

After all, there could be any number of announcements, and while Jedi: Fallen Order 2 seems likely, it's not the only thing EA could be referencing. It could mean that new Star Wars games would be announced at next year's EA Play, meaning that fans may be lucky enough to get Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order 2 in 2022, but that 2023 is more likely. On the other hand, the timing of the tweet and subsequent potential announcements is concerning. Even if development began on a sequel right away, less than two years have passed since then. On the one hand, this makes sense given that the first game released in 2019. This confirmation of sorts from EA's earnings call, as a result, won't turn into a full-blown announcement any time soon. As EA announced, not only would Star Wars not be there (and it wasn't), but it wouldn't announce any more Star Wars games-its vision for the galaxy far, far away-until 2022. It confirmed several games and franchises that wouldn't be there, but it went a step further with Star Wars. Prior to EA Play, the publisher did a good job of managing expectations. However, despite this, the caveat means that it's not coming any time soon. It's a nod toward something many already believe to be happening anyway. As such, it's easy to read this as, and is likely to mean, that EA has already been investing in a sequel developed at Respawn Entertainment. The idea of a franchise doesn't likely mean Star Wars as a whole, but the sub-franchise started by Jedi: Fallen Order. The end of the game asked, "what's next?" That's a question Cal and crew, as well as fans of the game, want to see answered. There are a lot of one-off games out there that are great on their own, and while many fans would not want to see that of Jedi: Fallen Order, it would technically be possible. Now, of course, this could simply mean the first release of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and the support it received afterward, but chances are, it means a proper sequel (maybe more?) The key word here is "franchise,: and one game does not a franchise make. The mention that it will "continue to invest" implies that it already has and will continue supporting it, for however long. First, it's worth looking at the exact wording from EA.
