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Looking to get your hands on Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection? Here's the exact time you'll be able to start playing the game on each platform.
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection brings together the two Star Wars : Battlefront games (the good ones, not the EA ones from the late 2010s) and compiles them into one handy collection. Not only that, but there are some added features to both games, such as previously platform-exclusive maps like Jabba's Palace, and the ability to play Hero Assault (the mode in which you play as the movie characters rather than unnamed grunts) on any map in either game, and most importantly, Kit Fisto is there. And the player count in a given match has been bumped to 64 over the original's 32.
For those unaware, Star Wars: Battlefront is a third-person shooter in which you take the role of the series' various factions and do battles across the ground and the skies. Aside from the feet-on-the-ground fighting, you're able to take control of iconic vehicles from the series like X-wings and TIE fighters. The collection is launching on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC on Thursday, March 14. While players can still pick up the original versions of both games on the Xbox and PC, it's probably worth jumping into the new version to take advantage of the newly revamped player base.
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection release time
.The Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection release time differs depending on which platform you're intending to play the game on, so we're going to split it into segments.
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection release time – console
For players on Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series |S, the game will release at midnight on Thursday, March 14 in whatever region you reside in – except for in the US, where the game will release nationwide when it hits midnight EST, so players in CST, MST, and PST can jump in then. This means the Star Wars: Battlefront classic collection release time on console is 12am GMT / 12am EST on Thursday, March 12, and 9pm PST on Wednesday, March 13.
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Since the game launches at midnight local time, players on Xbox will be able to do the New Zealand trick (in which you set your Xbox's location to New Zealand to play games early), so players on Xbox can jump on right now if they want.
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection release time – PC
Players on Steam aren't as lucky as those on console, as the game is set to release at midnight EST no matter where you are in the world. This means the Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection release time on PC is 5am GMT / 12am EST on Thursday, March 14, and 9pm PST on Wednesday, March 13.