<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Squadrons	I-Application
is	O
a	O
space	O
combat	O
game	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
universe	O
developed	O
by	O
Motive	O
Studio	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
,	O
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2020	O
and	O
for	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
on	O
December	O
3	O
,	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Squadrons	I-Application
is	O
a	O
space	O
combat	O
game	O
,	O
played	O
from	O
a	O
first-person	O
perspective	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gameplay	O
is	O
class-based	O
,	O
with	O
both	O
the	O
New	O
Republic	O
and	O
the	O
Empire	O
having	O
four	O
starfighter	O
classes	O
that	O
the	O
player	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
:	O
Fighter	O
(	O
TIE	B-Application
Fighter	I-Application
for	O
the	O
Empire	O
and	O
X-Wing	O
for	O
the	O
Republic	O
)	O
,	O
Interceptor	O
(	O
TIE	O
Interceptor	O
and	O
A-Wing	O
)	O
,	O
Bomber	O
(	O
TIE	O
Bomber	O
and	O
Y-Wing	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Support	O
(	O
TIE	O
Reaper	O
and	O
U-Wing	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Initially	O
conceived	O
and	O
pitched	O
by	O
James	O
Clement	O
and	O
Patrick	O
Lalonde	O
to	O
Motive	O
Studio	O
leadership	O
,	O
they	O
were	O
soon	O
joined	O
by	O
Steven	O
Masters	O
to	O
help	O
develop	O
the	O
presentation	O
for	O
what	O
would	O
become	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Squadrons	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
these	O
3	O
developers	O
were	O
still	O
finalizing	O
the	O
single	O
player	O
campaign	O
for	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
Battlefront	I-Application
II	I-Application
,	O
a	O
small	O
group	O
led	O
by	O
Ian	O
Frazier	O
laid	O
the	O
groundwork	O
to	O
build	O
the	O
production	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
released	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
October	O
2	O
,	O
2020	O
with	O
cross-platform	B-Application
play	I-Application
enabled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
version	O
can	O
be	O
played	O
in	O
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
using	O
various	O
VR	O
headsets	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
supporting	O
PlayStation	B-Device
VR	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
All	O
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
have	O
HOTAS	B-Algorithm
support	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
console	O
editions	O
receiving	O
support	O
in	O
a	O
day	O
one	O
patch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
enhancements	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X	I-Device
and	I-Device
S	I-Device
,	O
including	O
improved	O
lighting	O
for	O
the	O
former	O
and	O
4K	O
support	O
and	O
high	O
frame	O
rate	O
on	O
the	O
latter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
14	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
a	O
CGI	O
short	O
titled	O
Hunted	O
was	O
debuted	O
on	O
the	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
YouTube	B-General_Concept
channel	I-General_Concept
,	O
being	O
produced	O
by	O
Motive	O
Studios	O
in	O
collaboration	O
with	O
Lucasfilm	O
,	O
Skywalker	O
Sound	O
,	O
and	O
Industrial	O
Light	O
&	O
Magic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Squadrons	I-Application
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Japan	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Squadrons	I-Application
sold	O
5,114	O
physical	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
twelfth	O
best-selling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
UK	O
,	O
Star	B-Application
Wars	I-Application
:	I-Application
Squadrons	I-Application
was	O
the	O
second	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
during	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
of	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
bestselling	O
digital	O
game	O
during	O
the	O
same	O
week	O
.	O
</s>
