'Star Wars Battlefront' Outer Rim DLC Update Will Introduce Spectator Mode, According to Report
The upcoming "Star Wars Battlefront" Outer Rim DLC will introduce a new spectator mode, a new report has found out. The new mode will arrive with a title update on Tuesday and will be free to all players.
This little bit of information was included in a news release that accompanied the release of the DLC's gameplay trailer (below), according to Polygon. The spectator mode wasn't included in previous teases which allowed fans a glimpse of the new "Hutt Contracts" missions series, new weapons, and increased level cap.
EA shared the new gameplay trailer for "Star Wars Battlefront" Outer Rim DLC last week. The video showed a sneak peek at what's coming wit the new add-on content. The new Extraction mode and the two new heroes Greedo and Nien Nunb were also highlighted in the footage. With the Rodian bounty hunter now available, players can recreate the famous Cantina sequence.
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The publisher also revealed through the latest video that the "Star Wars Battlefront" Outer Rim DLC the release date will be Tuesday, March 22. To prepare for the DLC's launch, EA has announced on the game's official forums that its servers will be offline for up to an hour. The scheduled downtime is listed below:
March 22nd
Outer Rim General Patch:
Companion App: 08:00 UTC (12:00 AM PT / 3:00 AM ET)
PC: 08:00 UTC (12:00 AM PT / 3:00 AM ET)
PS4: 10:00 UTC ( 2:00 AM PT / 5:00 AM ET)
X1: 12:00 UTC ( 4:00 AM PT / 7:00 AM ET)
DLC for Season Pass owners:
PC: 13:00 UTC ( 5:00 AM PT / 8:00 AM ET)
PS4 SCEA & SCEE: 14:00 UTC ( 6:00 AM PT / 9:00 AM ET)
X1: 15:00 UTC ( 7:00 AM PT / 10:00 AM ET)
March 23rd
DLC for Season Pass owners:
PS4 Asia: 04:00 UTC
PS4 Japan: 02:00-05:00 UTC
The expansion pack will be available to players who own the $50 Season Pass. On the other hand, those who don't own the season pass apparently will be able to buy it at an unknown date, according to GameSpot. The publication hints the DLC might come out for the rest of the players on April 5 based on a previous alleged leak from video game retailer GameStop.
The "Star Wars Battlefront" Outer Rim DLC is the first of four add-on content that will release as part of the season pass. Bespin is expected to arrive in the summer, Death Star in the fall, and an untitled expansion pack will be available in early 2017.
