Imperial pilot Varko Grey as the New Republic forces fight against the remaining Imperial forces around the dockyards of Var-Shaa. Created in collaboration with Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & magic, the trailer has everything you'd want from a Star Wars project, including the famous music and screeching blaster sounds. EA also confirmed that players who pre-order Star Wars: Squadrons will get access to cosmetic items shown in the CG short.
Unlike many other titles that are coming out over the coming months, Star Wars: Squadrons won't have an upgraded next-gen release. Motive Studios and EA both revealed that there are no plans to release the title specifically for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X. However, the game will still be playable on these consoles thanks to backward compatibility. To compensate for this, though, the game will only cost $40 at launch and is set to have no microtransactions after it launches.
The surprise CG trailer that EA has released for Star Wars: Squadrons certainly adds to the excitement for the game. It looks far more reminiscent of the original trilogy than the more recent movies, meaning it is likely to pull on the nostalgia factor to get older and newer fans interested in the experience. If the footage in the 7-minute trailer is anything to go by, the space combat game should definitely be worth trying out.
Star Wars: Squadrons will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 2, 2020.
Source: EA
