During Star Wars Celebration today, Electronic Arts and Lucasfilm announced the game Star Wars Battlefront II will be released on November 17, 2017 globally for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Origin on Windows PC.
Unlike the first title, Battlefront II will include an all-new single player campaign, this time telling the story of an Imperial elite special forces soldier. For players who love multiplayer battles, the upcoming game will let players pilot a First Order TIE fighter and play as ground troopers or well-known characters from all Star Wars trilogies.
The story in Battlefront II takes place “in the 30 years between the destruction of Death Star II and through the rise of the First Order.”
“We wanted to create a campaign that told a story we haven’t seen before in Star Wars,” said Mark Thompson, Game Director at Motive Studios. “It was important for us to tell a new authentic story, one that gives players a brand-new perspective. By putting players in the boots of an elite member of the Imperial forces, we can show them what the battle was like from the other side.”
[Source]: EA: EA Announces Star Wars™ Battlefront™ II Will Launch November 17, 2017 Worldwide.