Star Wars: Battlefront Collection Hit With Even More Frustration

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Despite the initial excitement surrounding the remastered versions of the classic games, fans are expressing their frustration over the games' surprisingly large file size. The has already caused a great deal of controversy amongst its player base due to its disastrous launch which exposed fans to bugs, server issues, and a multiplayer mode that was effectively unplayable for most of the community. The game's situation is only getting worse as fans are now questioning why it needs to take up so much storage space.

Per a post by GivenMercury on Reddit, players were left puzzled when they learned that the, which includes remastered versions of and, requires a substantial 72.58GB of storage space, which is over 10x the size of the original games combined which collectively amounts to just 7.3GB.

To add further confusion into the mix, some have reported that the game only required 62.87GB on their system, leading to speculation that developer Aspyr shipped the game without any optimization. Whether or not that's true is unknown but the community is demanding refunds for the product.

Following the announcement that Aspyr was developing a reworked version of the beloved games which includes new playable characters like Asajj Ventress & Kit Fisto and an additional map, the community was beyond excited. Both titles have maintained a steady and reliable player base since their launch on Steam and the original games are still actively played to this day despite being nearly two decades old. Yet that enthusiasm quickly faded at launch when the arrived with myriad problems that prevented fans from enjoying the rerelease.

The most substantial issue pertained to the amount of servers available upon release with players pointing out that despite the popularity of the series, the only launched with three 64-player servers, meaning that only a few hundred players could participate in the beloved multiplayer game mode. Aspyr has confirmed that it's in the process of adding additional