EA halted in-game sales of virtual goods in its high-profile sequel to “Star Wars Battlefront” on the eve of the game’s launch, bowing to pressure from Walt Disney Co. as well as customers who fear big spenders could gain an unfair edge over other players.
This news is reported by the Wall Street Journal, Disney pressured EA as yes, they have a movie coming up, Star Wars: The Last Jedi launching December 13th.
EA has been under massive under attack asking for inappropriate amounts of time and money to unlock certain heroes, for example, Darth Vader. The public opinion is that with 70 euros they already pay enough for the game, gamers who do not shy away from spending, even more, money will get unfair gameplay advantages, called pay2win.
Disney Pressured EA to remove Micro-transactions from BattleFront II