Don't let the "Battle of Jakku" add-on fool you. Star Wars: Battlefront won't be hosting any Force Awakens showdowns between the Resistance and the First Order.
We already know that Electronic Arts is planning a full "season" of downloadable add-ons for the online shooter that will introduce 16 additional maps and four new modes to the game. But those hoping to wage epic star wars in remote locations like Starkiller Base will have to wait for an as-yet-unannounced future iteration of Battlefront, as EA confirmed the current game's Original Trilogy-only focus on Twitter.
@ninjachris404 Our team is focusing on the original trilogy for this release of Star Wars Battlefront.
— EAStarWars (@EAStarWars) December 24, 2015
That tweet came in response to a fan asking if Episode VII content would be appearing in the game.
The free "Battle of Jakku" map that was released shortly after the game launched does focus on the desert planet that appears in The Force Awakens, but it's more appropriate to think of that as prequel content. The wasteland of destroyed ships that we see in the new movie is a product of the final battles between the Empire and the Rebel Alliance that played out sometime after the events of Return of the Jedi.
While EA hasn't confirmed any Battlefront sequel, the wording about "this release" of the game suggests that there's more to come from the revived shooter series. The gobs of money that Star Wars: The Force Awakens is making probably helps on that count.