So a crazy incident got going: In May 2025, Battlefront 2 made it up to being the 12th-best-selling game title in America. This nearly decade-old kid-out-of-pocket curb-commercialization has barely been mature enough to play golf. How did this happen? Let us look into the story.
Numbers never lie, believe me. According to Circana (formerly NPD), having moved in one month from rank 135 all the way to a twelfth rank, Battlefront 2 knew well how to make money. PC had an even better show, weaving its way into the top 5. Just for a half-decade had it accumulated dust, not to mention digital dust? Now, a strange combination of steep discounts, nostalgia, and Star Wars hype emerges.
Most of the time, it went for gifts on Steam, with the price touching an all-time low of $3.99. Now put in some 20th anniversary fever for Revenge of the Sith, and the Andor series stir, and all and sundry started to drop everything to revisit their Star Wars reveries. But honestly, TikTok power will make even an embarrassing viral edit worthy of worship by all these old players.
Stranger yet is the fact that this in itself has never really faded out. While in the meanwhile receiving absolutely no updates for years, it has, in those very years, quietly amplified its player base and has recorded the highest concurrent number of players residing on Steam ever witnessed. Such dedication or mere proof that good gameplay simply never dies! Either way, that is a win for me.
Yeah, sure, not everyone is happy. Some accuse the community of being “toxic”; others point out the existence of bugs not yet tackled by any software patch (PC versions, we are glaringly spotlighting you here). However, people have been tumultuously positive; they called this game some of the “peak gameplay” ever. Another described it as “timeless alpha.” One even compared it to some live-service game by saying, “has better life expectancy than some live-service games.” Pretty bitter… but true.
Naturally, all this has made the calls for Battlefront 3 get too loud to ignore. Fans want EA to give the franchise another shot, especially with Battlefront 2 ending so well after its rocky launch. But don’t go setting your hopes so high just yet – EA is otherwise occupied at this moment in time and there’s no sign of a sequel for at least a while longer. Still, demand could well be there, and should Battlefront 2‘s surprise comeback prove anything, then it is that Star Wars fans are loyal.
So, what is the takeaway here? Maybe that is something about quality games not needing constant updates to remain relevant. Or maybe Star Wars is forever. Either way, the unexpected revival of Battlefront 2 sure brings in memories about how sometimes, the oldest really is gold. Now, if you all will excuse me, I shall be off to reinstall this and relive the glory days as a jetpack-wielding Boba Fett. May the Force be with all of us.
