With the movie Star Wars: Episode 8 - The Last Jedi fast approaching, the pressure is on.īut EA's resolve remains resolute. The Belgian Gaming Commission waded in, as did Hawaii State Representative Chris Lee, who publicly denounced EA's game as 'a Star Wars-themed online casino designed to lure kids into spending money'. In that time the fallout caused by Star Wars Battlefront 2 loot boxes has widened. 'If we're not making mistakes along the way and learning from them, that's when you should worry about us' - EA's Blake Jorgensen.
EA said the ability to spend money in the game would return at 'a later date' but we haven't heard anything since. For nearly two weeks the ability to buy controversial loot boxes in Star Wars Battlefront 2 has been unavailable, greying out the issue of the game being pay-to-win.