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The 2005 version of Star Wars: Battlefront 2 is available for USD $10 from Steam or $2.29 from GOG (at the time of this writing). There’s obviously a few more wrinkles that need to be ironed out (likely with the player-hosted aspect of the service), but it’s nonetheless exciting to see a classic multiplayer game get this much love 12 years after its release. Several players are already complaining of spotty connections, intermittent crashes, and random disconnects. However, there’s definitely more work to be done. At the moment if we want to play Battlefront 2 with keyboard/ mouse or for example mouse and some other controller mapped with any software like Joytokey or reWSAD etc, we have to. In most GOOD games made by GOOD companies there is option to do it. In other words, it doesn’t matter if you own the Steam or GOG version multiplayer matches can be joined by either. At the moment there is no option to turn off pc controller support/ forcing keyboard/mouse use. The game is also Crossplay compatible now, meaning that servers are platform agnostic. Multiplayer matches can once again support up to 64 players simultaneously. However, thanks to the efforts of teams at both Steam and GOG, multiplayer servers for the game have been restored by Disney, who now owns the rights to the Star Wars franchise. However, when Gamespy’s multiplayer servers were permanently shut down in 2014, Battlefront 2’s multiplayer went with them. The role-based, team-focused frenetic shooter set in the Star Wars universe was an online multiplayer staple from its introduction in 2005. The PC version of the 2005 classic just had its multiplayer servers reinstated.

With anticipation high for next month’s release of Star Wars Battlefront II, fans chomping at the bit for some Rebel-on-Empire action can now get their fix with the older Star Wars: Battlefront 2.