EA announced today the next title from their Montréal-based studio EA Motive (@MotiveMontreal).

Star Wars Squadrons will be a first-person multiplayer dogfighting game set in the Star Wars universe after the event of the movie Star Wars: Episode 6. The game will feature 5v5 multiplayer, as well as a single-player campaign, and support PlayStation VR and VR on PC.

EA Motive last worked on 2017’s Star Wars Battlefront II, primarily on the single-player campaign. They were then also merged with Bioware Montreal in 2017 after the critical failure of Mass Effect Andromeda. Interestingly the game is not confirmed for PlayStation 5, or Xbox Series X, but with backward compatibility, that shouldn’t be an issue. We’ll find out more about the game, including a glimpse of gameplay this Thursday at EA’s EAPlayLive event.

Star Wars Squadrons will be out on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on October 2, 2020.

Master the art of starfighter combat in the authentic piloting experience Star Wars™: Squadrons. Buckle up and feel the adrenaline of first-person multiplayer space dogfights alongside your squadron. Pilots who enlist will step into the cockpits of starfighters from both the New Republic and Imperial fleets and fight in strategic 5 vs. 5 space battles. Modify your starfighter and adjust the composition of your squadron to suit varying playstyles and crush the opposition. Pilots will triumph as a team and complete tactical objectives across known and never-before-seen battlefields, including the gas giant of Yavin Prime and the shattered moon of Galitan.