Nearly nine years after launch, EA and DICE’s Star Wars shooter is still one of the most downloaded PS4 games. At this point, Battlefront II is less a game and more a very stubborn Force ghost. Star Wars Battlefront II is back in the PlayStation Store charts. Again. According to PlayStation’s latest June 2026 top downloads, the 2017 shooter was the 4th most downloaded PS4 game in the US and Canada last month. In Europe, it landed at number 9. That is not bad for a game that launched in 2017, ended live-service development years ago, and has spent most of its afterlife being used as evidence in the eternal argument for Battlefront III. And yet here we are. Battlefront II is still being downloaded, still being played, and still refusing to quietly shuffle off into the great bargain bin in the sky. Why Is Battlefront II Still Pulling Players…
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Star Wars Games on PlayStation Are Going Digital-Only After January 2028
The next big shift for Star Wars games on PlayStation is not about lightsabers, open worlds, tactics, or whether the KOTOR remake is still lurking in a production meeting somewhere. It is about discs. Sony has announced that physical game disc production for all new PlayStation games will end starting January 2028. After that, new PlayStation releases will be available through the PlayStation Store and through retailers in digital formats only. Games already released, or games arriving before that cutoff with planned disc versions, are not affected. So yes, any new Star Wars game launching on PlayStation after January 2028 is now looking at a digital-only future on that platform. This Does Not Kill Existing Star Wars Discs First, the useful bit of calm. This does not mean your current PlayStation Star Wars discs suddenly become coasters with better branding. Existing physical releases are not being erased by the announcement….
Star Wars Battlefront II Just Refused to Leave the PS4 Charts
At this point, Star Wars Battlefront II is less a video game and more a Force ghost with a player base. According to PlayStation Blog’s official May 2026 PlayStation Store top downloads, Star Wars Battlefront II was the most downloaded PS4 game in US/Canada last month. In Europe, it landed at number two, just behind Red Dead Redemption 2. For a game released back in 2017, that is absurd in the best possible way. No major new expansion. No massive relaunch. No shiny sequel announcement. Just Battlefront II climbing back into the charts like it heard someone mention Battlefront 3 and decided to make a scene. The Game That Would Not Stay Buried The modern story of Battlefront II is still one of the strangest turnarounds in Star Wars gaming. It launched under a cloud of loot box controversy, became one of the most debated games of its generation, then…
Star Wars Battlefront 2 Is Still Pulling in New Players — and That’s Suddenly Hard to Ignore
Some games fade out gracefully. Star Wars Battlefront 2 apparently missed that memo. For a title that launched back in 2017, got dragged for years, and officially stopped receiving major new support ages ago, it is still doing a remarkably good impression of a game that refuses to leave the party. And not in a sad, clinging-to-the-punch-bowl way. In a “why is this old shooter suddenly showing up everywhere again?” way. The clearest sign that this is not just recycled nostalgia came from Sony itself. In the official PlayStation Store March 2026 top downloads chart, STAR WARS Battlefront II landed on the US/Canada PS4 list. That alone would be eyebrow-raising for a nearly decade-old game, but it gets better: the game also appeared in PlayStation’s January 2026 and February 2026 PS4 download charts too. That is not a one-day miracle. That is a pattern. This is bigger than one comeback…