After spending two years working on the state ofStar Wars: Battlefront 2to turn the game around from a disastrous launch, EA appears to be making all the right moves for its next big take on the property,Star Wars: Squadrons. From a completelack of microtransactionsto a cheaper price tag and no special editions, EA Motive has decided to put gameplay first and foremost withStar Wars: Squadronsand wants to make a funStar Warsexperience that fans will love to play.
InStar Wars: Squadrons, players will be enlisted into either the New Republic or the Empire after the destruction of the second Death Star and battle it out in intensefirst-person onlyStar Warsdog fightsacross a single-player campaign and multiplayer. There’s no need to worry about which special edition to buy withStar Wars: Squadrons, only whether to pre-order the game and where to pick it up from to unlock a handful of bonus cosmetic items. Here’s a complete guide to everyStar Wars: Squadronspre-order bonus.
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Star Wars: Squadrons Pre-Order Bonuses
Despite still being a AAAStar Warsgame,itis a smaller project when compared toStar Wars: Battlefront 2orStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order,and because of that,EA elected to releaseStar Wars: Squadronsfor $39.99to match the scope and scale of the experience. Players that are looking to pre-orderStar Wars: Squadronsahead of the game’s October launch will gain access to a handful of exclusive cosmetic-only items to use of their starfighters and pilots, however, there’s no need to worry about additional microtransactions in the full game.
All pre-orders forStar Wars: Squadronswill receive an Imperial Ace Flight Suit and a New Republic Flight Suit, a starfighter skin for each of the four New Republic starfighter classes as well as four skins for the Imperial Ace side (pictured above), and finally, a New Republic Recruit Decal and an Imperial Ace Decal. All of the mentioned items will only affect the cosmetic look of the player and their ship, whileperformance upgrades including the shields, weapons, and engines are all unlocked through gameplay.
Where to Buy Star Wars: Squadrons
Star Wars: Squadronswill only have one edition of the game and will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. For those looking to pre-order the game to get these rewards, here’s where players can pick up the game from.
PC:Origin,Steam,Epic,GameStop,Best Buy
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Unlike the recent controversy surroundingControland its next-generation upgrade,Star Wars: Squadronsplayers won’t need to worry about rebuying the game. EA has confirmed thatStar Wars: Squadronswill be backward compatible on both PS5 and Xbox Series Xfrom their launch day with no current plans for a next-gen upgrade. While it’s certainly unfortunate the game won’t get extra bells and whistles for the new consoles, at least players can expect to receive boosted performance and graphical fidelity from the increased power of the new hardware.
Star Wars: Squadronswill release July 07, 2025, for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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