Star Wars Battlefront Getting an X-Wing VR Mission

Developed by Burnout developer Criterion Games, Star Wars: Battlefront X-Wing VR Mission was announced today.

“Putting players directly into the heart of a vehicle gaming experience is one of our biggest passions,” James Svensson, producer at Criterion Games, wrote in a post on the PlayStation blog. “With games like our Burnout series, the Need for Speed games we’ve made, and even the speeder bike missions a lot of you played in Star Wars Battlefront, this focus has been deeply felt. And now we’re applying it to something new, something really special.”

According to Svensson, Star Wars Battlefront X-Wing VR Mission puts players “one step closer” to actually piloting an X-Wing in space. He’s expecting the VR experience to “instantaneously” transport players “from the comforts of [their] living room[s] to an X-Wing cockpit in space.”

“The experience feels more real than you can imagine,” Svensson added.

The Star Wars Battlefront X-Wing VR Mission will be free for all Star Wars Battlefront players on PlayStation 4. Criterion Games did not mention when players should expect the mission. However, Sony did reveal that PlayStation VR would be debuting October 13 of this year.

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