"The earlier this game releases, the more I think they copy&pasted most of the mechanics from Battlefield"

I really hope that isn't the case. Battlefront might have always been a Battlefield clone, but it also had a lot of its own charm and mechanics that differed enough to feel like a completely different game.

@ thunderbird86

10 years ago every sports game EA made was better than its opponents, now Tiger Woods and Basketball almost don't exist and a few more of their games are barely hanging on. I'm starting to question if they even know how to make games anymore.

I'm sorry... I could care less if it is EA, Activision, or the great Satan himself publishing the game. All I want is conformation that the game is gonna be 3rd person outside of vehicles. DICE has said that there will be 3rd person while in/on vehicles, but have not confirmed if the regular gameplay sill be 3rd person. I don't want Star Wars Battlefield, I want Star Wars Battlefront. Seeing your character whether it's just a plain Stormtrooper, or the Emperor himself is a big part of playing Battlefront games. I'm still trying to comprehend the idea that there is a generation which hasn't played Battlefront.

Fifa is great. It's football so you can't reinvent the wheel every year but if you skip out a year or two and eliminate the fatigue of an annual release the series has made great strides forward.

He could be onto something.

Sure EA have the contract, but Disney own the rights.

Do you think Disney would be happy having a series they paid over 3 billion for being linked to a crappy game?

EA will need to be on top of their game if they want to keep the contract.

Disney are not stupid, they will have clauses in there.