The trailer for the multiplayer shooter Star Wars Battlefront evokes mixed feelings among fans. While some are excited, others are skeptical.
The trailer for Star Wars Battlefront was viewed nearly 6 million times within 24 hours. By now, even the 10 million mark has been surpassed. Although there is little gameplay footage in the trailer, it showcases outstanding graphics that, according to the developer DICE, match those of the actual game.
The reactions have been predominantly positive, although critical voices have also emerged. Especially, the developers of Battlefront need to counter the impression that “the game couldn’t possibly look that good on a PS4.” And that tricks were used in the trailer to create that impression.
In the US forum reddit, producer Jesper Nielsen responds to these fan objections and attempts to assuage their concerns. He can understand that some might suspect “bullshots” here. This term refers to “fake” images of a game, a mix of “screenshot” and “bullshit.” He doesn’t like to make “hard guarantees,” but he can assure that this is how the game looks at the moment. Even on the PlayStation 4.
I don’t like making hard guarantees. The game hasn’t shipped yet. We’re not done with it. But this is how it looks right now – on PS4 as well, yes.
At DICE, there are very talented people who are all passionate Star Wars fans and have spent countless hours packing more details into the game than Jesper has ever seen before. This mix of talent, dedication, and technology generates these remarkable results.
You can give two people, or two teams, the same tools and have very different quality being produced. You have a group of very talented people here who are also huge Star Wars fans, putting in countless hours creating more details than I’ve ever seen before. Not because it hasn’t been technically possible before, but the mixture of tech, the choice of focus (quality over quantity) and then the dedication of the team is creating some truly remarkable results.
