DICE General Manager Patrick Bach has revealed that the studio almost passed on developing Star Wars: Battlefront when it was initially offered, but realised that it would be missing a huge opportunity.
Speaking with Official Xbox Magazine (via GamesRadar) Bach said that DICE was so busy at the time it was approached by Disney that there was a brief moment of contemplation. “Disney came to EA looking for a partner to make games and suggested, ‘maybe DICE should make a Battlefront game.’
“On our side, we had this opportunity but were fully booked with other work and thought, ‘argh, we can’t do that!’ But then the heart kicks in, says ‘we will figure it out,’ and we figured it out. Because you can’t say no to a project like that.”
Bach explained how by shuffling staff around and having the right people doing the right job DICE has made it work. “You have to hire a lot of people; you swap people around. Some people just won’t be interested; other people have been building Battlefield games for ten years and want to try something else,” he said.
Star Wars: Battlefront is headed into open beta on 8 October and will be available for PC, PS4 and Xbox One 17 November 2015.
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