{"id":752447,"date":"2025-11-25T18:52:54","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/star-wars-battlefront-classic-collection-comes-to-nintendo-switch-this-year?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed"},"modified":"2025-11-25T18:52:54","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T18:52:54","slug":"star-wars-battlefront-classic-collection-comes-to-nintendo-switch-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/star-wars-battlefront-classic-collection-comes-to-nintendo-switch-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection comes to Nintendo Switch this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/star-wars-battlefront-classic-collection-comes-to-nintendo-switch-this-year.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Following its inclusion in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/nintendo-direct-february-2024-where-to-watch\">today&#8217;s Nintendo Direct<\/a>, we now know Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection is coming to Nintendo Switch on March 14, 2024, and will also hit both PS5 and PS4 on that same date.<\/p>\n<p>The game is a nice jamming together of the first two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/games\/star-wars-battlefront\">Star Wars Battlefront<\/a> games from back in the day, done to celebrate the fact this year marks the 20th anniversary of the series, because what better way to do that than by reminding yourself how funny some of those old character models looked? Although, to be fair, Chewbacca still looks as cool as ever.<\/p>\n<p>As detailed in a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2024\/02\/21\/star-wars-battlefront-classic-collection-ps4-ps5-features-reveal\/\">PlayStation blog post<\/a>, featuring up to 64 player online multiplayer across all of the classic modes you&#8217;ll be used to, as well as some single player goodness in the form of modes like Galactic Conquest and campaigns revolving around key events from the first six films, the collection looks like it&#8217;ll have something for every old-school Star Wars fan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/star-wars-battlefront-classic-collection-comes-to-nintendo-switch-this-year?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/star-wars-battlefront-classic-collection-comes-to-nintendo-switch-this-year?utm_source=feed&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=feed\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following its inclusion in today&#8217;s Nintendo Direct, we now know Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection is coming to Nintendo Switch on March 14, 2024, and will also hit both PS5 and PS4 on that same date. The game is a nice jamming together of the first two Star Wars Battlefront games from back in the day, done to celebrate the fact this year marks the 20th anniversary of the series, because what better way to do that than by reminding yourself how funny some of those old character models looked? Although, to be fair, Chewbacca still looks as cool as ever. 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