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Star Wars Battlefront II

Developer
EA Digital Illusions CE
Publisher
Electronic Arts
Released
17 November 2017
Age rating
PEGI 16
UK price
£34.99

Platforms: PlayStation 4, PC, Xbox One

Genres: shooter , adventure

Embark on an endless Star Wars action experience from the best-selling Star Wars HD video game franchise of all time. Experience rich multiplayer battlegrounds across all 3 eras - prequel, classic and new trilogy - or rise as a new hero and discover an emotionally gripping single-player story spanning thirty years. Customise and upgrade your heroes, starfighters or troopers - each with unique abilities to exploit in battle. Ride tauntauns or take control of tanks and speeders. Use the Force to prove your worth against iconic characters like Kylo Ren, Darth Maul or Han Solo, as you play a part in a gaming experience inspired by forty years of timeless Star Wars films.

Best gaming PC for Star Wars Battlefront II in 2026

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Below are the four PC tiers we'd actually recommend for Star Wars Battlefront II today. These are our 2026 hardware picks, not the dated publisher minimums you'll find on Steam.

Mid-tier

£1,299

1440p · 60fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 7700
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super 12GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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High-end

£1,799

1440p · 144fps

CPU
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D
GPU
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti 16GB
RAM
32 GB
Storage
2TB NVMe SSD
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Official system requirements

These are the minimum and recommended specs as published by Electronic Arts on Steam. They tend to be conservative — usually "what ran the game at 1080p when it shipped". For what you should actually buy in 2026, see the tier cards above.

Minimum Recommended
OS 64-bit Windows 10 64-bit Windows 10 / later
CPU Processor (AMD): AMD FX 6350 Processor (Intel): Intel Core i5 6600K Processor (AMD): AMD FX 8350 Wraith Processor (Intel): Intel Core i7 6700 or equivalent
RAM 8 GB 16 GB
GPU Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ HD 7850 2GB Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 660 2GB Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ RX 480 4GB Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1060 3GB
Storage 60 GB 60 GB
DirectX 11 11

Verified 18 May 2026 against the Steam store page.

Can your PC run Star Wars Battlefront II?

If your CPU is roughly equivalent to Processor (AMD): AMD FX 8350 Wraith Processor (Intel): Intel Core i7 6700 and your GPU is at or above Graphics card (AMD): AMD Radeon™ RX 480 4GB Graphics card (NVIDIA): NVIDIA GeForce® GTX 1060 3GB, you'll hit recommended settings at 1080p/60. For 1440p or higher, see the tier picks above.

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